This is a fabulous large serving platter - it dates to the late 1950s.
It is oval in shape with indentations (as photographed) where you can put difference ingredients to nibble in. You could use as a serving platter on a dining room table and put a selection of vegetables in each segment - or perhaps at a cocktail party with little dips in the central reservoir - and crudites and chips arranged around the outside.
It is stamped on the base: ITALY
The decoration is quite organic in form - and to me, it looks like entwined fronds of seaweed - but it is certainly a most organic pattern and all painted by hand.
It is a large platter measuring14 1/2 by 12 inches. Weight unpacked 1.2 kg.
It is in good vintage condition with no nasty chips or cracks.
You can also prop the platter upright as a display item in your kitchen - so decorative as well as functional.
Being hand-decorated - it is probably a unique piece - and I cannot find another quite like it.
UK Posting Only. The platter will be sent with Royal Mail Tracked and Signed: £6.95