Skip to main content

Primitive Jars

17 Results
to
1
17
3
2
12
5
7
1
6
1
379
339
110
70
52
41
34
26
14
12
11
10
10
6
5
5
3
3
13
7
3
2
2
10
7
13
6
6
6
6
Height
to
Width
to
17
17
17
Style: Primitive
Turkish Antique 20th-Century Terracotta Ceramic Storage Pot
Turkish Antique 20th-Century Terracotta Ceramic Storage Pot

Turkish Antique 20th-Century Terracotta Ceramic Storage Pot

Located in London, GB

This 20th-century hand-crafted terracotta olive jar originates from Anatolia, where field firing — an open-air kiln method — produced vessels with richly varied tones and natural smo...

Category

1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

20th Century Hand-Crafted Terracotta Clay Amphora, Anatolian Olive Storage Jar
20th Century Hand-Crafted Terracotta Clay Amphora, Anatolian Olive Storage Jar

20th Century Hand-Crafted Terracotta Clay Amphora, Anatolian Olive Storage Jar

Located in London, GB

This 20th-century field-fired terracotta amphora was crafted in Anatolia using rich local clay and traditional open-kiln techniques. Once used for the storage and transport of oil or...

Category

1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

Antique Anatolian Terracotta Vessel, Early 20th Century Hand-Thrown Pottery
Antique Anatolian Terracotta Vessel, Early 20th Century Hand-Thrown Pottery

Antique Anatolian Terracotta Vessel, Early 20th Century Hand-Thrown Pottery

Located in London, GB

A beautifully weathered terracotta vessel from early 20th-century Anatolia, hand-thrown in coarse local clay and fired in a traditional wood kiln. Originally used for storing olive o...

Category

1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

Petite Chinese Earthenware Pot
Petite Chinese Earthenware Pot

Petite Chinese Earthenware Pot

Located in Chicago, IL

This primitive earthenware jar sits with a quiet beauty, potted by hand with subtle asymmetry and devoid of surface decoration. Though an exact date is unknown, the jar carries signi...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Earthenware

Antique African Milk Jug
Antique African Milk Jug

Antique African Milk Jug

Located in New York, NY

Antique African wooden milk jug with tin accent. Includes a beautiful hand woven top. The jug alone is 12” high. Great as a vase or art object. Early 20th century. This container ...

Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Primitive Jars

Materials

Metal

Italian Olive Jars from Puglia
Italian Olive Jars from Puglia

Italian Olive Jars from Puglia

$1,080Sale Price / set|20% Off

Italian Olive Jars from Puglia

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Italian Pottery from Puglia hand crafted dimensions: 16 x 13.5 x 15 H 16 x 13.5 x 15 H 13 x 11 x 17 H

Category

1960s Italian Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900
Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900

Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This ceramic jar from China's Shandong province has a bottle-neck shape meant for storing vinegar or wine made from rice and grain. Dated to the early 20th century, the jar was likel...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Jars

Materials

Ceramic

20th Century Partial-Glaze Terracotta Hand-Crafted Olive Jar, Western Anato
20th Century Partial-Glaze Terracotta Hand-Crafted Olive Jar, Western Anato

20th Century Partial-Glaze Terracotta Hand-Crafted Olive Jar, Western Anato

Located in London, GB

This 20th-century terracotta olive jar comes from Western Anatolia, where it was originally crafted for storing olive oil after harvest. The broad-shouldered, twin-handled form and n...

Category

1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900
Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900

Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This large ceramic jar from China's Shandong province has a bottle-neck shape meant for storing vinegar or wine made from rice and grain. Dated to the early 20th century, the jar was...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Jars

Materials

Ceramic

20th Century Hand-Fired Terracotta Storage Jar with Partial Rust Glaze
20th Century Hand-Fired Terracotta Storage Jar with Partial Rust Glaze

20th Century Hand-Fired Terracotta Storage Jar with Partial Rust Glaze

Located in London, GB

This 20th-century hand-fired terracotta storage jar originates from Western Anatolia, where it was traditionally used for storing oil, olives, or grain. Its distinctive two-tone surf...

Category

1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

Antique Arts & Crafts Hand-Hammered Copper & Brass Pouring Vessel
Antique Arts & Crafts Hand-Hammered Copper & Brass Pouring Vessel

Antique Arts & Crafts Hand-Hammered Copper & Brass Pouring Vessel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Patinated Copper / Brass, Hand-Riveted Metal This antique pouring vessel showcases the rugged character and hand-worked constructio...

Category

Early 1900s American Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

19th Century American Glazed Stoneware Jar
19th Century American Glazed Stoneware Jar

19th Century American Glazed Stoneware Jar

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century American tall Albany-slip-glazed stoneware storage jar with a heavy lip. This jar was originally used to store food, but is perfect today for storing umbrellas, walkin...

