Urns
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Cast Stone
19th Century English Antique Urns
Pottery, Terracotta
1820s American American Empire Antique Urns
Lead
19th Century Irish Early Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century Spanish Antique Urns
Terracotta
1820s English George III Antique Urns
Lead
20th Century Indian Urns
Marble
1950s American Vintage Urns
Brass
19th Century Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Urns
Terracotta
Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Sandstone
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Concrete
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century Italian Urns
Stone
1910s Swedish Baroque Vintage Urns
Marble
Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinese Export Antique Urns
Delft
19th Century French Directoire Antique Urns
Zinc
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Stone
1950s French Vintage Urns
Iron
1820s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
1850s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
1820s French Antique Urns
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Marble
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Urns
Granite
19th Century American Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century French Urns
Metal, Iron
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Urns
Granite
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Iron
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns
Iron
Early 19th Century Scottish Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
1910s Italian Vintage Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century English Urns
Terracotta
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Concrete
1820s English Regency Antique Urns
Terracotta
1960s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Urns
Fiberglass
19th Century British Georgian Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Urns
Concrete
20th Century Organic Modern Urns
Stone, Concrete
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Iron
2010s Urns
Limestone
Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century Urns
Stone, Composition
Early 19th Century French Antique Urns
Stone, Limestone
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Urns
Marble
19th Century British George III Antique Urns
Cast Stone
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century Italian Baroque Urns
Stone
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Terracotta
19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Crystal
19th Century Spanish Antique Urns
Terracotta
Early 20th Century French Urns
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Ceramic
1930s Vintage Urns
Marble
19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern 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.