Unlike tobacco boxes, which were portable, tobacco jars were designed to sit on a shelf or in a cupboard and was therefore included more decoration and a greater variety of shapes than the tobacco box. They were mostly made of ceramic, glass or silver although earlier examples are of lead or pewter. Some had an interior weight to keep the tobacco compressed. Early seventeenth-century examples are cylindrical, often with a domed lid with a finial. Eighteenth-century tobacco jars were often in wood, especially lignum vitae, elegantly shaped, frequently with a liner of pottery or tin. Many of the well-known ceramics factories made tobacco jars. They were a popular item for Royal Doulton, and Wedgwood made very attractive examples in black basalt and blue jasper.

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An antique Colonial Australian tobacco jar, huon pine inlaid…

Colonial Australian Tobacco Jar: Huon Pine Inlaid with Cedar

An antique Colonial Australian tobacco jar, huon pine inlaid with cedar and pine, Tasmanian origin, early to mid 19th century, 14 cm high, 13.5 cm diameter

An antique tobacco jar, painted cast iron, 19th century 11 cm…

19th Century Cast Iron Tobacco Jar

An antique tobacco jar, painted cast iron, 19th century 11 cm high, 9 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep

Rare owl tobacco container, modelled in copper and brass, the…

Owl Tobacco Container with Hinged Neck and Glass Eyes

Rare owl tobacco container, modelled in copper and brass, the owl with glass eyes and hinged neck concealing tobacco compartment resting on a brass dome base, height 33 cm

Vintage brass Dutch lidded tobacco jar decorated finial to lid,…

Brass Dutch Tobacco Jar with Lid and Markings

Vintage brass Dutch lidded tobacco jar decorated finial to lid, marked Tiel, Holland, # 1319 to base, height 11 cm

Antique wooden cylindrical turned tobacco jar with ivory finial…

Antique Wooden Tobacco Jar with Ivory Finial Hand

Antique wooden cylindrical turned tobacco jar with ivory finial hand, 16 cm height.

Sterling tobacco jar, oval shaped, silver decorated with…

Floral Engraved Sterling Tobacco Jar, Sheffield 1930

Sterling tobacco jar, oval shaped, silver decorated with engraved floral detail. Hallmarked Sheffield 1930 by Walker & Hall

Vintage German stoneware tobacco jar embossed classical…

Embossed German Stoneware Tobacco Jar with Classical Decoration

Vintage German stoneware tobacco jar embossed classical decoration, rim chip to jar, height 20 cm.

Antique ivory & timber barrel shaped tobacco jar height 13 cm

Antique Barrel-Shaped Tobacco Jar (13cm)

Antique ivory & timber barrel shaped tobacco jar height 13 cm

Victorian Pratt ware aesthetic tobacco jar, 19th century a…

Victorian Redware Tobacco Jar with Egyptian Revival Frieze

Victorian Pratt ware aesthetic tobacco jar, 19th century a Pratt ware Victorian aesthetic redware tobacco jar, 19th century, the red-ware body decorated with a continuous frieze of polychrome enamelled Egyptian revival borders, 9.5 cm high

Antique carved ivory tobacco jar with carved portrait of Sir…

Carved Ivory Tobacco Jar with Sir Walter Raleigh Portrait

Antique carved ivory tobacco jar with carved portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh to front, wood lid, with carved ivory finial, height 18 cm approx.

A Mulga wood tobacco jar, 13.5 cm high

Mulga Wood Tobacco Jar - 13.5 cm High

A Mulga wood tobacco jar, 13.5 cm high

German stoneware tobacco jar, of cylindrical form with twin…

German Stoneware Tobacco Jar with Portraits

German stoneware tobacco jar, of cylindrical form with twin handles, inscribed 'Kautabak von Grimm & Triepel in Nordhausen,' decorated with portraits of gentlemen, in tones of grey and brown, a/f, height 18 cm

Vintage metal tobacco jar embossed classical decoration to jar,…

Embossed Metal Tobacco Jar with Ornamental Finial

Vintage metal tobacco jar embossed classical decoration to jar, ornamental finial to lid, lined interior, height 23 cm.

