Skip to main content

Urns

2,217
336
51
to
258
1,735
680
2,604
2,382
2,465
Height
to
Width
to
1,208
1,122
1,737
334
Urns For Sale
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Model of the Medici Vase, or Urn
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This Grand Tour bronze model of the Medici vase is beautifully cast and patinated. It features a deep frieze with a mythological bas-relief, the fluted loop handles rise from sayers'...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair French Stone Neoclassical Urns, 20th century
Located in South Salem, NY
Elegant and timeless, this pair of early 20th-century Neoclassical French stone urns embodies exquisite craftsmanship. Carved with care, each urn sho...
Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Marble

Large Silver Plate Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Great proportions of this hand hammered silver metal urn.
Category

20th Century American Urns

Materials

Metal

Massive Mid Century Modern Sculptural Hand Thrown Drip Glaze Vase - Urn
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and massive vase - urn which will be a eye catcher in your living or business space. Almost 4 ft tall and 30 inch at its widest in the center down to about 7 inch at the bas...
Category

1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Clay

Pair of Bronze and Marble Neoclassical Pitchers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Bronze and Marble Neoclassical Pitchers Stock Number: DA164
Category

19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Porcelain Imari Lidded Jars Urns, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good pair of large antique Japanese Meiji period porcelain lidded jars, circa 1880. The jars having ribbed dome shaped lids topped with lion-dog (Komainu) finials, the baluster shaped jars also of corresponding ribbed form. The lids and jars are skillfully hand-decorated in the Imari palette with blue & iron red floral decoration over a white body, on one side are a pair of floral cartouches on another side is a fan shaped cartouche. Condition is very good indeed, no damage or restoration, a very handsome pair of 19th century Japanese Imari lidded jars...
Category

1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Large Contemporary Cast Bronze Krater Urn on Pedestal with Mythological Figures
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large contemporary classical themed cast bronze urn on pedestal with lion handles. Featuring a tall silhouette, this exquisite urn was cast w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Classical Greek Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair, Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Celestial Dragon Urns, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
A dramatic blue pearl luster mottling porcelain vase dominated by a bold gilded celestial dragon and motifs of sacred pearls with flames with intricate detail. The top rim and bottom...
Category

Early 20th Century English Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Large Vintage Classical Italian Pottery Urn Fluted Vase Hand Made Jar 18"
Located in Wilton, CT
Large vintage hand turned Italian pottery vase with fluted sides and S-form handles. Classical Italian urn form. Great looking piece. Circa late 20th century. 18" high, 16" across ha...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Urns

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Dutch Neoclassical Silver Potpourri Urns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A pair of Dutch Neoclassical silver potpourri urns, the Hague, late 18th century Sourced by Martyn Lawrence Bullard Hallmarked sterling silver
Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Silver

Pair of Antique Italian Neoclassical Relief Carved Gilt Wood Decorative Urns
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning pair of antique Italian Neo-classical faux marble wooden urns. Born in Italy around the 18th/early 19th century, sculptural lidded urn architectural element form, hand ca...
Category

18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Vase /Urn With Lid by Kaiser Eleonore Series Design K.Nossek Germany
Located in Bastogne, BE
Beautiful interior vase made of elite high quality porcelain by Kaiser, Eleonore Series. The vase is painted by designer -K. Nossek. His design solutions always attract attention an...
Category

1970s German Vintage Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern Silver Plate Trophy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage silver plate trophy with carved handles, engraved in 1955 for the Amateur winner of the Panama Open Golf Tournament. According to g...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Silver Plate

French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Glazed Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and glazed Porcelain lidded centerpiece/urn. The Turquoise colored lidded bowl is made of Chinese glazed porcelain and is r...
Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Midentury Stoneware Floor Vase, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Statuesque stoneware floor vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, in a clean form with beautiful blue glaze with a somewhat grainy look. Carl-Harry Stålhane was one of the stars among Swedish...
Category

1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Stoneware

Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pot
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pot. It shows very detailed hand craft works of cloisonne art - a lot of Chinese traditional f...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns

Materials

Metal

Decorative Urn in white Porcelain by Gien France 1930 signed
By Gien
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Urn is a decorative Urn. It has Been made in France circa 1930. The color of the porcelain is white. it is signed with the Gien stamp underneath.
Category

1930s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Urns

Materials

Porcelain

White and Gilt Capodimonte Porcelain Urns with Lids and Putti Decoration
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of white and gilt hand painted Capodimonte classical urns with lids on a tapering square base. The urns have Classic scrolled handles and are decorated on the bodies with raised...
Category

