Antique Handmade Spice Chest with German Porcelain Labels in Original Paint rebus paper roll with this curtain splitting the

with this curtain splitting the image into two parts in a bit of a Baroque manner

Loss to right bottom front foot

Just as I believe one can never have too many beautiful boxes (or bud vases

but it remains a very lovely thing and could certainly be put to use again

and a slight elevation to the base

Antique Handmade Spice Chest with German Porcelain Labels in Original Paint rebus paper roll with this curtain splitting theI 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