Pair Of Porcelain Apothecary Jars

This is a French Porcelain Apothecary Jar. It depicts a cylindrical lidded jar with white background hand painted in the front with two palms with coiled snakes at each side and besi...

This is a Porcelain Apothecary Jar. It depicts a porcelain cylindrical lidded jar with white background and hand painted in the front with black wide scrolls ending with turquoise an...

This is a Porcelain Apothecary Jar. It depicts a cylindrical lidded jar with white background hand painted in the front with a rectangular plaque with gold borders and the name in La...

This is a Pair of A.G. Harley Jones Porcelain Urns. It depicts two porcelain urns hand painted with pastoral scenes in the center of their body and gold color at their handles, lids,...

Pair of Porcelain Apothecary Jars with Lids and Gilt Detail, English ca. 1900

Pair of Antique American Covered Apothecary Jars. Vibrant colors in pink and yellow. The yellow jar is decorated with a lion and a ram and the pink one has various decorative objects including an insect and the symbol of a pharmacy. Both are trimmed in 22k gold. Both in good vintage condition, the pink jar...

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 beautiful pair of 19th century French porcelain apothecary jars exemplifies the artistry and craftsmanship of early pharmacy containers. Each jar features a slightly domed lid with a round finial, delicately highlighted with gilt accents. The bodies are hand-painted with rich polychrome decoration, including palm trees, medical caduceus symbols, and stylized serpents entwined around classical columns—traditional emblems of medicine and healing. The jars are inscribed with their original Latin labels: CONS: TAMAR: (Conserve of Tamarind) and EXT: PAPAV: (Extract of Poppy), both once commonly used in apothecaries for medicinal remedies. Their elegant design combines functionality with refined decoration, making them as decorative as they are historic. These jars would have originally been displayed in a 19th century pharmacy, both as storage vessels and as visible markers of important remedies. Today, they make striking decorative pieces for collectors of antique medical instruments...