I bid on and won a box of assorted household items (tat) at a local auction because I just wanted this retro dish. Its made by Ceramica Titano in San Marino, Italy. It has a 'fat lava' type glaze around the edges and the girl's head appears to be sgraffito, and the jewel colour decoration looks like enamel, but not too sure.
I've never heard of the company before, but found this fab collection here, but my dish isn't shown.
http://italy119.wordpress.com/gallery/1-abstract-work/It looks kind of 1950s. There are two holes at each end of the feet with old string, and it looks as though it can also be displayed hung on a wall.
Not bad for ?2, and a working German brass carriage clock was also included
The rest is going to the charity shop.