Urns
Vintage, New and Antique Urns
1960s American Vintage Urns
Cast Stone
1960s Swiss Vintage Urns
Cement
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
20th Century Italian French Provincial Urns
Terracotta
1890s Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
1950s English Vintage Urns
Stone
2010s French Urns
Limestone
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Marble
20th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Urns
Cement
Mid-20th Century North American Neoclassical Urns
Iron
19th Century English Georgian Antique Urns
Iron
Late 20th Century French Urns
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century English Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Portuguese Antique Urns
Terracotta
20th Century French Urns
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Late 20th Century European Urns
Ceramic
19th Century Spanish Antique Urns
Terracotta
19th Century Unknown Antique Urns
19th Century Antique Urns
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Urns
Limestone
19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Urns
Iron, Metal
Early 19th Century Antique Urns
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Antique Urns
Copper, Wrought Iron
1870s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Urns
Iron
1920s Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Cement
Early 19th Century French Antique Urns
Stone, Limestone
1930s American Vintage Urns
Copper
1940s French Vintage Urns
Cement
19th Century French Country Antique Urns
Clay
Early 2000s Urns
Terracotta
20th Century European Neoclassical Urns
Marble
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Urns
Concrete
19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Gold, Enamel
18th Century French Antique Urns
Limestone
1960s Swiss Vintage Urns
Cement
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century French Antique Urns
Stone
20th Century Organic Modern Urns
Stone, Concrete
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Urns
Concrete
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century English Classical Roman Urns
Lead
20th Century English Victorian Urns
Iron, Wrought Iron
1940s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Urns
Terracotta, Earthenware
19th Century British Antique Urns
Stone, Concrete
1980s American Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Iron
19th Century French Antique Urns
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Urns
Terracotta
Late 20th Century Indian Folk Art Urns
Teak
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns
Concrete
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.