Antique Handmade Spice Chest with German Porcelain Labels in Original Paint handprinted ceramic box an a few other more

an a few other more ambiguous carved marks

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

The cover and first few pages of this notebook are pretty rough

Also feels kind of Adirondack-y

but what a couple of beautifully rendered

Antique Handmade Spice Chest with German Porcelain Labels in Original Paint handprinted ceramic box an a few other moreI 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