Antique Chinese Ginger or Spice Jar / 19th Century Blue and White Ironstone Pottery Ginger Jar / Chinoiserie Decor, / Oriental Scenes

Antique Chinese ginger or spice jars from the 19th century, made for the export market in the Ming style

Blue and white ironstone pottery ginger jar, Chinoiserie decor with transfer print Oriental scenes

Right hand in the first photo is pot 4, left hand pot in the photo is pot 5

Pot four has scenes of buildings, hills and a ship of a river. There is extensive crazing with staining in the crazing. No cracks, chip to the base and nibble to the rim

Pot five has faded scenes of a house, hills, trees and water. Lots of crazing, no cracks, chip to the rim and nibbles to the base

Please study the photos as they form part of the description

Dug from Victorian landfill, so many of these went to landfill as from around 1880 it became uneconomical to reuse old materials. Therefore councils started paying to have rubbish dumped in landfill. This short window continued until around 1914 when manufacturing became much more industrialised.

Measures 9.5cms high and base is 8cms diameter

*NB Price is for ONE jar - please specify pot four or pot five *
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Please note that all of our items are vintage/pre-owned, and any significant damage or wear and tear always be highlighted.

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