saucer or vide-poche ?

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  1. fidbald

    fidbald Well-Known Member

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    diameter appr. 15 cm
     
    fidbald, Aug 23, 2015
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  2. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    Well, it is not a saucer, so it must be a vide-poche, whatever that is.
     
    afantiques, Aug 23, 2015
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  3. fidbald

    fidbald Well-Known Member

    "a vide-poche, whatever that is"
    it's a special thing really. sometimes wrongly translated as coin tray (or the worst I ever read - needle tray; go figure...)
    whatever small stuff you have in your pockets is thrown in at the end of the day.
    vide/empty, poche/pocket
     
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  4. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    The translation was simple, but the concept I had difficulty with. It is about half a metre too small for my pockets, anyway. I usually look as if I am fitted with panniers or pack horse baskets.
     
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  5. silverthwait

    silverthwait Well-Known Member

    LOL! Glad to know there is an actual name for this! I always have one in my guest room. They are decorative, but also useful as all get out!
     
    silverthwait, Aug 23, 2015
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  6. Messilane

    Messilane Well-Known Member

    Af, I found a vide-poche just right right for you -

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    Messilane, Aug 23, 2015
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  7. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    Looks about right. :)
     
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  8. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Ha!!!! :wideyed::woot::woot::woot:
     
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  9. Pat P

    Pat P Well-Known Member

    I have a couple of pottery pieces that look somewhat like the one posted. My great aunt made them, probably somewhere between 1900 and 1940.

    I always thought of them as dishes for candy or canapes.
     
    Pat P, Aug 24, 2015
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Could serve as a candy dish.....nicely.
     
    komokwa, Aug 24, 2015
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