Vintage Italian Covered Dish

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Description

This is a charming hand-painted covered dish, Italian pottery.

Form & Style
• Shape: A rounded ceramic dish with a … Read more This is a charming hand-painted covered dish, Italian pottery.

Form & Style
• Shape: A rounded ceramic dish with a fitted domed lid. The rim has a scalloped, ribbon-like relief design, and the lid has a raised knob handle.
• Decoration: The body is adorned with pink flowers and green leaves, delicately painted in a flowing, natural style. A wide pink ribbon motif encircles the piece, tied into a bow at the front, giving it a very decorative, feminine look.
• Glaze: Glossy white glaze with visible age-related crackling (crazing), which adds character and suggests some age.

Markings
• On the base, it is stamped:
• “Peint à la Main” (French for “painted by hand”)
• “Vassano Made in Italy” (likely referring to a pottery house or region in Italy)

This combination suggests it was hand-painted Italian faience or majolica, possibly made for export to French-speaking markets.

Era & Use
• Pieces like this were especially popular in the mid-20th century (1950s–1970s) as decorative serveware.
• It would have originally been used as a serving bowl for soup, stew, or side dishes, but today it’s often kept as a decorative collectible.

✨ Overall, it’s a romantic and delicate Italian ceramic piece, blending floral hand-painting with a bow motif, making it especially suited for display in cottage, shabby chic, or vintage-inspired interiors. See less