Urns
1880s English Regency Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Antique Urns
Copper
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Urns
Granite
Late 20th Century North American Bohemian Urns
Terracotta
2010s American Rococo Urns
Bronze
1850s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
1820s American American Empire Antique Urns
Lead
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Limestone
Mid-19th Century English Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century American Urns
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Urns
Brass, Copper
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Steel
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Terracotta
1820s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Metal, Lead
Early 20th Century North American Country Urns
Iron
1860s American Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
1980s American Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Travertine, Bronze, Iron
20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century English Urns
Metal, Lead
1940s American Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Iron
1880s English Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Iron
1880s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
1990s Mexican Modern Urns
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Resin
1850s English William IV Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century English Rustic Antique Urns
Earthenware, Terracotta
19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Brass
20th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Iron
20th Century English Victorian Urns
Iron, Wrought Iron
2010s English Urns
Brass
19th Century English Antique Urns
Lead
2010s English Urns
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century English Rustic Antique Urns
Earthenware, Terracotta
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Concrete
Mid-20th Century North American Urns
Ceramic
19th Century English Rustic Antique Urns
Earthenware, Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Urns
Concrete
Late 20th Century North American Neoclassical Urns
Marble
1970s American Vintage Urns
Rock Crystal
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Urns
Pottery, Stoneware
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Urns
Terracotta
20th Century English Urns
Stone
20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Iron
20th Century English Urns
Cast Stone
19th Century English Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Stone
Early 20th Century American Urns
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Victorian Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Antique Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century North American Urns
Wrought Iron
2010s American Modern 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.