This is a very large, heavy piece. It's 12" tall and almost 13" from handle to handle. As you can see, it's very dirty. There are broken petals on some of the flowers and the base has been broken and repaired (badly). The bottom has hand painted lettering that says Ardalt Fiori-Blanco Italy 5621. This piece is heavily crazed. I keep picturing it used as the center of a floral display, with a flower ring around the base, and either filled with flowers, or surrounded by coordinating vases with flowers. There is no ladle with this set.