Pair of Vintage Tuscan Terracotta Lidded Garden Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
These type of lidded garden urns were used in the Renaissance period to maintain the temperature in the lemon fields in Tuscany.
Terracotta
Pair of Antique English Campana Lead Garden Urns with Lids – Neoclassical Fluted
Located in Essex, MA
A distinguished pair of antique English lead garden urns, elegantly modeled in the classical campana form and retaining their original domed lids with turned finials.
Lead
Vintage Indian Brass Lidded Urn
Located in San Diego, CA
A charming vintage Indian brass lidded urn with etched detailing, circa 1970s. The urn is in very good vintage condition with a wonderful patina and measures 7"W x 7"D x 12.5"H. Hea...
Brass
Vintage Shell Encrusted Lidded Ceramic Urns - Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This pair of vintage ceramic lidded urns presents a classic baluster silhouette, with softly shouldered bodies tapering to a flared foot and a fitted, domed lid crowned with a pointe...
Ceramic, Shell
Pot a Feu French Urn with Lid
Located in Dallas, TX
Large urn with lid made of limestone, originating from the South of France.
Limestone
Pair of Reclaimed Composition Stone Lidded Urn Finials
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of reclaimed composition stone lidded urn finials from Sir Roy Strong’s Laskett Garden, Herefordshire.
Stone, Composition
Vintage Asian Double Happiness Lidded Urns - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This pair of vintage Asian lidded urns presents a classic cylindrical silhouette, with softly rounded shoulders rising to a domed, fitted lid. Crafted from ceramic, each urn is hand-...
Ceramic
Set of Four Large Italian Turned Marble Urns with Lids
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant set of four large urns crafted from fine Italian marble, each featuring a turned body and matching lid.
Marble
$1,080Sale Price|20% Off
Ornate Bronze Urn with Lid, Rococo Style, Grape Decor, USA, 2010
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive ornate and large bronze urn having a blackened matte finish with some verdigris coloration. There is a removeable lid topped with acorn finial. Gorgeous grape and leaf d...
Bronze
Set of 4 Large Simulated Bronze Lidded Urns Ex. The Menagerie at Horton Hall
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A very impressive set of very large plaster lidded urns with a painted simulated bronze finish, previously positioned within The Menagerie at Horton Hall, Northamptonshire.
Plaster, Paint
Pair of Early 19th Century Neoclassical Terracotta Urns and Lids on Plinth Bases
Located in Long Island City, NY
Each of this pair of large early 19th century terracotta campagna urns, in the neoclassical style, sits atop a molded socle plinth base, its baluster body ornamented with gadrooning,...
Terracotta
20th Century Decorative Lid Vase in the Style of Classicism
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative lid vase in the style of classicism Natural marble in black with gray-white grain. Rounded round base on square plinth and ovoid body with curved neck. The entire vase...
Marble
$4,750
Terracotta Urn w/ Lid
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique Terracotta Urn with a Lid mounted on a Terracotta Plinth Base purchased in Ireland.
Terracotta, Paint
Pair 19th c. English Regency Period Neoclassical Lead Garden Urns & Lids
Located in Litchfield, CT
Pair antique 19th century English Regency period neoclassical lead garden urns & lids. Vase shaped bodies are fully reeded with mask handles at each side.
Lead
Reclaimed Antique Composition Stone Lidded Urns
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of large scale lidded composition stone urn finials. With unique lids and quality scale, this pair would look stunning as gate piers either side of a grand entranceway or str...
Stone
French Wood Urn Flower Pot With Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French wood urn flower pot with lid. Nice wood details and nice original tin liner too.
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Neoclassical French Lidded Cast Iron Urns
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
These shallow lidded urns will look striking in any garden with their unusual design and distressed painted bronze Verdigris finish, adding age, grandeur and interest to any setting.
Cast Iron
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Large Chinese Rose Medallion Enameled Porcelain Lidded Urn 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Chinese Rose Medallion Enameled Porcelain Lidded Urn with Garden & Genre Scenes, 20thC Measures - 13 1/2"h x 8"w x 8"d A finely crafted Chinese Rose Medallion enameled porcelain lidd...
Porcelain
Pair of Urns with Lids
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Imari
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Style Lidded Urns
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of glazed earthen ware lidded urns in the Chinese style. Applied chinoiserie decoration on ribbed body. Please note of wear consistent with age.
Earthenware
Pair of Large Art Nouveau Style Bronze Lidded Urns
By Luciano Tempo
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exquisite pair of large bronze lidded urns by California design icon, Luciano Tempo.
Pair of very large 19th century Italian lidded terracotta urns
Located in Chicago, IL
From the Genoa region of Italy an impressive pair of late 19th century terracotta lidded urns, each in four sections with an acanthus cupola finial surmounting a fluted body punctuat...
Terracotta
Terracotta Jar Garden Urn With An Ornamental Lead Lid
Located in Free Union, VA
A very large spiral fluted terracotta pot garden ornament, with a tapered and slightly flared neck. The pot is topped by a distinctive ornamental lead cover surmounted by a cast lead...
