Rare collection of 5 antique ceramic tobacco jars/humidors by Bernard Bloch (1836-1909). 1. Hand-painted ceramic tobacco jar, marked underside illegible and numbered 8100, man with cap with inscription 'Polin' (Pierre Paul Marsalès, singer, comique troupier), around 1900. Presumably Bernard Bloch (1836 – 1909). Height: 16 cm. *Cap does not fit perfectly on the head. 2. Hand-painted ceramic tobacco jar in the shape of a man with hat, marked underside BB (Bernard Bloch (1836-1909)) and numbered 8181, around 1900. Height: 14.5 cm. 3. Hand-painted ceramic tobacco jar in the shape of a man with a straw hat, marked underside Dep BB (Bernard Bloch (1836-1909)) and numbered 338, around 1900. Height: 15 cm. 4. Hand-painted ceramic tobacco jar in the shape of a man with a hat with a tassle, marked underside Dep BB (Bernard Bloch (1836-1909)) and numbered 310, around 1900. Height: 15.5 cm. 5. Hand-painted ceramic tobacco jar in the shape of a man with a top hat, marked underside Dep BB (Bernard Bloch (1836-1909)) and numbered 349, around 1900. Height: 16.5 cm. In good condition, some wear to the paint Bernard Bloch, born in Austria, started working at a young age for a transport company in Bohemia that delivered clay to potteries, a well-known industry in that area. He received training in making ceramics and pottery and in 1871 he bought his own earthenware factory in Unica and started his company here under the name B.Bloch & Co. In addition to household items, the factory also made Majolica decorative objects, but it became best known for its tobacco jars and figurines of figures in very refined designs.