Dagobert Peche, Lid box

Dagobert Peche, Lid box 'Kopf', c. 1920, Square swinging body on four cube feet, high, analogue lid with hemisphere knob. H. 20.6 cm, 12.5 x 12.2 cm. Made by Vereinigte Wiener und Gmundner Keramik. Earthenware, glazed black, grey and eggshell white, stylized heads, plants and stripes. Signed: Signet of the Vereinigte Wiener und Gmundner ceramics, 992, 4 (embossed)., Exh. Dagobert Peche, Zentralsparkasse and Kommerzialbank Vienna, Vienna 1987, p. 28, cat.-no. 24 (form); cf. ibidem, cat.-no. 131 (decor).
Condition Report: Knob restored. Small retouches to the corner of the lip and to one of the feet.