Un beurrier couvert en faïence polychrome de Delft en forme de cygne, 18ème

H.: 13 cm - L.: 13,5 cm

The tub marked with an axe on the base, for the 'De Porceleyne Byl' workshop, Delft.
The tub inscribed Zwaan above a numeral 6 on the inside, the cover inscribed with the numeral 6.

Ref.:
- Kunstmuseum, Den Haag, for a pair of nearly identical examples in the Lavino collection, currently exposed. (link) Another pair in the same collection but somewhat different is also on view. (link)