Category

19th Century American Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Stoneware

Petite Chinese Earthenware Pot
Petite Chinese Earthenware Pot

Petite Chinese Earthenware Pot

Located in Chicago, IL

This primitive earthenware jar sits with a quiet beauty, potted by hand with subtle asymmetry and a unique, globular silhouette. Though an exact date is unknown, the jar carries sign...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Earthenware

20th-Century Antique Terracotta Storage Jar, Turkish Earthenware
20th-Century Antique Terracotta Storage Jar, Turkish Earthenware

20th-Century Antique Terracotta Storage Jar, Turkish Earthenware

Located in London, GB

This 20th-century hand-crafted terracotta olive jar originates from Anatolia, where field firing — an open-air kiln method — produced vessels with richly varied tones and natural smo...

Category

1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

Chinese Yuan Drip Glazed Offering Jar, c. 1350
Chinese Yuan Drip Glazed Offering Jar, c. 1350

Chinese Yuan Drip Glazed Offering Jar, c. 1350

Located in Chicago, IL

Beautiful in its imperfection, this lidded jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers and g...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century Antique Asian Pestle, Mortar, and Apothecary Jar
19th Century Antique Asian Pestle, Mortar, and Apothecary Jar

19th Century Antique Asian Pestle, Mortar, and Apothecary Jar

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Asian Pestle and Mortar and Apothecary Jar These very gnarled pieces are hand made and intended for the use of preparing and keeping ingredients. They both have either a copper or b...

Category

19th Century Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Wood

Related Items
Antique Large Industrial Era Lidded Copper Jug
Antique Large Industrial Era Lidded Copper Jug

Antique Large Industrial Era Lidded Copper Jug

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A large and very decorative twin handled jug with a lid attached with a chain. A brass plaque on the side is labeled: Tambo La Nona Ano 1922 Lu Jan LM. Desirable signs of age includi...

Category

1920s European Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Brass Milk Can
Antique Brass Milk Can

Antique Brass Milk Can

$520Sale Price|20% Off

H 23.6 in W 11 in D 11 in

Antique Brass Milk Can

Located in Pasadena, TX

23? antique brass milk can Charming antique milk can as from Europe. Container has a top handle and hinged lid. Richly patinated finish through...

Category

Late 19th Century European Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid-20th Century Hand-Thrown Studio Pottery Vessel, Citron Glaze, USA
Mid-20th Century Hand-Thrown Studio Pottery Vessel, Citron Glaze, USA

Mid-20th Century Hand-Thrown Studio Pottery Vessel, Citron Glaze, USA

Located in Wainscott, NY

Mid-20th Century Studio Pottery Vessel in Citron Hand-thrown studio pottery vessel, mid-20th century, finished in a luminous citron glaze with subtle tonal variation and fine speckl...

Category

20th Century American Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

Vintage Porcelain Cache-Pot Planter with Blue and White Landscape
Vintage Porcelain Cache-Pot Planter with Blue and White Landscape

Vintage Porcelain Cache-Pot Planter with Blue and White Landscape

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese vintage porcelain cache-pot planter from the mid 20th century with hand-painted blue and white décor depicting landscapes, architectures and figures in boats patterns. Created in China during the midcentury period, this porcelain cache-pot features a tapering silhouette perfectly accented by a blue and white décor. Showcasing an opening of 10.5 inches diameter, the piece is adorned on its upper lip with geometric motifs inspired by honeycombs, surrounding delicate floral motifs. The round tapering body attracts all of our attention with its delicate hand painted décor presenting traditional architectures such as pagodas set...

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Primitive Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Terracotta Amphora with Darkened Neck, Morocco, Early 20th Century
Terracotta Amphora with Darkened Neck, Morocco, Early 20th Century

Terracotta Amphora with Darkened Neck, Morocco, Early 20th Century

Located in Lisboa, PT

Hand-coiled terracotta amphora from the pre-Sahara of southern Morocco, its twin looped handles rising to a neck darkened by decades of smoke. The pale body carries crossed motifs an...

Category

Early 20th Century Moroccan Primitive Jars

Materials

Terracotta, Clay

Chinese Blue and White Covered Ginger Jar
Chinese Blue and White Covered Ginger Jar

Chinese Blue and White Covered Ginger Jar

Located in East Hampton, NY

Chinese blue and white covered ginger jar.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Spanish Terracotta Olive Jar or Vessel, Hand-Crafted, Country Style
Spanish Terracotta Olive Jar or Vessel, Hand-Crafted, Country Style

Spanish Terracotta Olive Jar or Vessel, Hand-Crafted, Country Style

Located in Barcelona, ES

Spanish Andalusian Olive Oil Handled Jar in Terracotta _______________________________________________________________________ Hand-made terracotta preserving pot or jar with handles...

Category

19th Century Spanish Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta, Earthenware

Vintage Asian Dragon Water Jar, Hand-Crafted Pottery, 20th Century
Vintage Asian Dragon Water Jar, Hand-Crafted Pottery, 20th Century

Vintage Asian Dragon Water Jar, Hand-Crafted Pottery, 20th Century

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A very large and striking Asian Water Jar with deep brown background field and having Ochre colored entwined dragons. An excellent focal point object f...

