Hand Thrown Irish Pottery Sugar Bowl

There is no finer Irish tea service than the Belleek basket weave set, hand painted in Ireland. Basket weave is a traditional pattern that emerged in Ireland in the 1880s and thrives still today. Each piece in this set exhibits expert craftsmanship with brilliant details—such as shamrock stems being used to shape the handles—that make tea time a treat. Sugar Bowl 4" W x 3½" H. Made in Ireland. Shamrock Tableware, with its basketweave, is a timeless design first created in the 1880s. The simplicity of the pattern is based on the weave used in wickerwork baskets, once a common feature of both town and country. The design also cleverly uses the stems of the shamrocks to shape such features as the handles and details of the design. It remains an iconic collection, one symbolic of Belleek's long craft tradition.