Antique Austrian figural lidded tobacco jar depicting a young…

Austrian Black Boy Tobacco Jar, 1900

Antique Austrian figural lidded tobacco jar depicting a young black boy seated on a log, stamped JM3351 to base, C1900, height 20 cm

An Egyptian revival tobacco jar in the form of a Canopic jar

Egyptian Canopic Tobacco Jar

An Egyptian revival tobacco jar in the form of a Canopic jar

Vintage brass lidded tobacco jar brass jar with embossed…

Embossed Brass Tobacco Jar with Lid and Damper

Vintage brass lidded tobacco jar brass jar with embossed decoration to lid and sides, lead lined interior, and damper, height 12 cm

Vintage timber carved serpentine skull tobacco jar modelled as…

Carved Snake Skull Tobacco Jar

Vintage timber carved serpentine skull tobacco jar modelled as a snakeprotuding through a human skull, poised to catch a frog. Height 18.2 cm

Temuka Pottery, tobacco jar and cover modelled as Maori warrior,…

Maori Warrior Tobacco Jar by Temuka Pottery

Temuka Pottery, tobacco jar and cover modelled as Maori warrior, mauve glaze, designed by T N Lovatt, impressed mark to base, 28 cm high

A late 19th century Conta & Boehme 'Sydney Herald Newspaper'…

Conta & Boehme Sydney Herald Tobacco Jar

A late 19th century Conta & Boehme 'Sydney Herald Newspaper' figural tobacco jar, a polychrome painted caricature study reading the Sydney Herald, marked 2557 to cover, 25.5 cm high. Provenance: Reputedly purchased due to the resemblance of a Fairfax…

An Australian silver lidded tobacco jar, stamped 'Hardy Bros.…

Australian Silver Tobacco Jar by Hardy Bros

An Australian silver lidded tobacco jar, stamped 'Hardy Bros. Sydney & Brisbane, 10.5 cm high, 10 cm diameter

A pair of Bruce Bairnsfather mantel vases and a tobacco jar,…

Bairnsfather Mantel Vases and Tobacco Jar Set

A pair of Bruce Bairnsfather mantel vases and a tobacco jar, circa 1918, pictorial monogram, vases31.5 cm

19th century lignum vitae tobacco jar

Lignum Vitae Tobacco Jar from 19th Century

19th century lignum vitae tobacco jar

Hallmarked sterling Britannia tobacco jar. Lidded mahogany…

Sterling Britannia Tobacco Jar with Mahogany Lid

Hallmarked sterling Britannia tobacco jar. Lidded mahogany canister with engraved metal label 'Made from timber taken from hallmarked sterling Britannia.' metal lined interior.

Wade 'The Mariner's Compass' tobacco jar 12.5 cm high

"The Mariner's Compass" Tobacco Jar

Wade 'The Mariner's Compass' tobacco jar 12.5 cm high

19th century lignum vitae tobacco jar c1820

Lignum Vitae Tobacco Jar, 19th Century

19th century lignum vitae tobacco jar c1820

A Gordon Holdsworth (1885-1965) Arts & Crafts, 11th Battalion…

Gordon Holdsworth Arts & Crafts Tobacco Jar with AIF Plaque

A Gordon Holdsworth (1885-1965) Arts & Crafts, 11th Battalion AIF, lidded tobacco jar, c.1914 - 1919, active Bridgetown, with hammered gumnuts and gum leaves decoration around upper jar rim the lid of the jar has an enamelled 11th Battalion AIF colour…

Royal Doulton 'Coaching Days' tobacco jar,

Royal Doulton Coaching Days Tobacco Jar

Royal Doulton 'Coaching Days' tobacco jar,

Royal Doulton leaf decorated tobacco jar with metal top, signed…

Leaf Decorated Royal Doulton Tobacco Jar with Metal Top

Royal Doulton leaf decorated tobacco jar with metal top, signed approx 15 cm high, 12 cm diameter

Vintage tobacco jar, 15 cm high

Vintage Tobacco Jar - 15cm Height

Vintage tobacco jar, 15 cm high

Vintage timber tobacco jar

Timber Tobacco Jar - Vintage Design

Vintage timber tobacco jar

A German 19th century bronzed alloy tobacco jar, with deep…

Bronzed Rhinemaidens Tobacco Jar with Acorn Cover

A German 19th century bronzed alloy tobacco jar, with deep mouldings after the Rhinemaidens and an acorn and leaf moulded cover