Vintage Baby Warming Plate Children’s Dish Saint-Clément French Porcelain 1950s 1960s

Charming vintage French baby warming plate by Saint-Clément, featuring a colourful retro illustration of a pink kitten with large eyes and long eyelashes, surrounded by blue flowers, green grass and a yellow butterfly.

Made of white glazed porcelain with gold trim around the rim. The underside is stamped “Porcelaine Véritable” and “St. Clément France”.

The plate has a hollow base that can be filled with warm water through an opening near the rim to help keep a child’s food warm for longer. The small removable porcelain bird serves as a decorative stopper, and the cork underneath is still present.

The playful illustration and pastel colours are characteristic of the retro style of the 1950s and 1960s.

Measurements: Diameter approx. 17 cm (6.7 inches).

Condition: Vintage pre-owned condition with minor signs of age and use, including some wear to the gold detailing. The water-warming function has not been tested. Sold primarily as a vintage decorative and collectible item.

Please examine all photographs carefully for your own assessment of the condition and details.

Manufacturer: Saint-Clément, France.
Markings: Porcelaine Véritable – St. Clément France.
Dating: Probably mid-20th century; exact year unknown.