Antiques Associations Members Jars

This is a Chinese hand-thrown ceramic provincial jar with a light celadon glaze which we date to the Ming period of the early 17th century or possibly earlier. The jar is hand potted...

Chinese Export Porcelain Large Canton Temple Jar, American Market, Daoguang, First Quarter 19th Century A handsome Chinese Export Canton Large Temple Jar, produced for the American ...

Set of ten French Porcelain apothecary jars, 19th century. The set consists of five smaller cover jars and five larger covered jars. Each ...

Chinoiserie Tôle Large Tea Canisters with Chinese Figures, Chinese Calligraphy and a Chocolate Brown Ground, Circa 1840-1880 The English Tôle octagonal tea canisters with covers hig...

A finely made Art Deco Carlton Ware pottery Rouge Royal Mikado pattern lidded ginger jar dating between 1935 and 1955. The jar stands on a narrow...

A Rare Set of 12 Turquoise Glass Apothecary Jars & Bottles With original opaline labels and tole lids. Stamped Paris PL Deposit, most probably retailed by Lefébure. Paris, circa 188...

A large antique Chinese Qing porcelain jar and cover hand painted with birds amidst flowering shrubs dating from the 19th century. The large rounded bulbous jar stands raised on a ro...

A very stylish and finely made James Macintyre & Co ceramic biscuit jar mounted with a silver-plated handle and decorated with fish by renowned English born potter William Moorcroft ...

A magnificent, fine and impressive, large antique George V English sterling silver lighthouse style caster, part of our silverware collection. This magnificent and large antique George V English sterling silver sugar caster has a cylindrical form onto a domed spreading circular foot. The body of this impressive antique silver sugar caster...

A rare Italian late 16th century drug jar of cylindrical form with polychrome decoration in blue and yellow on a white ground featuring a portrait of the town's patron in a fancy hat...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver tea caddies; an addition to our silver teaware collection. These exceptional antique George II sterling silver tea caddies have a circular baluster shaped form. The surface of each antique tea caddy is embellished with very sharp, finely chased floral and foliate decoration, incorporating a scroll bordered vacant cartouche to either side. The ornamentation to the body of each piece incorporates a plain applied moulded girdle. These caddies are fitted with a cylindrical push fit covers encircled with leaf decorated textures. The covers are surmounted with the original cast sterling silver leaf decorated finials. These impressive antique tea caddies...

4 mid 20th century Swedish apothecary glass jars circa 1930. Brown glass jars with original stops, labelled up in Swedish for sodium bicarbonate, tartaric acid, citric acid and bica...

A Set of Five Lidded Paris Porcelain Apothecary Jars Each of the porcelain jars have a cone-shaped lid with a ball finial, the front of the jars decorated with polychrome and gilded...

A Large Pair of Paris Porcelain Apothecary Jars The glazed and fired porcelain lidded jars with vibrant colours; the contents described as 'Ung' for unguentum (meaning ointment in L...

This Russian decorative beaker is crafted from vermeil (silver-gilt) and plique-à-jour enamel. The cylindrical beaker tapers from top to bottom, the body of the beaker formed from fi...

A pair of gilt and patinated bronze Ewers in the Manner of Clodion, by Maison Giroux. Signed ‘Alph. Giroux Paris’. Each ewer having a tapering ovoid body finely cast with a pa...

Vintage French pottery cruche or wine jug by Felix Gete at CAB (Ceramic Arts of Bordeau). Impressed and incised mars. 9" high, 9" diameter. Drill hole plugg...

