Not an item we were familiar with but we noticed a very tiny mark under the handle and assumed it was silver. Hunch was correct because under our microscope we found it is .835 silver. For a better and quick understanding of what we had, we went to Wikipedia for info on the company who made it: ?Royal Tichelaar Makkum is a Dutch pottery company in Makkum. After initially producing bricks and later pottery and tiles, the company has focused on traditional decorative pottery since 1890. As the company in Makkum has always made ceramics, Royal Tichelaar Makkum is regarded as one of the oldest companies in the Netherlands. The Royal Tichelaar Makkum has always specialized in stoneware and earthernware, and started making porcelain from 1999. The first Dutch porcelain dates to 1759, with the advent of Weesp porcelain.? This appears to be a mid century piece and the colors are just wonderful. Obviously displayed and not used. Bowling 6 inches across, 2 inches tall with handle down and 5 inches tall with handle straight up. See photos. Very cool item! Will ship USPS with tracking to winning buyer