19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Oscar Bach Style Neoclassical Footed Bronze Censer
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Neoclassical style bronze censer featuring lion heads and paw feet In the manner of Oscar Bach USA, Mid-20th Century Measures: 5.5"W x 5.5"D x 12.25"H. Very go...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Export Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Palace Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain urns with cat lid handles and ambitiously hand decorated with aquatic fauna and flora having a rare touch of whimsy.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Pair of Moroccan Blue and White Earthenware Palace Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of vintage Moroccan palace size lidded urns crafted in terra cotta in classic form with distinctive hand decorated Mediterranean designs in alluring blue tones.
Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Urns

Materials

Terracotta

French Siena Marble Tazza Urns Charles X
Located in Newark, England
Applied Lyre Decoration The pair stood upon four cast Bronze feet with a pedestal Siena Marble foot with an applied bronze scrollwork border. The central square column with a bronze Swan neck lyre harp bordered by floral swags to the front of the vase. The base of each Tazza Urn cast in Bronze with Ram’s head twin loop handles and a floral band surmounted by a tapered Siena Marble Core finished with a Bronze liner. The Tazza Urns dating to the first half of the 19th century during the latter reign of Charles X circa 1830. Bronze an alloy consisting primarily of copper with approximately 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such as arsenic or silicon depending on the age of the bronze and its origin. The additions of other metals produce a range of alloys that are usually harder than copper alone and carry useful properties such as strength. The earliest known use of bronze dates to the 5th millennium BCE from Iranian plateau, the bronze mix consists of arsenical copper and copper-arsenide. The earliest tin-copper-alloy recovered is dated to circa 4650 BCE and was found in Plocnik, Serbia. It is believed to have been smelted from a natural tin-copper ore. Sienna Marble consists of various dark yellow and gold colours, it is extremely heterogeneous due to the presence of grains with shades ranging from ivory white to light yellow to a reddish yellow ocher and is usually an intense marble. Lyre a stringed musical instrument part of the lute-family and consists of two arms and a crossbar with strings. The Lyre has featured on classical objects like the pair of vases above for thousands of years. They were commonly used in several ancient cultures surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The earliest known examples of the lyre have been recovered at archaeological sites that date to c. 2700 BCE in Mesopotamia. Charles X (Charles Philippe 1757-1836) was the King of France during a short reign between 1824 to 1830. He was the uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile. After the Bourbon Restoration in 1814, Charles (as heir-presumptive) became the leader of the ultra-royalists which was a radical monarchist faction within the French court. The ultra-royalists declared absolute monarchy by divine right and opposed the constitutional monarchy concessions towards liberals and the guarantees of civil liberties granted by the Charter of 1814. Charles gained...
Category

Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Siena Marble, Metal, Bronze

Ronan Bouroullec Monofiore Vase in Matte White Polycarbonate for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Evocative of futuristic atmospheres, the perfect juxtaposition to Classic furnishings, the Monofiore vase by Ronan Bouroullec is made of white polycarbonate. Material: Polycarbona...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Urns

Materials

Plastic

Pair Of 19th Century Ormolu & Bronze Ewers In The Renaissance Style
Located in Dublin, IE
With classical scenes depicting frolicking cherubs in relief, the top surmounted with a musical bronze cherub on a vine cast handle with bird and ram masks on a domed and vine cast c...
Category

19th Century French Renaissance Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Grand Tour Greek Bronze Vases on Marble Bases
Located in Richmond, London
A decorative pair of Grand Tour bronze-patinated urns of ancient Greek 'volute krater' form,  Italy, 19th century. Why we like them We love the decorative look of these urns, evoking the Grand Tour travels of the 19th century. Perfect for lamp conversion. Design This shape was introduced in the late 6th century B.C. and was favoured by significant artists who worked in terracotta and in bronze. The earliest example in bronze belongs to the late 5th century B.C. and was found in a tomb in Agrigento. A characteristic of volute-krater handles is the fine articulation of the volute itself and of the lower terminals where they rested on the shoulder of the vase. Here, as in most metal examples, they assume the form of swans' heads. A pair of handles of this design is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Chiurazzi, De Angelis and Sommer where the main Neapolitan foundries that catered for the needs and tastes of the grand-tourists throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. They produced a wide range of fine quality objects, often using the museum casts...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Timeless Wisdom: 19th Century Greek Owl Urns with Crowned Horse Heads
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite pair of 19th Century Copper and Bronze Greek Urns/Vases, reminiscent of the Hellenistic era, adorned with timeless symbols of wisdom and strength. Proudly displayed on each vessel is the revered owl of Athena, a symbol of wisdom and knowledge, standing watch...
Category

