Urns
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Urns
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Urns
Cast Stone, Cement
1870s Aesthetic Movement Antique Urns
Iron
1950s American Classical Greek Vintage Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Urns
Terracotta
19th Century British High Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century French Other Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Breccia Marble
19th Century French Directoire Antique Urns
Zinc
Late 19th Century French Other Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century French Other Antique Urns
Pottery
Late 17th Century European Louis XIV Antique Urns
Iron
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Urns
Limestone
19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns
Wrought Iron
19th Century Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century French Country Antique Urns
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Urns
Cast Stone, Cement
Late 19th Century French Antique Urns
Belgian Black Marble
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Ceramic, Stoneware
Early 19th Century Italian Primitive Antique Urns
Terracotta
19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Bronze
1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Urns
Iron
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Concrete
Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Urns
Terracotta
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns
Terracotta
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Glass
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Terracotta
19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Urns
Metal, Iron
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns
Cast Stone
19th Century French Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Urns
Ceramic
20th Century Spanish Art Deco Urns
Alabaster
Early 19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Wood
19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
1920s French Grand Tour Vintage Urns
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Urns
Iron
Early 19th Century French Other Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century Asian Urns
Marble
Early 20th Century European Urns
Marble
Early 20th Century Urns
Iron
19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century Asian Urns
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century Urns
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century English Urns
Terracotta
20th Century Neoclassical Revival Urns
Marble
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century Neoclassical Revival Urns
Stone
1960s Vintage Urns
Granite
Vintage, New and Antique Urns
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.