A set of four porcelain miniature bottles produced by Blue Delft’s for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Each bottle is modelled as a traditional Dutch canal house with various architectural features including stepped, neck, and bell gables. The houses are decorated in a monochrome Delft blue style with transfer-printed details depicting windows, doors, and brickwork. The roofs are finished in a deep blue glaze and the chimneys retain their original yellow wax-like seals. The set includes house numbers 43, 45, 46, and 48. Each house features marks to the rear including the house number, BOLS, and the KLM logo with a crown symbol. The base of house number 48 is printed with the text: Blue Delft’s exclusively made for KLM by BOLS Royal Distilleries Holland. These items were originally issued as complimentary gifts to business class passengers and designed to contain Bols Genever gin.
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