Terra Cotta Garden Urn
Monumental 18th Century French Louis XVI Terracotta Urn
Located in Houston, TX
XVI terra cotta garden urn, garden ornament, jardiniere or planter has a Grecian feel and would look
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Terra Cotta Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Terra cotta urn handcrafted in France.
Category
20th Century French Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Terra Cotta Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Terra cotta urn handcrafted in France.
Category
20th Century French Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Terra Cotta Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Handcrafted in France
Category
Early 20th Century Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Terra Cotta Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Handcrafted in Greece.
Category
20th Century Greek Urns
Materials
Terracotta
White Terra Cotta Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
White terra cotta urn handcrafted in France.
Category
20th Century French Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Massive Neoclassical Style Terra Cotta Campagna-Form Garden Urn
Located in San Francisco, CA
A massive neoclassical style terra cotta campagna-form garden urn with bold acanthus leaf
Category
Vintage 1960s American Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Terracotta
A Italian 19th century Terra Cotta urn/planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative Italian 19th century Terra Cotta urn/planter. The large scale Roman
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Terracotta
A Italian 19th century Terra Cotta urn/planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative Italian 19th century Terra Cotta urn/planter. The large scale Roman
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Outdoor English Victorian Terra Cotta Urns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Outdoor English Victorian glazed terra cotta urns with a large open center flower on square
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Large Terra Cotta Planter
Located in Dallas, TX
Large terra cotta planter handcrafted in France.
Category
20th Century French Urns
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Italian Antique Pair of Renaissance Style Terra Cotta Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Renaissance style very ornate antique Italian terra cotta vases decorated with Caryatides
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Urns
Materials
Terracotta
$8,500 / set
H 45 in W 26 in D 23 in
20th Century Italian Pair of Terra Cotta Gimignano Jars - Vintage Tuscan Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of rustic vintage Tuscan garden urns topped with a heavy rolled rim, decorated with rosettes
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Terracotta
$10,500 / set
H 38 in W 35 in D 35 in
A pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. Terra Cotta urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and finely detailed pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. Terra Cotta urns
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Terracotta
$15,200 / set
H 29 in W 15.25 in D 15.25 in
1950's XXL Spanish Terra Cotta Jar
Located in Brecht, BE
Definitely the largest Spanish terra cotta jar I have been able to purchase,
great decorative item
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Southern Italian Terra Cotta Olive Oil Jars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful aged Terra cotta Olive Oil jars.
ONLY 3 AVAILABLE
Category
20th Century Italian Urns
Pair of terra cotta vases with greek decor Italy 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A highly decorative pair of terra cotta vases on base with greek decor
Precise details
Italy 1950
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Vintage Classical Terra Cotta Colored Plaster Garden Urns C1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
Classical Terra Cotta Colored Plaster Garden Urns with Grape & Leaf Pattern C1940 (27 3/4" x 21 1/2" x 21 3
Category
20th Century Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Plaster
$960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 27.75 in W 21.5 in D 21.5 in
19th century glazed terra cotta olive oil jar/urn
Located in Brecht, BE
lovely patina on this glazed terra cotta xl olive jar from the South of Spain,
can be used indoors
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Terracotta
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Pair of English Terra Cotta Urns
Located in Stamford, CT
Lovely pair of English terra cotta garden urns on matching plinths.
Category
Early 20th Century English Urns
Pair Of English Blonde Terra-cotta Garden Urns On Plinths - Signed
Located in Middleburg, VA
MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF VERY LARGE BLONDE TERRACOTTA GARDEN URNS ON PLINTHS SIGNED BY BLASHFIELDS
Category
20th Century English Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century French Emerald Green Urn
Located in Raleigh, NC
A large boldly-scaled French emerald green glazed terra cotta garden urn from Anduze, France. The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Rustic Urns
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Italian Terra Cotta Urns
Located in Mt. Kisco, NY
An ornate pair of urns with mask & foliage design
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Terracotta
A Pair of English Terra-cotta Urns
Located in New Orleans, LA
A gorgeous pair of English terra-cotta urns, c1880. These particular urns came from a private
Category
Antique 19th Century English Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of 20th Century Italian Terra Cotta Urns
Located in Tulsa, OK
Pair of terra cotta urns with Della Robbia garland motif,
20th century, Italian.
