Klassik Design Urns

Handcrafted in France

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...

A 19th century (c. 1860) copper coal bucket with shaped brass legs and ring handles. Measures: 12.75" (325mm) diameter x 12" (308mm) high.  

Antique 19th century water urn with faucet. Urn is a testament to the history and artistry of a bygone era. Made from terracotta material, displays decorative motifs, featuring a uni...

A lovely vintage watering can, fully functional and ideal for the inside plants, a greenhouse area or your smaller garden plants... pretty enough ...

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...

The two large troughs are made of galvanized iron and each has four wood handles. Wonderfully rustic country containers to hold wood kindling or fall boun...

Beautiful Terracotta urn originating from Greece. Item is sold as individual. Circa 1880s.

A lovely pair of antique 19th-Century English Regency Neoclassical style cast iron lidded garden urns or planters with a fabulous aged patina, perfe...

French cast iron putti angel decorated neoclassical style urns taken from the classical Grecian form. 2 sets available. Garden urn or planters can be used ...

A faithful and hardworking vintage American copper watering can with a removable sprinkler head and fantastic patina that only time and use could bes...

An early 20th century green glazed terracotta water jug from the Southwest of France with spout in one of the handles. Beautiful green color. Chips and losses to glaze. Circa 1900s D...