This was a piece that my grandmother brought back from Germany in the mid 1960's. She used to frequent visiting family and friends back then and would bring a few items back with her. This is a white ceramic china Vegetable Dish and was often times used on holidays as a gravy boat with a little silver ladle nestled inside to dip the gravy out with. Great little table piece is great for those special occasions, use as a candy dish or place on a shelf with candles or potpourri inside. Nice white themed country cottage beachfront home decor.

DESCRIPTION: This china bowl measures approximately 9-1/2" long inches by 5-3/4" inches wide by 3-1/4" inches tall. The bowl depth is about 1-3/4 to 2" inches and possible holds 2 cups of liquid. The bottom is marked with the words: Erphila - Fayence - Germany.

CONDITION: Very good vintage condition. Some glaze pops & bubbles and tiny clay slip on edge showing through, otherwise is very good usable condition. No crazing.

Erphila is a mark found on Czechoslovakian and other European pottery and porcelain made after 1920. This mark was used on items imported by Ebeling & Reuss of Philadelphia, a giftware firm that was founded in 1866 and out of business sometime after 2002. The mark is a combination of the letters E and R (Ebeling & Reuss) and the first letters of the city, Phila(delphia). Erphila is one of many marks used by American importers. Many whimsical figural pitchers and creamers, figurines, platters, and other giftware's carry this mark.

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FINE PRINT: As with all handcrafted vintage and antique stoneware/porcelain/bone china or glass items, there may be normal wear, age crazing or unique details that do not take away from the function, value or overall purpose and appearance of these beautiful pieces, but add to the history and character of the item. Pottery irregularities such as, dings, dents, bumps, scratches, bubbles, glaze pops, dips and glazing slips, color variations, ink/paint spots under the glaze, mold lines, etc., within or on each piece are sometimes created from the manufacturing process. These are things that happen when pottery is handcrafted, manufactured or fired.

If there are any major/minor damages it will be described in the "Condition" paragraph section above. I do not in any way clean, polish or change the content of this item so as not to affect its original prominence or value. I leave that decision up to the new owner. And… as with ANY vintage item they have been previously owned so there may be signs of normal wear. Look at pictures carefully to determine item condition for yourself before you purchase. Depending on your computer monitor's resolution and color settings, the picture may differ slightly in color from the actual item. ALL ITEMS SOLD “AS IS ~ AS FOUND”.