Urns
19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Urns
Iron, Metal
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Iron
1820s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
Early 1900s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Urns
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Iron
19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Metal, Lead
20th Century English Victorian Urns
Iron, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century British Neoclassical Revival Antique Urns
Iron
Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns
Copper
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Enamel
19th Century Austrian Antique Urns
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Iron
19th Century Irish Early Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns
Terracotta
19th Century Spanish Antique Urns
Metal
19th Century Irish Early Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century French Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Urns
Iron
20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century French Urns
Iron
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Iron
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Other Urns
Metal
1920s Italian Vintage Urns
Terracotta
1850s English William IV Antique Urns
Iron
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Iron
1960s Swiss Vintage Urns
Concrete
1880s English Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century Antique Urns
Belgian Black Marble
Early 19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Urns
Ceramic
Late 18th Century English Antique Urns
Leather
Late 19th Century English Antique Urns
Copper
19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
19th Century Spanish Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century French Antique Urns
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
1980s Portuguese Vintage Urns
Terracotta
1960s Swiss Vintage Urns
Cement
1980s Italian Vintage Urns
Wrought Iron
19th Century English Regency Antique Urns
Brass
19th Century American American Classical Antique Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century American Greco Roman Urns
Iron
1880s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century French Renaissance Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Urns
Iron
1850s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
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.