Urns
19th Century Japanese Antique Urns
Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Greco Roman Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century English Country Antique Urns
Terracotta
1750s Italian Other Antique Urns
Carrara Marble
19th Century Victorian Antique Urns
19th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Antique Urns
Concrete
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Marble, Onyx, Metal, Bronze
17th Century French Antique Urns
Marble
20th Century French Renaissance Urns
Iron
1910s Italian Vintage Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century Urns
Lead
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Urns
Ceramic
1960s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Urns
Fiberglass
Late 19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Early 19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
1950s Ethiopian Vintage Urns
Terracotta
Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Sandstone
19th Century French Antique Urns
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Asian Urns
Marble
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Urns
Concrete
20th Century Brazilian Modern Urns
Rock Crystal
1960s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Urns
Fiberglass
1890s British High Victorian Antique Urns
Iron, Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Urns
Onyx
Mid-18th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Urns
Stone, Carrara Marble
Late 20th Century Spanish Urns
Ceramic
Early 20th Century European Urns
Marble
1880s Antique Urns
Ceramic
19th Century English Georgian Antique Urns
Iron, Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Urns
Terracotta
Late 20th Century Bohemian Urns
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Other Urns
Metal
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Limestone
20th Century English Egyptian Revival Urns
Metal
1950s Vintage Urns
Stone
20th Century Senegalese Urns
Clay
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
Early 20th Century Italian Urns
Marble
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
Early 20th Century Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Urns
Crystal
Early 20th Century Asian Urns
Marble
19th Century French Antique Urns
Marble, Bronze
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.