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What are ginger jars?
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Ginger jars are blue and white patterned jars that were once used for transporting spices in Ancient China. Today, they serve decorative purposes in homes.
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Vintage Chinoiserie Oriental Chinese Black Porcelain Large Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Oriental Chinese Black Porcelain Large Ginger Jar Table Lamp with Painted Cherry Blossom and Bird Design.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Large Green Ginger Jar Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940s French porcelain table lamps in the form of large ginger jars.
Measurements:
Height of body 23".
Category
Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$5,800 / set
Pair of Large Brass Ginger Jar Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of large ginger jar lamps in antiqued brass finish. 17" diameter by 26" high top of the socket.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$2,280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Italian Ceramic Leopard Glazed Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Large ginger jar shaped ceramic table lamp in leopard pattern hand glazing.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Mid Century Hertel Jacob German Porcelain Ginger Jar, Signed Fuchs-Nadler
Located in Soquel, CA
This large ginger jar is ornately decorated with a highly detailed romantic figurative landscape scene, in which three men depicted in gold enjoy an opulent picnic of wine, meat, and...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Jars
Materials
Gold Plate
Pair of Large Cloisonne Ginger Jars
Located in Toledo, OH
Matched pair of large Cloisonne ginger jars with lids in a colorful pattern on a black background, circa 1900. 13 1/2" tall including the lid.
Category
Early 20th Century Jars
Materials
Porcelain
$2,700 / set