Willets belleek question

I've had this for about 30 years. Does anyone know anything about the Artist? Large initials on bottom. Any idea of value?

Thanks,
henrylr

 

This was sold as a blank, to be painted by a hobbyist or commercial china painter. The manufacturer was in the Trenton, NJ area rather than Ireland. http://www.trentonhistory.org/Made/Marks.html

According to Kovels, the Belleek line was made until about 1914.

 

Thanks, I'm a little familiar Willets history, but didn't know they sold blanks.

 

I think a lot of companies did, since it turned them a pretty good buck at the time. The hobby came back around for a short time in the 50s and 60s and hasn't gone away entirely since, hence the decorate your own pottery places.