Antiques Roadshow (kind of): Tall Ceramic Jar?

[2Btoo]

Guys,

We've been emptying out Mrs 2B's folks' house recently and come across a few things which we don't know what to do with.

Here's one: a tall ornate ceramic jar, perhaps 22 inches high, including the ornate lid with a cheery bearded chappie smoking a pipe. It seems to be in excellent condition with no cracks or repairs. It could probably do with a bit of a clean but nothing serious. There are no makers marks anywhere on it.

We think it was given to Mrs 2B's family in the 1940's, possibly by German soldiers. Someone has mentioned that it might be a ginger jar or possibly a cigarette jar, but both of these are a bit hazy. Here are some photos:









Can anyone shed any light on what it is, how much it may be worth and where we could sell it (other than eBay). Thanks!

(There were a few items which we need identifying so this may be one of a few posts.)

[Saleen836]

My first thought is an old handleless beer stein

[2Btoo]

Saleen836 said:

My first thought is an old handleless beer stein

Not as daft as it may sound, but I think it's far too tall (nigh ton two feet tall). And I'd not expect a stein to have a lid.

[Allegro_Snapon]

The handle is missing.

It is a "salt glazed beer stein".

Worth about £20-80 depending on manufacturer.

We use ours that we inherited as a flower vase.

Interestingly, if you "google lens" your image it reveals the result "beer stein on piston-heads website for sale for £20-30"!