Help!!

[elizad27]

We have recently acquired a big oriental looking urn with lid through the death of a relative but know nothing about it other than it's been around for years and we once heard it was a ginger jar, can anyone shed any light on this. It's brown in colour and possibly hand painted with birds etc.
thanks

[askyourgran]

Without a photo it will be difficult for anyone on here to tell you, has it got any markings on the bottom of it? You may have something very valuable. Google a description of it and see what you get.

[Baldric]

Can you post a picky of it please?

[Buenchico]

Almost any local antiques auctioneer will give you a free valuation and tell you what it is. (Auctioneers obviously hope that you'll sell through them but the vast majority will spare you some time anyway. I once got to see one of the experts from the Antiques Roadshow, for a detailed appraisal of some items I had, simply by walking into Bonham's Auction Rooms in London. No queuing, no fee, no obligation and an expert opinion instantly).

However if you're hoping for someone on here to give you some information you'll need to provide a photo. You can upload a picture to this site
http://tinypic.com/
copy the last link offered to you and then paste it here. If it's not clear from your photo, please tell us the size as well. (If there are any marks on the base, please provide a second photo as well, so that we can see them).

[Peter Pedant]

incredible is that how you do it ?
thanks Chris