Blue and white, but with a pineapple and tiny hearts because apparently restraint was not the goal.
This vintage Neuwirth Portugal ceramic plate features a hand-painted cobalt-blue pineapple at the center, framed by delicate scrolling decoration and a wonderfully unusual pierced border.
The square form has softly shaped sides and a slightly scalloped silhouette, while each side includes a trio of openwork cutouts — two small circles and one tiny heart — worked directly into the ceramic.
Tiny raised dots and hand-painted blue details trace the border, giving the entire piece the slightly irregular, hand-finished quality I love in Portuguese pottery.
At approximately 7.5 inches square, it works beautifully as a small serving plate, dessert plate, trinket tray, or decorative piece on an open shelf or plate wall.
The original seller identifies the piece as Neuwirth and describes it as being in excellent used condition without flaws.
DETAILS
Maker: Neuwirth
Origin: Portugal, seller-attributed
Material: Glazed ceramic
Colors: White / Cobalt Blue
Motif: Pineapple / Scrollwork / Hearts
Technique: Hand-painted decoration / Pierced openwork
Form: Square plate / Small platter
Style: Portuguese / Blue & White / Folk / Coastal / Euro-Tropical
Period: Vintage, exact date unknown
Quantity: 1
DIMENSIONS
Approximately:
7.5" × 7.5"
The original measurement photo shows the piece at roughly 7.5 inches across.
CONDITION
Excellent vintage condition.
The original seller describes the plate as “excellent used condition without flaws.”
The glaze appears clean and glossy, with natural handmade variation to the blue decoration.
No chips or cracks are visible in the source photographs.
DĒSSO NOTE
A pineapple.
In blue and white.
With tiny pierced hearts.
Sometimes the vintage gods simply hand you the whole brief.
Use it for little apéro bites, jewelry, dessert, or hang it somewhere it can just be cute full-time.