Collection of Five Chinese Export 'Batavia-ware' and Famille Rose Jars and Covers Qianlong Period, China, Circa 1750s This handsome collection of five graduated covered jars is a magnificent and rare example of mid-18th-century Chinese Export porcelain, illustrating the highly successful fusion of Chinese ceramic technology and European market demand during the height of the global trade era. ________________________________________ Description and Aesthetic Medium: Porcelain with underglaze brown glaze and overglaze Famille Rose enamels. Period: Qianlong (1736–1795). Origin: Jingdezhen kilns, China, made for the European export market. The collection comprises two large, two medium, and one small jar, intended to be displayed together as a garniture—a decorative set prized for mantelpieces and cabinets in opulent European interiors. • The 'Batavia' Ground: Each piece is characterized by a luxurious, deep chocolate-brown glaze covering the exterior, a distinctive aesthetic known historically as "Batavia-ware" or descriptively as café au lait. This rich, monochrome ground was achieved by bathing the porcelain in an iron-rich slip before glazing and firing. • The Famille Rose Reserves: The dark ground provides a dramatic backdrop for finely painted, leaf-shaped reserves (panels). These panels are adorned with exquisite floral sprays executed in the vibrant Famille Rose palette (meaning "pink family"), which was introduced to China from Europe in the early 18th century. The opaque enamels—dominated by the rose-pink created from colloidal gold—allow for subtle shading and realism, brilliantly depicting the peony (mudan), the Chinese flower of wealth, nobility, and honor. • The Covers: The domed covers maintain this contrast, with a high, lustrous brown glaze broken by Famille Rose floral sprays that echo the motifs on the body. ________________________________________ Historical Context: Global Trade and Naming The name "Batavia-ware" is a crucial historical reference, even though the porcelain was manufactured in the kilns of Jingdezhen. 1. The Dutch East India Company (VOC): Batavia (modern-day Jakarta, Indonesia) served as the fortified administrative and trading headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in Asia. 2. The Trade Route: Porcelain destined for the European market was collected from various Chinese ports and then centrally transshipped through Batavia. This particular style became famously associated with that major transit port among Western collectors, hence the name, which links the sophisticated manufacturing of China to the powerful trade infrastructure of the Dutch. 3. 18th-Century Opulence: Garnitures like this were highly desirable statements of wealth and worldliness in 18th-century Europe. Their acquisition signified participation in the exotic, global market and a cosmopolitan taste capable of appreciating the high technical and artistic quality of Chinese porcelain. The successful combination of the deep, rich brown glaze—which evokes a feeling of luxurious Eastern lacquer or polished wood—with the delicate, luminous European-inspired Famille Rose palette represents a brilliant convergence of East-West artistic demands at the height of the Qianlong Emperor’s reign. ________________________________________ Dimensions Largest Jar: 7 1/2 inches high x 7 1/2 inches diameter; Second Jar: 7 1/4 inches high x 6 1/2 inches diameter; Third Jar: 5 1/2 inches high x 5 inches diameter; Pair of Smaller Jars...

A very fine antique cut glass jar and matching cover dating from around 1825. The jar stands on a thick square star cut based foot with a narrow slice cut stem and round bulbous body...

A stylish Tudric pewter Arts & Crafts barrel shaped lidded sugar shaker with a swirl design made for Liberty & Co and dating from the early 20th century. This unusual barrel shaped s...

Antique Awaji pottery covered jar in rich sancai glaze, circa 1900. 2 1/2" high, 4 3/4" diameter. Excellent condition.

A very rare Danish sculptural stoneware lidded jar with Nordic mythical figures by Bode Willumsen (1895-1989) and made in 1928. The heavily made jar is of triangular shape, the sides...

An unusual mid-19th century iron bound mixed mahogany and birch barrel-from spirit flask, Scottish, circa 1860. Treen

Mid 20th century ceramic stick stand circa 1950. Good quality Chinese export blue and white stick stand.  Off white base colour with hand decorated in blue.  Symbols such as yin and...

Shigaraki is one of the six ancient kilns of Japan. Early 17th century full formed vessel with refined neck and green glaze on front shoulder. Very similar to two pieces in "Shigerak...

Antique German engraved pewter beer jug German, early 19th Century Height 64cm, width 31cm, depth 41cm This large German jug is crafted from pewter, an al...

A very good quality pair of late 19th Century French Sevres style lidded vases, having a wonderful bold turquoise ground with scrolling gilded foliate decoration. A pair of raindrop ...

Fine Edwardian copper and brass spirit container of barrel form with riveted construction and having gleaming surface.

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German silver and glass jar; an addition to our diverse range of continental silverware. This exceptional antique German 800 standard silver box has a circular shaped form. The jar is fitted with a push fit silver cover realistically modelled in the form of a stemmed apple. The antique glass body of the jar has a subtly panelled form and is ornamented with cut glass decoration in a geometric design, in addition to a star cut motif to the underside. The upper rim of the jar is fitted with a hallmarked silver mount. The hallmarks struck to the surface of the antique silver mount include: National mark: Crescent moon and crown, Germany Silver quality/purity mark: 800 (800/1000) Maker's mark: WTB (untraced) Condition This antique German silver mounted jar is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. The piece has been professionally polished and is in presentation condition. The German hallmarks struck to the silver mount are all very clear. Dimensions Diameter 10.8 cm / 4.3" Height 15 cm / 5.9" Maker: Untraced Maker's Marks Date: Circa 1930 Origin: Germany, Europe Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request. Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this antique glass jar with silver lid...

19th century Chinese porcelain opium jar china, 19th century Measures: Height 38cm, diameter 35cm This 19th century porcelain opium jar, formed in a t...

A fine quality 19th Century Vienna porcelain Ewer on stand with burgundy and gilded decoration.  

A very good quality pair of late 19th Century Austrian porcelain KPM lidded vases, with cream and white ground, gilded decoration, twi...