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Thursday, July 29, 1999

Fellow Belleekers !!  (lettre # 3.5)

** CHICAGO SUMMER ANTIQUE SHOW **
  ** August 13 thru 15, 1999 **

I'll be arriving into Chicago for the grand summer 
antique fair sometime the day of August 12th !!  
I plan on staying at the Rosemont Hotel at the 
Convention Center by O'Hare International Airport 
for the duration !! 

I have received an even DOZEN complimentary passes to 
the show which I will give out to fellow Belleekers, 
basically, on a first come you get a pass basis !!  
If you desire passes, please leave word, i.e., a 
message for me at the Rosemont and include where I 
can contact you and the number of passes you would 
like !!

** Belleek Millennium Convention ** 
   ** Washington, D.C.**
      ** September 24th.thru 26th. 1999 !! **

WOW !!  I hope all of you Belleekers out there in 
Belleek land have either finalized your plans for the 
upcoming Millennium Convention or if not are well on 
your way to doing so !!

Actually, I NOW HAVE ALL MY ARRANGEMENTS FINALIZED !!  
And there were you doubters out there that thought 
I wouldn't make it ??  Actually, if you think about 
it, there are ONLY like 7 (seven) weeks left for 
everyone's arrangements to be finalized !!

Angela has informed me, as of today, that there will be
OVER 400 of your fellow Belleekers attending for fun 
and knowledge !!

I will be bringing my computer system with me, on disc,
so if there's some pause in the schedule ANY one 
interested can visit with me and hopefully exchange 
ideas ??

Of course, I'm STILL planning on filming a couple of 
videos, one of my collection and the other a surprise !!  
If Angela can fit me in and there is sufficient 
interest, the hotel assures me they have the proper 
projection equipment for a LARGE screen presentation !!  
Although, after my conversation with Angela this 
morning, I doubt if much free time will be available 
as she has SCORES of new programs planned !!

** O'Gallerie July 1999 Auction !! **

WOW!!  What an event !!  I was down there for like 4 
(four) days and had the chance to meet with LOTS of 
FELLOW Belleekers as well as other collectors' !!  
There were approximately 90 lots of Belleek ALL from 
a single estate in the Beautiful Pacific NorthWest !!

As I DO have a bit of space, a couple major items of 
interest were :

0799-0087 BELLEEK "TRIPLE FLOWER HOLDER", D172,  
second black (II) mark underneath, 
glazed white parian  with cobb lustre interiors 
and coral decoration. 
Height 4 3/4 in.  
Estimate : $400 - $700 
Hammer Price : $750

0799-0099 BELLEEK "CLAM SHELL WITH GRIFFIN", D140,  
first period, impressed "BELLEEK. CO. FERMANAGH" 
underneath,  glazed white parian. Height 7 in.  
Estimate : $1000 - $1500 
Hammer Price : $2750

0799-0150 BELLEEK "GLADSTONE CHAMBER POT", D2082,  
first black (I) mark and British registry mark on base;
glazed white ceramic  with interior black lithograph 
of English Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.  
Height 4 in.  
Estimate : $1000 - $1500 
Hammer Price : $1000

0799-0785 BELLEEK LILY BASKET, D174,  
first black (I) mark and hand painted initials "T.W." 
on base;  
wonderfully painted with gilt highlights through out 
handle and leafage, the leafage with mauve and green 
tints, the lily blossoms  with mauve decoration. 
Height 8 1/2 in.  
Estimate : $2500 - $3500 
Hammer Price : $2500

0799-0811 BELLEEK LYRE WALL BRACKET, D1546,  
first black (I) mark at bottom, glazed white parian;  
a lyre form wall bracket formed by two swans  
with gracefully curving necks. 
Height 8 5/8 in. 
Estimate : $900 - $1300 
Hammer Price : $850

0799-0825 FINE EARLY PERIOD BELLEEK "HENSHALL'S TWIG" 
BASKET, D121, 
small size, three strand construction, 
glazed white parian,  
impressed "BELLEEK" and "Co FERMANAGH" 
on parian pads underneath,  
applied floral decoration to rim. 
Length 8 in. 
Estimate : $2500 - $3500 
Hammer Price : $2250

0799-0857 BELLEEK "TABLE CENTRE", D56,  
third black (III) mark underneath, 
glazed white parian trumpet form vase 
resting in a basket, 
with applied floral decoration, 
cobb lustre interior  and decoration. 
Height 12 1/4 in.  
Estimate : $1200 - $1800 
Hammer Price : $1000

0799-0875 FOUR PIECE BELLEEK "ARTICHOKE"  
TEA WARE MUFFIN SET, including: 
covered muffin dish D720 and two plates; 
having first black (I) mark 
and impressed British registry marks underneath,  
glazed white parian with gold highlights and trim. 
Diameters 9 1/8 and 7 1/8 in. 
Estimate : $2250 - $3250 
Hammer Price : $3250

COMPLETE (14 pages) results on my website below !!  
If you DON'T have 'internet' access PLEASE give me 
suggestions as this is just TOO much to post out !!

** CHAPTER NEWS AND UPDATES !! **

I'm STILL waiting for some Chapter EVENT and PROGRAM 
feedback !!  I LOVE your newslettres, those who send 
them to me, SHAME on those who don't, BUT I REALLY 
would like to know the FUN things that keep your 
Chapter meetings interesting and FUN !!

** THE PRISONER END OF BOOK # 1 **
      ** Volcanic Glazes !! **

I was fortunate, enough, to acquire the Belleek Ivy 
Stump Spill as of late !!  It has a miraculous 
'Volcanic' glaze on it, as I will phrase it, because 
of the Dedham, Massachusetts Pottery tagged their works
with the identical moniker !!  The vase on the left was
produced, circa 1900, by the Dedham Pottery works and 
is quite highly regarded as some of their BEST works, 
for what reason, I know not !!  In the case of the 
Dedham item, the Pottery owners were striving to 
produce a 'flowing' glaze, not unlike liquid lava in 
achieving their desired effect, again, I  really know 
nought !! The Belleek Vase, on the right, is a 
WONDERFUL first period example of 'something' that 
Belleek was 'testing' ??  If you were to envision it 
at a fair, you would think it might be an item of 
'Carnival or Depression Glass' !! I sincerely hope that
some of you Belleekers out there can provide additional
information on this 'experiment' ??


 

               A RARE view BOTH the Dedham Vase
                        (On the left) and
                     the Belleek Ivy Stump Spill
                         (On the Right !!)

Belleekingly,

Del E. Domke, Belleek Consultant
16142 N.E. 15th. Street
Bellevue,  WA    98008-2711
U.S.A.

Telephone :  1 (425) 746-6363
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