Category

20th Century Asian Primitive Jars

Materials

Pottery

Previously Available Items
Chinese Song Dynasty Zodiac Offering Jar, c. 1000
Chinese Song Dynasty Zodiac Offering Jar, c. 1000

Chinese Song Dynasty Zodiac Offering Jar, c. 1000

Located in Chicago, IL

Beautiful in its imperfection, this lidded jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers and g...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Yuan Dynasty Offering Jar with Polychromed Lotus Petals, c. 1300
Chinese Yuan Dynasty Offering Jar with Polychromed Lotus Petals, c. 1300

Chinese Yuan Dynasty Offering Jar with Polychromed Lotus Petals, c. 1300

Located in Chicago, IL

Beautiful in its imperfection, this lidded jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers and g...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Song Dynasty Ruffled Offering Jar, c. 1200
Chinese Song Dynasty Ruffled Offering Jar, c. 1200

Chinese Song Dynasty Ruffled Offering Jar, c. 1200

Located in Chicago, IL

Beautiful in its imperfection, this earthenware jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers ...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Etched Terracotta Lotus Jar, Yuan Dynasty, c. 1300
Chinese Etched Terracotta Lotus Jar, Yuan Dynasty, c. 1300

Chinese Etched Terracotta Lotus Jar, Yuan Dynasty, c. 1300

Located in Chicago, IL

Beautiful in its imperfection, this round jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers and gr...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Terracotta

20th-Century Hand-Carved Partial Glazed Turkish Terracotta Olive Oil Pot
20th-Century Hand-Carved Partial Glazed Turkish Terracotta Olive Oil Pot

20th-Century Hand-Carved Partial Glazed Turkish Terracotta Olive Oil Pot

Located in London, GB

This 20th-century hand-thrown terracotta storage jar originates from Western Anatolia, crafted using local clay and kiln-fired to develop a rich amber-toned glaze that covers the upp...

Category

1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

Hand-Crafted 20th-Century Iron-Clay Terracotta Olive Jar, Central Anatolia
Hand-Crafted 20th-Century Iron-Clay Terracotta Olive Jar, Central Anatolia

Hand-Crafted 20th-Century Iron-Clay Terracotta Olive Jar, Central Anatolia

Located in London, GB

This 20th-century terracotta olive jar originates from Central Anatolia, where dense, iron-rich clay and open-kiln firing produced durable vessels intended for storing and transporti...

Category

1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

20th Century Terracotta Black-Rimmed Olive-Oil Jar, Western Turkey
20th Century Terracotta Black-Rimmed Olive-Oil Jar, Western Turkey

20th Century Terracotta Black-Rimmed Olive-Oil Jar, Western Turkey

Located in London, GB

This 20th-century terracotta olive-oil jar originates from Western Anatolia, crafted for the storage and transportation of olives and oil in rural settings. The tall, tapering form—b...

Category

1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

20th Century Hand-Crafted Field-Fired Blackened Glaze Terracotta Olive Jar
20th Century Hand-Crafted Field-Fired Blackened Glaze Terracotta Olive Jar

20th Century Hand-Crafted Field-Fired Blackened Glaze Terracotta Olive Jar

Located in London, GB

This 20th-century field-fired terracotta olive jar originates from Western Anatolia, where traditional open-flame firing techniques produced vessels rich in texture and tonal variati...

Category

1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Zodiac Jar, c. 1350
Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Zodiac Jar, c. 1350

Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Zodiac Jar, c. 1350

Located in Chicago, IL

Beautiful in its imperfection, this green glazed jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Charcoal-Fired Terracotta Storage Jar, Early 20th Century Mediterranean Vessel
Charcoal-Fired Terracotta Storage Jar, Early 20th Century Mediterranean Vessel

Charcoal-Fired Terracotta Storage Jar, Early 20th Century Mediterranean Vessel

Located in London, GB

Once used for storing olive oil and grains, this early 20th-century Mediterranean storage jar embodies the understated beauty of utilitarian craft. Hand-thrown from coarse terracotta...

Category

1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

Tall Double-Handled Terracotta Storage Jar, Early 20th Century Mediterranean Ves
Tall Double-Handled Terracotta Storage Jar, Early 20th Century Mediterranean Ves

Tall Double-Handled Terracotta Storage Jar, Early 20th Century Mediterranean Ves

Located in London, GB

This tall double-handled terracotta jar is a fine example of early 20th-century Mediterranean pottery — practical in origin yet sculptural in form. Hand-thrown from coarse earthen cl...

Category

1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Jars

Materials

Clay

Large Javanese Drum Pot in Black Teak, Hand-Carved Ethnic Piece, 20th Century
Large Javanese Drum Pot in Black Teak, Hand-Carved Ethnic Piece, 20th Century

Large Javanese Drum Pot in Black Teak, Hand-Carved Ethnic Piece, 20th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

This large Javanese drum pot in hand-carved black teak embodies the strength and beauty of traditional Indonesian craftsmanship. Originally a musical instrument, it retains the woode...

Category

20th Century Indonesian Primitive Jars

Materials

Wood

Primitive jars for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Primitive jars for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage jars created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, folk art, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, terracotta and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Primitive jars made in a specific country, there are Africa, Europe, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original jars, popular names associated with this style include and Andrianna Shamaris. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for jars differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $384 and tops out at $8,937 while the average work can sell for $780.