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What are ginger jars?

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What are ginger jars?
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

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

Pair of Large Brass Ginger Jar Lamps
$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

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