The item is a small, footed porcelain dish, commonly used as an
open salt cellar, trinket dish, or ring dish. It features a white, lustrous or opalescent finish with gold-colored ball feet.
Key Details
Material: Porcelain.
Design: Oval-shaped with three gold-toned ball feet. It has an iridescent, lustrous interior finish.
Markings: The green backstamp visible in the image is for O. & E.G. Royal Austria (Oscar & Edgar Gutherz).
Origin and Age: The O. & E.G. company operated in Altrolau, Bohemia (now Stara Role, Czech Republic). Pieces with this mark typically date to the late 19th or early 20th century, specifically between approximately 1898 and 1918.
Use: While often used historically as open salt cellars (small dishes for holding table salt), they can also serve as small bowls for condiments, ring dishes, or general trinket dishes.