Category
20th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Italian Handmade Terra Cotta Urn, circa 1885
Located in Houston, TX
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A beautiful Italian terra cotta urn made by hand with a bulb shape
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Urns
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Terra Cotta Copy of Renaissance Urn
Located in New York, NY
A Terra Cotta Copy of a High Renaissance Urn with Decorative Banding and Addorsed Grotesque
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Terracotta
English Terra Cotta Color Cast Stone Neo Classical Style Urns On Pedestals
Located in Southampton, NY
English Terra Cotta Color Cast Stone Neo Classical Style Urns On Pedestals. The Urns Are Impressive
Category
Late 20th Century British Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Cast Stone, Stone
Large Italian Terra Cotta Oil Jars
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautiful pair of Italian oil jars showing many years of weathering. Great patina. Both have a hole in the bottom. Could be used indoors or out.
Category
Italian Urns
Set of three terra-cotta jars
Located in East Hampton, NY
Terracotta jars
Category
Vintage 1950s Turkish Urns
Monumental "Grand Tour" terra cotta olive jar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Monumental "Grand Tour" polychrome black-ground terra cotta olive jar, in the ancient Greek style.
Category
Antique 19th Century Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Early 18th Century Thai Glazed Terra Cotta Water Vessel
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 17th-early 18th century Thai village water vessels (two available, priced and sold separately).
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Thai Urns
Materials
Clay
Pair of Terra Cotta Urns
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful pair of terra cotta urns. Off white in color with crackled gesso overlay. Fine details
Category
Antique 19th Century French Planters and Jardinieres
Pair of Terra Cotta Urns
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of 19th century terra cotta urns of a classical form on a square plinth
Category
Antique 19th Century French Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910
Measures- 14.25''H x 14''W x 14''D
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Large Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Large Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910
Measures- 17.5''H x 19.5''W
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Large Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Large Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910
Measures- 16.75''H x 20''W x
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Stately Pair of Vintage Terra Cotta Garden Urns
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Vintage pair of terracotta urns with egg and dart decoration on rim. Urns are in two pieces, each
Category
Vintage 1950s American Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Large Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Large Neoclassical Terra Cotta Double Handled Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910
Measures- 17
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of English Terra Cotta Garden Urns by J. Stiff and Sons
Located in Essex, MA
Each of campana form , with gadrooned edge , the sides fitted with handles , fluted socle on a square base each stamped J. Stiff & Sons. James Stiff was an English potter born in Suf...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Urns
Pair of Monumental Terra Cotta Urns
Located in New York, NY
A monumental pair of terra cotta garden urns in the Continental style. Each urn is 3 pieces.
Category
20th Century Garden Ornaments
Materials
Terracotta
Circa 1900 Pair of English Salt Glazed Terracotta Urns on Plinths
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1880-1900 extremely unusual matched pair of English salt-glazed terra-cotta garden urns on
Category
Early 20th Century British Rustic Planters and Jardinieres
Terra Cotta Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Terra cotta urn handcrafted in Greece.
Category
20th Century Greek Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Terra Cotta Urn
Located in Washington, DC
Large White Terra Cotta Urn with Lambs Head Decoration from the Loire Valley
Category
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Terra Cotta Urn
Located in New York, NY
Classic single urn with a great aged patina. Would make a great planter indoors as well as outdoors.
Category
Early 20th Century English Urns
Materials
Terracotta
English Garden Urn on Plinth of Terra Cotta
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive English garden urn in the Classical style featuring a cylindrical, semi
Category
Early 20th Century English Urns
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta
Large Terra Cotta Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Handcrafted in Greece.
Category
20th Century Greek Urns
Materials
Terracotta
English Terra Cotta Urn Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
1820c English terra cotta urn with flora / fauna detailing.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Large Pair of Terra Cotta Anduze Urns
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of terra cotta urns from Anduze in the South of France.
Category
Early 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Glazed Terra Cotta Urn on Pedestal
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a large stunning Italian glazed terra cotta urn on pedestal that dates to the mid 20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Urns
Materials
Clay
19th c. French Glazed Terra Cotta Urn
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Green glazed three handles jar, used for vinegar most likely.
Beautiful color.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Pair of Momumental Glazed Terra Cotta Medici Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large pair of glazed and crackled terra cotta urns in a pale turquoise green.
Category
20th Century Italian Urns
Extra Large Weathered Terra Cotta Urn, China, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
1940s Chinese beautifully weathered extra large terra cotta urn with decorative carved details
Category
Vintage 1940s Chinese Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of antique French Terra-Cotta covered urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large pair of Terra-Cotta earns…. France circa 1920… An identical pair is pictured at Wolterton
Category
Early 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Large Hand Molded Terra Cotta Classical Style Urn
Located in Hudson, NY
A stylish and dramatic ruin this urn is perfect to create instant age or effect in a garden or
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Urns
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
A Boldly-Scaled Pair of French Emerald Green Glazed Terra-Cotta Anduze Garden Urns
Located in San Francisco, CA
A boldly-scaled pair of French emerald-green glazed terra-cotta Anduze garden urns; each large
Category
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Pair of Glazed Terra Cotta Urns with Lids
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Pair of Garden Votives
Category
20th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Terracotta
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.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Terra Cotta Planter
Located in Dallas, TX
Terra cotta planter handcrafted in Greece.
