Vintage cut glass or crystal jar with bakelite finial. Very unique beautiful old jar. Age estimate: 1907-1920's. Not sure if it was for tea biscuits or a barware item. Most biscuit jars have handles, this jar does not have a handle and the lid fits snug over the rim. It is the same size as most biscuit jars and it is too large to have been a sugar jar so it is probably a biscuit jar or a barware item. Bakelite was invented in 1907. The fancy bakelite finial resembles a pineapple. The jar lid was black when purchased; I polished it several times to get the grime off and it still could use another polishing. There is only one letter or number on the lid rim; if you look in the photo it looks like an L; in reality it looks like a number 1. This jar is 6.25 tall not counting the finial; or 7.75 tall if counting the finial. The glass is gorgeous; I only found one chigger speck on it. The silver plate lid has fine scratching which is not really apparent unless looking at it up close. Overall, I think this jar is just beautiful despite the age/wear. You could use it for scones, tea biscuits or as barware for pickles, celery or olives, or just display it with your other biscuit jars or even on the wetbar! 6/16