Kissing Dutch Couple Bell

Figural Bell : The figure on the bell is the handle.The little couple are both wearing traditional Dutch costume and the bell has a porcelain clapper. Delft-like porcelain in blue & white is very popular in Netherlands. Delft type of earthenware has its origins in the beginning of the 17th century as an imitation of the blue and white Chinese [ Ming] porcelain.

The other side of the bell has a native Dutch scene [typically Delft genre scene] with windmills and fishing boats design. The Netherlands is so closely associated with windmills, that it's often the first fact people recall about the country. The Dutch built windmills for many centuries.