This is one of the items I received from a British couple I'd known for a long time when they returned to their home country. Thun is a ceramic manufacturer founded in Bolzano, Italy in 1950. Their warm, inviting products are popular. They have a wide presence in Europe, and this item is made in Germany. It's a small item called an egg stand, but it has excellent design. It's 15cm wide, 7cm in diameter on one side, and about 5cm high from the handle.