How many come up for sale each year?

About 35 come to market in a year on Sellingantiques, and 85 different dealers have listed one. So no single specialist controls the field. The supply arrives in ones and twos from general dealers as much as from glass specialists.

What is the commonest type?

The labelled apothecary or chemist jar. "Apothecary" appears in roughly a quarter of titles, with "chemist" and "label" behind it. A large block of these are near-identical French examples dated circa 1890, in clear, amber, turquoise and Bristol blue glass. Cut-glass preserve and pickle jars and silver-topped dressing-table jars follow.

Which colours turn up?

Blue leads, then cranberry, amber and green. Bristol blue is named in several apothecary and dressing-table titles. Turquoise, opaline and amethyst are the scarcest, each named only a handful of times.

Are sets of chemist jars really sold together?

Yes, sets are a genuine feature of this category rather than an accident of cataloguing. Groups of three, five, six, nine, ten and twelve chemist jars all appear. One lot runs to twenty-nine. Pairs of shop display jars are also recorded, in around two dozen titles.

How old do these get?

The dated field spans 1750 to 1940, with 113 listings carrying a clean year. The earliest of those is a French hand-blown cornichon pickling jar dated 1750. Georgian and 18th-century pieces appear but are scarce. Two entries sit outside the antique run entirely, filed as Before 1700: Roman glass, including a set of four unguentaria dating to the 2nd to 3rd century AD.

What unusual pieces have appeared?

The largest things are not domestic jars at all. A brandy fountain made for a Watford brewery, a whisky bar dispenser and a Navy grog jar inscribed God Save the King sit at the top of the size range. One-off curiosities include a glass owl tobacco jar, cast-brass cats with glass eyes mounted on jars, a curling-stone preserve jar and a shop retail jar for crisps.

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Lidded and stoppered glass vessels made for storing things in view: pharmacy stock behind a shop counter, preserves and biscuits on a table, powder and cream on a dressing table.

18th century

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Large 18th Century Blown Glass Liquid Jar (Burgundy)

From Graham Price Antiques Ltd.

£210

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19th century

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Antique Taxidermy Dome, English Glass Display Showcase, Specimen, Late Victorian

From London Fine Antiques

£895

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19th century

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Fine Antique Victorian Cranberry Glass Large Biscuit Barrel.

From The Antique Shop

£465

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Tall Antique Taxidermy Showcase, English, Display Dome, Specimen Case, Victorian

19th century

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Tall Antique Taxidermy Showcase, English, Display Dome, Specimen Case, Victorian

From London Fine Antiques

£895

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19th century

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Rare Victorian Bristol Blue Glass White Label Apothecary Bottle, Circa 1890

From Julie Cartwright Antiques

£125

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Oval Antique Diorama Dome, English, Collector, Taxidermy Display Case, Victorian

19th century

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Oval Antique Diorama Dome, English, Collector, Taxidermy Display Case, Victorian

From London Fine Antiques

£1,195

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19th century

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Antique Apothecary Jar

From Nikki Page Antiques

£950

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1900 - 1920

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Nice Antique Edwardian Cranberry Glass Biscuit Barrel with Silver-plated Mounts – Circa 1905

From Kingsdown Antiques

£165

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1900 - 1920

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Collection of 12 Apothecary Bottles

From Merchant House Antiques

£250

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1900 - 1920

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Small Antique Display Dome, English, Glass, Beech, Showcase, Edwardian, C.1910

From London Fine Antiques

£295

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After Britain, France is the commonest origin named on Sellingantiques, in fifty-three titles, mostly apothecary jars in clear, amber, turquoise and Bristol blue.

A Fabulous Early 20th Century Enamelled Biscuit Jar

1900 - 1920

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A Fabulous Early 20th Century Enamelled Biscuit Jar

From Andrew Cox Antiques

£155

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19th century

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Antique Victorian Glass Cloches

From Karen Tarleton

£180

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Stunning Antique English Cut Crystal Box C.1890

19th century

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Stunning Antique English Cut Crystal Box C.1890

From Puckerings

£330

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19th century

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Antique Cranberry Glass Lidded Biscuit Jar

From The Antique Shop

£190

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18th century

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Antique French Blown Glass Pickling Jars

From Graham Price Antiques Ltd.

£235

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1900 - 1920

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6 Large French Carboys & Demi-johns

From Antiques Decorative

£580

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Antique Glass Jars

Large 18th Century Blown Glass Liquid Jar (Burgundy)

Antique Taxidermy Dome, English Glass Display Showcase, Specimen, Late Victorian

Fine Antique Victorian Cranberry Glass Large Biscuit Barrel.

Tall Antique Taxidermy Showcase, English, Display Dome, Specimen Case, Victorian

Rare Victorian Bristol Blue Glass White Label Apothecary Bottle, Circa 1890

Oval Antique Diorama Dome, English, Collector, Taxidermy Display Case, Victorian

Antique Apothecary Jar

Nice Antique Edwardian Cranberry Glass Biscuit Barrel with Silver-plated Mounts – Circa 1905

Collection of 12 Apothecary Bottles

Small Antique Display Dome, English, Glass, Beech, Showcase, Edwardian, C.1910

A Fabulous Early 20th Century Enamelled Biscuit Jar

Antique Victorian Glass Cloches

Stunning Antique English Cut Crystal Box C.1890

Antique Cranberry Glass Lidded Biscuit Jar

Antique French Blown Glass Pickling Jars

6 Large French Carboys & Demi-johns

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