White Marble Urns
Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Urns
Slate, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Granite
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Urns
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Urns
Marble
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Urns
Marble
20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Urns
Marble
Antique 18th Century Spanish Urns
Marble
Late 20th Century Italian Urns
Onyx
20th Century Italian Urns
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Alabaster
20th Century Chinese Neoclassical Urns
Marble
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Composition
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Marble
Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Sandstone
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Wood, Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Copper, Pewter
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Urns
Cast Stone, Cement
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Art
Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Planters and Jardinieres
Terracotta
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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique 18th Century German Rococo Wine Coolers
Tin
Antique Late 19th Century French Urns
Iron
20th Century English Urns
Stone
Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures
Terracotta, Wood
Antique 1840s Russian Louis XVI Candlesticks
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Charles II Settees
Tapestry, Velvet
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20th Century French Urns
Marble
20th Century Italian Urns
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Marble
Antique Early 1800s English George III Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Urns
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Urns
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century European Classical Roman Urns
Antique 19th Century Urns
Marble
20th Century Indian Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Urns
Marble
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century European Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Carrara Marble
20th Century Italian Urns
20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Antique 19th Century Italian Urns
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Antique Early 19th Century French Urns
Antique 19th Century Scottish Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Urns
Vintage 1930s Italian Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Urns
Marble, Iron
Antique 19th Century Italian Urns
Siena Marble
Vintage 1940s Italian Urns
Marble
Vintage 1950s Italian Urns
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century English Medieval Urns
Marble
Antique Mid-18th Century French Urns
Iron
20th Century Italian Planters and Jardinieres
Carrara Marble
20th Century Italian Vases
Marble
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases
Carrara Marble
Vintage 1930s Italian Planters and Jardinieres
Alabaster
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Urns
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Marble
20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Urns
Alabaster, Marble
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Marble
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century English Vases
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Planters and Jardinieres
Marble
20th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Marble
Antique 17th Century Greek Urns
Marble
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Urns
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Marble
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Urns
Marble
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Urns
Marble, Tôle
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Finding the Right Urns for You
When people think of antique and vintage urns — a type of vase with a round body, narrow neck and integrated pedestal — they tend to imagine funerary urns. But all manner of urns have been made over the years, and these vessels can be used as decorative accents either inside your home or in your garden.
Garden urns became popular in early Greek and Roman gardens, where they complemented classical statues and other garden ornaments. Over the years, people have used urns as planters, fountain basins and stylish decorative elements in interiors as well as outdoors in gardens, patios and firepit areas.
Urns are typically made of stone, ceramics or metal. Stone urns are highly durable; while an antique stone urn will show wear with age, it can be used in any climate, and a neoclassical-style cast stone urn with natural world motifs carved in relief is guaranteed to make a statement in your garden. Position two stone urns with vibrant hibiscus bulbs or tulips at the bottom of an outdoor stairway to set it off from other exterior features. Elsewhere, place your urn in the middle of a garden bed to draw attention to your dazzling landscape design. A good concrete urn can easily make a good home for small trees or shrubs, but it will be very heavy to move around.
A ceramic urn is likely going to have thick, robust walls. A glazed terracotta urn, for example, is going to be ideal for potting plants. As glazing is part of the potter’s process for creating a terracotta urn, the urn itself can provide a pop of color to contrast with any low-maintenance plants such as moss or succulents that you have in mind for it.
Metal urns are best used as decor in 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. If you’re planning to use a metal urn as a planter, add a plant liner first. Metal may overheat and damage a plant’s roots if they are not protected, and urns made of certain metals may rust if they’re left outdoors.
But you don’t necessarily need to turn your urn into a planter.
A large urn can hold its own as an accent in any space and create a strong focal point. Browse the collection of decorative antique and vintage urns on 1stDibs today.
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