Delft dish rectangular blue faience De Porceleyne Bijl

Delft faience from Netherlands, ceramic in blue cameo with ax, mark of the factory De porceleyne bijl, the porcelain ax. Rectangular hollow dish with fretted edges. Monochrome blue decoration of a phoenix surrounded by flowers. Cartridges of flowers and flasks on the marli. The decor is Chinese inspired. Mid XVIIIth century Dutch ceramics.