Canister / Biscuit Jar, Belleek Pottery New Shell Pink, Parian China, Ireland, 2001–2006 serving-dishes with its three-column stem and

with its three-column stem and Doric Lace base — has the kind of sculptural presence that earns a shelf spot whether or not there's a candle in it

A lovely find for the paper doll collector

or the collector's shelf

a collector's find

Export houses working under these conditions leaned toward pattern work that broke from Japan's more traditional florals and landscapes

Canister / Biscuit Jar, Belleek Pottery New Shell Pink, Parian China, Ireland, 2001–2006 serving-dishes with its three-column stem andPink sea shells and white coral wrap this Belleek biscuit jar, its lid topped with a single conch shell handle. Belleek Pottery was established in 1858 Ireland by John Caldwell Bloomfield and two partners, Robert Williams Armstrong and David McBirney. In 1884 the company began trading as Belleek Pottery Works Company in Belleek, Ireland. Having survived two world wars and several changes in ownership, the latest was in 1990, George G. Moore became the