Cement Urn with Foliage Relief

An English pair of terracotta urns from the early 20th century. This antique pair of terracotta urns from England are adorn in a motif of winged griffins and a foliage motif, with reeded elements. A solid handle piece flanks either side of the urns, which are raised upon octagonal shaped platform bases. The round shaped top has a nice lip which overhangs the urn below. These pieces have a lovely old patina throughout. These antique English urns...

Large Italian Glazed Terracotta Urn with stylized Horse. Italian glazed terracotta Urbino Maiolica style urn or vessel in muted colors with wel...

A magnificent pair of 19th century royal Vienna covered urns on original stands with double eagle handles depicting neoclassical lovers and cu...

High style Art Deco stoneware urn, floor vase, cane or umbrella stand. This chic piece is marked with a clover mark, and reads Made in Perth Amboy NJ - alo...

A Chinese four-legged barrel-form brass urn cast and engraved with archaistic decoration from the 20th century. The gently rounded sides are cast with the dispersed elements of two taotie masks, Archaistic auspicious beasts formed by a pair of stylized and confronted dragons which constitutes the features of this mythical creature, abstractly rendered in low-relief hooked curls. Two bands of kui or passing dragons flank the taotie ornamentation on the belly, all upon an engraved and very finely delineated white leiwen ground symbolizing thunder. Raised on four atlantes with a few anatomical engraved details, the urn possesses a flat circular lid decorated with stylized birds and topped with a phoenix-shaped knob with a ring, a propitious symbol in Chinese art. The white engraved ground nicely contrasting with the dark patina along with the Archaistic traditional low relief decoration echoes Chinese archaic ritual bronzes used in ceremonies or buried in the tombs of the elites for use in the afterlife. This Chinese barrel...

At once ancient and contemporary, this beautiful urn speaks to the timelessness of Chinese ceramic design. Made in northern China in the early 20th century, the urn pays respect to m...