Urns
Early 20th Century English Urns
Terracotta
19th Century French Antique Urns
Bronze
19th Century British Antique Urns
Stone, Concrete
Early 20th Century American Urns
Mahogany
1960s Swiss Vintage Urns
Cement
1930s American Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Pottery
20th Century Indian Urns
Marble
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century Spanish Antique Urns
Terracotta
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Iron
Late 20th Century Spanish Urns
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Antique Urns
Terracotta
19th Century Antique Urns
Clay
18th Century English Georgian Antique Urns
Limestone, Stone
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
1820s French Antique Urns
Marble, Bronze
19th Century European Antique Urns
Iron
1790s English George III Antique Urns
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary European Urns
Wood
Early 20th Century French Urns
Bronze
1950s Vintage Urns
Stone
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Terracotta
19th Century French Directoire Antique Urns
Zinc
21st Century and Contemporary British Urns
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Urns
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Terracotta
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Urns
Stone
19th Century English Regency Antique Urns
Brass
Early 1900s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Urns
Iron
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Urns
Copper
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Iron
Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Urns
Terracotta
19th Century English Rustic Antique Urns
Earthenware, Terracotta
1940s American American Craftsman Vintage Urns
Pottery
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Terracotta
20th Century Italian Urns
Marble
19th Century French Antique Urns
Terracotta
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Wood
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Adam Style Antique Urns
Terracotta
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Urns
Marble
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Cast Stone
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Iron
Early 19th Century Scottish Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Antique Urns
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary European Urns
Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Urns
Copper
Mid-20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Urns
Metal
19th Century Hungarian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Stoneware, Paint
1960s Swiss Vintage Urns
Cement
2010s Urns
Limestone
20th Century European Empire Urns
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century American Antique Urns
Iron
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Urns
Granite
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Marble, Ormolu
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.