Belleek Willets Creamer and Sugar, 1890

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This creamer and open sugar made by the Belleck company in about 1890 with the associated mark on the bottom … Read more This creamer and open sugar made by the Belleck company in about 1890 with the associated mark on the bottom of each piece. Both have the ruffled top edges and are in a cream color with gold accents and designs. Dimensions are of the sugar. The creamer measures 4" H x 3.25" W x 2.75" D.

Around 1884, William Bromely, Sr., after successfully helping Ott & Brewer make Belleek wares, went to Willets to help them do the same. As a result, Willets began producing Belleek wares around late 1884 or early 1885. During that period, they hired many competent artists, including Walter Lenox, to design their wares. In less than ten years after they first began making their white eggshell wares, Willets' American Belleek was compared favorably with industrial leaders in both the U.S. and in Europe. After the industry, as a whole, began to decline, Willets stopped its production in 1909 and ended its 24 year history of making American Belleek. See less