Belleek Classic Angel of Protection | 3.3in Parian China | Made in Ireland

Product description

• Never Left Alone: Ancient Irish belief held that every person is born with a guardian angel. That angel stays through danger and through the ordinary run of days alike. Belleek built this figure out of that tradition. She is sculpted kneeling in prayer, her head bowed and her face calm.
• Sixteen Pairs Of Hands: Parian china is Belleek's own clay body, lighter and more translucent than standard bone china. Its ivory surface warms the light rather than reflecting it. Every stage of the making is done by hand, one artisan to each of sixteen stages, from first mold to final inspection. Any flawed piece is destroyed rather than sold.
• Green On Ivory: Modeled for the Belleek religious giftware range, the figure has feathered wings raised behind her and hair falling in sculpted waves to her shoulders. A single shamrock is painted by hand where her palms meet. Saint Patrick used those three leaves to teach the Trinity. Measures 3.3 by 2.2 by 2.1 inches. Wipe with a damp cloth.
• A Gift Without Words: Arrives in the Belleek gift box, presentation ready, with nothing else to wrap. Sympathy gifts for loss of loved one are hard to choose. This one can be handed over at the door, then left on a bedside table or hall shelf for years. It suits a baptism, a confirmation, or a first night in a new home just as well.
• Marked Beneath Every Piece: Made on the banks of the River Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, at a pottery working since 1857. The backstamp carries the Irish Wolfhound, Round Tower, Harp and Shamrocks. The mark confirms Irish origin. It carries the year of production, so the figure can be dated. More Belleek figures sit on this page.