Rings and ear-rings are contained in a cracked porcelain bowl.

In the absence of a streak plate, the unglazed underside of a porcelain bowl or vase or the back of a glazed tile will work.

These appear on bedside lights, monkey-figurine candlesticks, tapestry cushion covers and even porcelain bowls.

There's a huge puck of excellent, roughly ground beef and nine different condiments in little porcelain bowls, everything from chopped shallots to capers via ketchup and quail egg.

Pale mist curled from pastel-hued scoops of gelato in porcelain bowls.