Pair of small glazed and textured ceramic dishes in the shape of a three-leaf clover.The colour of the glaze is different for each piece but blends perfectly with shades of green/earth and blue/green.Can be used for olives as an aperitif or for their pits.But also as a jewellery holder on your bedside table in the bedroom, a hair elastic holder in the bathroom or to put matches next to your candles.It was originally an ashtray for card players.Manufacture wade in ireland produced these small dishes around 1956-1986.The bottom of the dish is inscribed made in ireland, irish porcelain.Vintage collectors item in very good condition.9cm wide.Weight of set: 171g.History:the history of wade irish pottery began in 1946 as wade ulster.It was located in portadown, county armagh, in the province of ulster, northern ireland.Irish wade was incorporated as a subsidiary of george wade & sons, ltd.In the 1950s, the factory produced pressure-pressed ceramic insulators and pottery to help repair the damage caused to england by the second world war.By 1953, there was no longer a need for such large quantities of industrial ceramics and the company began to look for another product to manufacture.It was at this time that the first pieces.