saucer or vide-poche ?

diameter appr. 15 cm

 

Well, it is not a saucer, so it must be a vide-poche, whatever that is.

 

"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

 

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.

 

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!

 

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

 

Looks about right.

 

Ha!!!!

 

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.

 

Could serve as a candy dish.....nicely.