Old cookie jar ?

Does anybody have an idea what this was used for ? What's the verdict on it ?

 

I found on the internet a similiar one see picture attached.

 

Ok solved it myself already:

This mark is modern. It occurs in red, blue or black. There has been a lot of confusion about this mark however some pieces with this mark have been found with a sticker saying "Made in China". Other carries the text "not for food" which is not applied on porcelain predating around 1975 while others are only marked WL1895. The porcelain pieces are generally made in an old style, often with a crackled ground and often with badly cast bronze (ormolu) fittings. On the foot rim is sometimes found two Chinese characters meaning "fang gu" or "imitating old (relic)" which belongs to the time after the Cultural Revolution that ended in 1975. The porcelain itself does not immediately look as from Jingdezhen while it remains possible. The enamel decoration appears similar to what I have begun to call Macau style. On the whole, the origin appears to be a commercial Chinese export, active from maybe the 1980s and onwards. Exactly where the porcelain wares itself is made remains unknown.

 

No doubt in China. It is beautiful though.

 

Yes, but you should credit the source: http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/20thcenturychina.shtml

 

Yes he should.
If Nilsson attributes this ware to Macau, it could be Canton/Guangdong made and Macau decorated. I can see a Portuguese influence in the decoration.

 

WL is often referred to as Wong Lee. I believe it is a Chinese import company.

To answer you question, your item is a copy of an English biscuit jar.