The Federalist Antiques Urns

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...

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...

Pair of beautiful bell-shaped palatial garden urns carved with fine white marble depicting classical imagery of female figures and grapevines. Inspired...

A fine Classical Tazza shaped urn, cast iron, English, 19th century This example is a beautiful large piece Undulating body with egg and dart casting to border This urn is a hea...

A superb pair of Victorian cast iron tazza urns with remnants of ivory coloured paint. The pair displays a wide leaf rim with gadrooned body, on waited socl...

Comes apart into 3 pieces Wonderful aged patina 1900

Large 37" tall cast iron fluted campana urn outdoor garden planter. Item features large impressive size, heavy cast iron construction, tall flut...

This pair of early 20th century jardineres is made from cast iron and has a rich and earthy patina. Though in the "campana" style, these urns are unusually robust and simplified. The...

Late 19th-early 20th century terracotta tazza urn and plinth This urn is in buff terracotta with weathered white paint and natural green tones from age and outdoor living The urn is ...

A superb pair of antique French cast iron garden urn planters circa 1880. These elegant campana jardinieres are the quintessential ...

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...

A beautiful 19th century cast iron Tazza urn with wonderful original weathered paint. This will look amazing indoors as a center piece or in the garden. Ple...