Category
20th Century Greek Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Terra Cotta Planter
Located in Dallas, TX
Terra cotta planter handcrafted in Greece.
Category
Antique 19th Century Greek Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Terra Cotta Jar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Terra Cotta Jar ( similiar Jar to complete a pair availlable )
Category
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Terra Cotta Jars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ribbed Olive Jars
Category
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Pair Monumental Italian Neoclassical Terra Cotta Covered Urns, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair large Italian neoclassical covered urns offered terra cotta construction with lid
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Terracotta
H 43 in W 31.5 in D 21 in
Turkish Terra Cotta Jar
Located in New York, NY
A unique terra cotta jar, painted in a light blue. This piece can add some architectural interest
Category
20th Century Turkish Urns
Large Terra Cotta Planter
Located in Dallas, TX
Large terra cotta planter handcrafted in Greece.
Category
20th Century French Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Painted Terra Cotta Jar
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Greek Painted Terra Cotta Jar, mid 1800's.
Category
Antique 19th Century Greek Urns
A Pair of Very Large Stoneware and Terra Cotta Urns
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of very large urns has a lovely marbleized green glaze and small lion mask handles
Category
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Italian Glazed Terra Cotta Lidded Urns, Late 20th Century
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Pictured is an impressive pair of large Italian umber-glazed terra cotta urns with removable lids
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Italian 19th Century Glazed Terra Cotta Urns with Spouts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome and decorative pair of Italian 19th century glazed terra cotta urns with spouts
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Urns
ITALIAN GLAZED TERRA COTTA VESSEL
Located in Houston, TX
GREAT ITALIAN GLAZED TERRA COTTA VESSEL/URN/JARDINIERE
Category
20th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Terra Cotta Olive Oil Pot
Located in Washington, DC
White Painted Terra Cotta Olive Oil Pot with Three Rings on the Top
Circumference: 72" on the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
Two French, 19th Century Biot Stamped Terra Cotta Urns with Two Side Handles
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Two French, 19th century Biot stamped terra cotta urns with two side handles.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Yellow "Old Enamel" Terra Cotta Planter
Located in Dallas, TX
Yellow "Old Enamel" terra cotta planter. Handcrafted in France.
Category
20th Century French Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Greek Terra Cotta Jars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous Adonis' I mean adornments for any house or garden. Where is my mind...
Category
Antique 19th Century Urns
Terra Cotta Water Filter and Dispenser
Located in Round Top, TX
A two-part water filter and dispenser from Argentina with a brass spout.
Category
20th Century Argentine Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Terra Cotta Olive Jar from Spain
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Early 20th century 3 handled Spanish olive jar. The decoration is beautifully naive with 4 thumb print bands around the body and incised pattern around the top. Over the years the ...
Category
20th Century British Urns
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Andalusian Terra Cotta Ribbed Olive Jar from Spain
Located in Round Top, TX
This is 18th century terra cotta olive jar originating from Spain. It has wonderful patina and the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Urns
Materials
Terracotta
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Terra Cotta Garden Urn For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic terra cotta garden urn available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, terracotta and paint, every terra cotta garden urn was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a terra cotta garden urn, we have 158 options in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a terra cotta garden urn — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A terra cotta garden urn, designed in the neoclassical, Louis XVI or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A large terra cotta garden urn can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller terra cotta garden urn available at 1stDibs — each spanning 9.125 in width — may make for a better choice.
How Much is a Terra Cotta Garden Urn?
A terra cotta garden urn can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,800, while the lowest priced sells for $247 and the highest can go for as much as $28,000.
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.
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Water Vessel Clay
Watt Pottery
English Terracotta Pots
Garden Urns With Lids
Glazed Terracotta Urns Pair
Italian Olive Oil Jar
Spanish Oil Jars
Thai Water Vessel
Antique Vinegar Jar
Chinese Terracotta Urns
French Terra Cotta Pots
Grecian Planter
Guatemala Ceramic
Olive Oil Urns
Ribbed Olive Jar
Salt Glaze Garden
Salt Glazed Urns
Terra Cotta Oil Jar