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Antique Handmade Spice Chest with German Porcelain Labels in Original Paint handprinted ceramic box but what a couple ofI 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