19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Brass, Copper

Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marble Urns
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of Italian Neoclassical style marble urns, with bronze mounts including bronze heads of Satyr or Faun the sides of each urn, bronze bud finials, and a bronze acanthus de...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Old English Sheffeild Silver Plate Small Decorative Urn / Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Discover the exquisite charm of our Old English Sheffield silver plated small decorative urn / vase with lion head side handle. This timeless piec...
Category

1880s English Antique Urns

Materials

Silver Plate

Large C19th Russian Malachite Tazza
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A spectacular early C19th Russian malachite tazza/urn of good scale and elegant form. The circular shallow dish with silvered-bronze mounted rim of sty...
Category

1820s Russian Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Silver Plate

Pair of Late 18th Century Italian Porcelain Garniture Urns with Lids
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Late 18th Century Italian Porcelain Garniture Urns with Lids
Category

Late 18th Century Italian Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

A Pair Of George III Cut Glass Urns & Covers Of Exceptional Size & Quality
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An exceptional pair of Georgian two pieces urns on star cut pedestal foot with scalloped edge, supporting swirl cut bodies with diamond band and pillared rim, fitted with slice cut l...
Category

18th Century English Antique Urns

Materials

Glass

19th Century, Berber Terra Cotta Pottery
Located in Brecht, BE
Lovely patina on this mid-19th century terra cotta berber vase/urn. Wonderful decorative object.
Category

Mid-19th Century Moroccan Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Vintage Boho Henderson Iron Works Petal Urns - Set of Two
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous set of two vintage urns. Made from a heavy case iron and painted white. An all over patinated rusty finish from time. Made by the Hinderson group in New Orleans and marked...
Category

Early 20th Century American Urns

Materials

Iron

Wedgwood Dark Blue Jasperware Tobacco Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
Wedgwood dark blue Jasperware tobacco jar. Overall white neoclassical motif. Light overall age related wear. No chips or repairs. Stamped Wedgwo...
Category

1970s English Neoclassical Vintage Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Large French Sevres Style Bronze Mounted Hand Painted Porcelain Lidded Urn
By Melo
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a large and heavy French Sevres style patinated bronze mounted porcelain lidded urn. It is hand painted in a white and sky blue background. It depicts a scene of an 18th cent...
Category

Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

French Art Deco Marble Urns with Bronze, circa 1920
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French Art Deco marble urns with bronze, circa 1920.      
Category

1920s French Vintage Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Pair Austrian Royal Vienna Beehive Porcelain Gilt Mounted Table Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Imposing and Stunning Pair Austrian Hand Decorated pale yellow ground porcelain and gilt mounted twin swan neck scroll handle Table or Mantle Urns of traditional form, now convert...
Category

19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Cypriot Byzantine Limestone Mortar with Craved Abstract Decoration
Located in Stamford, CT
A very interesting Byzantine Cypriot limestone mortar with unusual hand carved decoration on all four sides. It is possibly a re-purposed capital, the top hollowed out at some point ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Cypriot Classical Roman Antique Urns

Materials

Limestone

Large Earthenware Pot, late 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
This four-handled earthenware pot is a captivating piece that exudes both rustic charm and functionality. Crafted with skill and attention to detail, it showcases the timeless beauty...
Category

Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns

Materials

Earthenware

20th Century French Iron Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful iron urn originating from France, circa 1950.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Urns

Materials

Iron

Echizen Ware Edo Period Jar Tsubo Vase Pottery Japanese Wabi Sabi Ash Glaze
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Edo period Echizen kilns tsubo jar, circa 17th/18th century. Coil built with reddish iron oxide clay and buff colored ash glaze. Large Echizen jars were famous in their time ...
Category

18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Urns

Materials

Stoneware

Grand Tour Italian Neoclassical Patinated Bronze Urn Warwick Vase
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning Grand Tour neoclassical urn or cachepot having fancy decoration on the outside and gilded metal interior. 5.5 diameter 9" w handle to handle Opening is 3.75" (Connie)
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt stylized face vase in matte gray glazed stoneware with manipulated and applied facial details. Signed to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Neo Classical Urn, Continental, Decorative Ornament, Grand Tour, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage neo-classical urn. A Continental, Bakelite decorative ornament in Grand Tour taste, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Striking forms, with serpentine f...
Category

1930s Italian Grand Tour Vintage Urns

Materials

Bakelite

Large Urn 'Argenta' by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
Large and Beautiful Urn made by Wilhelm Kåge at Gustavsberg Studio in Sweden, 1930s. Argenta glazed stoneware. Excellent condition. Impressed 'Gustavsberg' and "HANDDREJAD". Wilhel...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Pair of English Regency Lidded Urns, 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
Exuding timeless elegance, this exceptional pair of lidded urns hails from 19th century England, possibly originating from an esteemed estate or country manor. Crafted during the 186...
Category

Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Urns

Materials

Metal

Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N8000088 Art Series, Malaysia
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category

2010s Malaysian Modern Urns

Materials

Copper

Chinese Blue and White Baluster Form Urn or Vase with Crane and Tree Motif
Located in Essex, MA
A fine antique 19th-century Chinese porcelain large baluster vase decorated with various flowers and objects in low relief and underglaze cobalt blue within a white-glazed ground. Th...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Japanese Meiji Palace Urn with Foo Dog Handles
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Japanese Meiji palace urn with foo dog handles. Stunning large antique Japanese Meiji period palace urn with foo dog handles. This gorgeous As...
Category

1870s Japanese Meiji Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N8000129 Art Series, Malaysia
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category

2010s Malaysian Modern Urns

Materials

Copper

Vintage Indian Silver over Brass Flaring Urn with Stylized Hearts and Flowers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Indian silver over brass urn from the Mid-20th Century, with rich décor depicting stylized heart motifs and foliage on square base. Created in India during the Midcentury period, this silver over brass urn attracts our attention with its generous flaring lines and abundant décor. The urn features a wide opening with large lip, sitting above a tapering body. Adorned with a richly executed décor presenting stylized hearts and foliage, this body is resting on a flaring base mounted on a square plinth. With its elegant lines and silver over brass finish, this vintage Indian urn...
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Urns

Materials

Brass, Silver Leaf

Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N8000126 Art Series, Malaysia
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category

2010s Malaysian Modern Urns

Materials

Copper

19th Century English Cut Glass Decanters with an Elongated Neck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English cut glass decanter. Attributed to F. & C. Osler. With an elongated neck, diamond cut facets, bulbous bodies, and star cut bases. Monogrammed to the bo...
Category

19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Urns

Materials

Cut Glass

19th Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Baluster Form Urn or Vase
Located in Essex, MA
A fine antique 19th-century Chinese porcelain large baluster vase decorated with various flowers and objects in low relief and underglaze cobalt blue within a white-glazed ground. The vase has molded stylized handles in cobalt blue to either side of the wide funnel neck with a wider rounded bowl-shaped top. The front is hand-painted with stylized central flowers in a vase on a stand...
Category

19th Century Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N8000087 Art Series, Malaysia
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category

2010s Malaysian Modern Urns

Materials

Copper

Single Rusty Cast Iron Urn, French early 20th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
This cast iron urn is a beautiful example of French early 20th-century design. It has a timeless quality that makes it a perfect addition to any garden or outdoor space. The urn is m...
Category

Early 20th Century French Urns

Materials

Iron

Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N8000106 Art Series, Malaysia
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category

2010s Malaysian Modern Urns

Materials

Copper

Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N8000084 Art Series, Malaysia
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category

2010s Malaysian Modern Urns

Materials

Copper

Antique and Vintage Urns for Sale

Decorative vases and antique and vintage urns are statement objects for the home that can date back centuries. Ranging from pieces with intricate, hand-painted details to more minimal forms with abstract shapes, decorative vases and urns come in a range of styles and sizes.

An urn is a type of vase that typically has a cover, a narrow neck and a round body, sometimes with a footed pedestal. However, when a vessel is called an urn, this often denotes its purpose rather than its origin or shape. One of the urn’s most crucial roles was and remains to be to hold the ashes of people for funerary rites. Another type of urn is adorned with figures that tell a story or show a scene.

Some of the earliest vases were formed from clay or metal-like bronze. Mesopotamians used them not only for decoration but also for storage. In ancient Greece, vases and urns frequently depicted stories from mythology, showing images of the gods and heroes. In ancient Egypt, vases such as the amphora had ceremonial purposes.

Over time, vases grew in popularity among artists as a different kind of canvas for expression. Unlike many of the ancient examples, these vases were not always functional but instead made for a striking addition to one’s decor. Even a plain, solid-colored vase can add color or style to a room. Metal urns are elegant additions to your living room or foyer rather than outside, unless you’re partial to the alluring weathered patina that is expected to characterize an antique cast-iron garden urn.

Every interior designer will tell you that decorative objects are what make a house a home. Decorative objects trumpet the homeowner’s personality while bringing a room to life. For designers, they present an opportunity to express their creative vision.

When looking for a decorative vase, it’s important to note the design and also the size and shape. Decorative vases vary from those with a wide base to those with long slender necks. Browse decorative vases and an extensive ceramic urn collection on 1stDibs.

Recently Viewed

View All