A DUTCH DELFT MELON-FORM BOX AND COVER AND LEAF-FORM STAND
CIRCA 1770, THE STAND WITH BLUE HATCHET MARK FOR DE PORCELEYNE BIJL
The spherical yellow melon applied on the cover with a manganese stem and vines with green leaves and blue and iron red flowers, the leaf-form stand painted with brown and blue veins, raised on three knobby feet
5 5⁄8 in. (14.3 cm.) high, the box; 8 ¼ in. (20.9 cm.) long, the stand
A DUTCH DELFT MELON-FORM BOX AND COVER AND LEAF-FORM STAND
CIRCA 1770, THE STAND WITH BLUE HATCHET MARK FOR DE PORCELEYNE BIJL
The spherical yellow melon applied on the cover with a manganese stem and vines with green leaves and blue and iron red flowers, the leaf-form stand painted with brown and blue veins, raised on three knobby feet
5 5⁄8 in. (14.3 cm.) high, the box; 8 ¼ in. (20.9 cm.) long, the stand