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By as early as 1865 the company had established a growing market throughout
Ireland and England and was exporting pieces to the United States, Canada and
Australia. Prestigious orders were being received from Queen Victoria, the
Prince of Wales and the nobility.
Porcelain was featured by Belleek for the first time at the Dublin Exposition
of 1872. Their display was the largest in the Irish and English industrial
areas. Among the pieces listed in the catalogue for the event are Parian china
statues and busts, ice buckets, compotes and centerpieces.
Mc Birney died in 1882 and Armstrong in January 1884. A group of local
investors acquired the property and a new venture, the Belleek Pottery Works
Company Ltd began trading in August 1884. The new Company officially acquired
all the property.
In 1893 Belleek acquired one of its first master craftsmen Frederick Slater who
had moved from England to Belleek. It is believed that he modelled the much
honoured International Centre Piece which stands 28" tall, it was awarded a
Gold Medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1900. This piece is on display in the
foyer area at the Belleek Visitors Centre.
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