Antique Handmade Spice Chest with German Porcelain Labels in Original Paint handprinted ceramic box often four times

often four times

and two wider splints interrupting thinner ones to add variation to the woven basket

or wetting and rinsing calligraphy brushes

British I believe

Antique Handmade Spice Chest with German Porcelain Labels in Original Paint handprinted ceramic box often four timesI love a spice chest as a form all those little drawers to stash things inside and all the better in old creamy white and black paint, with porcelain labels, in German I believe, mounted above each pull. (Kummel = caraway, muscat = nutmeg, etc.) Very tenderly constructed, and clearly well used, with a few of the pulls it appears having been replaced over time, resulting in a pleasing mish mosh. Terrific patina, just right scale, better in person, lots