Lead
Pair of Imposing Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
PAIR OF IMPOSING LIDDED URNS
FEATURING DELICATELY DETAILED FLANKING CARIATYDES
INCLUDES OGEE SHAPED PEDESTALS
PARIS, FRANCE
A Pair of Decorative Pedestals with Lidded Urns
Located in Pewsey, GB
Pair of Highly Decorative Decorative Pedestals, surmounted with lidded urns with satyr masks on composite half column plinths / stands . Urns 46 cm H, total height including stands 1...
Composition
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H 58 in W 24.5 in D 17 in
Pair of Lidded French Garden Urns with Rams Heads and Grape Vines on Pedestals
Located in Dallas, TX
Comprised of three separate pieces of French cast stone, this pair of lidded garden urns features rams’ heads and grapevine motifs.
Stone, Cast Stone, Cement
Baroque Style Garden Urn
By Haganus Pottery
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A large decorative lidded garden urn in the Baroque style. The body of the urn is decorated with swags of fruit and foliage; two acanthus handles are centered by a Greek Anthemion...
Terracotta Lided Urns
Located in London, GB
A pair of Italianate terracotta lidded urns, the lids and bulbous bodies decorated with stiff leaf motif, the waisted socle on square plinth base. Distressed majolica glaze all over,...
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H 90.56 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Pair of Monumental 1990s Classical Cast Iron Garden Urn Planters w/ Lids
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of monumental 1990s classical cast iron garden urn planters with lids. We have preferred to let the paint weather to increase the character of the pieces.
Iron
Vintage Boho Tessellated Horn Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho lidded urn. A chic tessellated horn body with a wood interior. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Horn, Wood
Pair of Glazed Urns with Lids
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of early 20th century green glazed baluster-form jars with lids, from Southern China.
Pagoda Red Collection #: Y049
Keywords: Jar, urn,...
Ceramic
Pair of Glazed Terracotta Lidded Urns
Located in Southampton, GB
A wonderful pair of glazed terracotta, Lidded Urns. With just the right amount of weathering. Clean enough for indoor use. Would look amazing in any setting England, early to mid 2...
Terracotta
Reclaimed Stone Lidded Urn or Finial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
About A nicely weathered example of the Margam Urn. A 20th century copy of an original located at the Margam Estate, South Wales. Condition report This urn is in good condit...
Stone
1940s English Stone Decorative Urn with Lid
Located in New York, NY
1940's English rams head stone urn with lid. Handles at the sides flow into a a ram's head and a wreath of grapes adorns the body of the urn as well as the top of the lid.
Stone
Pair of Gourd Shaped Urns with Lids
Located in Chicago, IL
Deep red glazed ceramic gourd shaped urns with lids from Southern China. True color is much deeper than shown in pictures.
Ceramic
A Green Glaced Ming Urn with Lid
Located in New York, NY
A Green glaced Ming Urn from the Ming period 1368-1644
Pair of 19th Century Monumental Majolica Lidded Urns
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Monumental Majolica Lidded Urns. A fine pair of late 19th century Palatial Urns. Each with a large base pedestal supporting a monumental urn terminating in a removable lid. ...
Maiolica
19th c Rare signed Barbedienne lidded potpourri urns
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Dallas, TX
pair of 19th c large and rare signed F Barbedienne Potpourri lidded urns with carrera marble and bronze dore trim
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Glazed Terra Cotta Urns with Lids
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Pair of Garden Votives
Terracotta
Pair of Large Italian Sculpted Stone Lidded Urns
Located in Baambrugge, NL
After examples in the Parco Querini, Vicenza, by Orazio Marinali (1643-1720), 20th Century, the domed covers with lobed edges, above relief carved figural friezes of cavorting amorin...
Pair of French Terra Cotta Painted Urns with Lids
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of French terra cotta urns with lids; original paint and patina.
Pair of Faux Concrete Italian Urn Planters with Lids
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant pair of fiberglass resin urns with lids that are hand cast from the original French antique urns, having intricate details and a hand-painted faux limestone finish. This high...
Fiberglass
A Very Fine Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Lidded Urns
Located in Middleburg, VA
Deeply patinated surface with intricately cast classical motifs. Acanthus leaf collars over Greek key borders to animated lion's mask with gadrooned bases and "hairy paw" feet. Mad...
Set of Four Reclaimed Georgian Style Lidded Stone Urn Finials
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of four well weathered composition stone urns with swag decoration. Additional dimensions Diameter 50 cm Widest part 60 cm Diameter of opening approximate...
Stone
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H 26.38 in W 14.57 in D 13.78 in
Impressive 19th Century Neoclassical Bronze Lidded Urn by A Moreau
By Auguste Moreau
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th Century Bronze Urn. Impressive 19th Century Bronze Neoclassical Urn Standing in a Marble plinth with a socle comprising of four finely detailed lion face masks. Profusely a...
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Italian Pots of Urn Form with Lids
Located in London, GB
A pair of late nineteenth-century Italian pots of urn form with lids. Painted with a mixture of architectural and organic motifs, with shaded fan pattern decorating the lid and under...
Ceramic
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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