Urns
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Concrete
Mid-20th Century Spanish Urns
Iron
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Concrete
Mid-20th Century Danish Urns
Iron
1960s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Urns
Fiberglass
1960s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Urns
Fiberglass
1960s Swiss Vintage Urns
Concrete
Mid-20th Century French Urns
Iron
1950s French Vintage Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Urns
Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Urns
Steel
Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Iron
1960s Swiss Vintage Urns
Concrete
Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Urns
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century British Neoclassical Revival Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
1940s English Vintage Urns
Stone
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
1930s French Vintage Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Urns
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Alabaster
1960s Swiss Vintage Urns
Cement
1850s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century European Antique Urns
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Urns
Terracotta
1950s Italian Vintage Urns
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Concrete
Mid-19th Century Thai Antique Urns
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Urns
Pottery
1950s American Classical Greek Vintage Urns
Iron
1830s French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Marble, Bronze
1960s American Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Urns
Terracotta
1940s American American Craftsman Vintage Urns
Metal
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Marble
1940s Vintage Urns
Onyx
1940s Italian Vintage Urns
Marble
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Wood
1840s Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns
1960s American Vintage Urns
Wood
1950s American Vintage Urns
Brass
1960s Turkish Vintage Urns
Brass
1930s French Organic Modern Vintage Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Urns
Terracotta
1960s English Baroque Vintage Urns
Cast Stone
1950s European Vintage Urns
Wood
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.