A pair of three-piece lemon-shaped spice boxes and covers, Schrezheim, Germany, 18th C.

Dim.: 23 x 20,5 x 7 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- One dish excellent, one in good condition with a number of small superficial rim chips.
- Four lids in good condition with a number of small superficial rim chips.
- Two lids broken and restored, the repair very well executed and quasi invisible to the naked eye.

Ref.:
- Koller, Zurich, Sep. 19, 2016, lot 1791, for another example from the Schmitz-Eichhoff Collection, Cologne. (sold CHF 1.635) (link)
- Sammlung Europäischer Fayencen des 17. bis 19. Jahrhunderts, Köllmann/Reineking/Schmitz-Eichhoff ,Cologne 1991, No. 178.