Urns
1950s Vintage Urns
Bronze
18th Century English Georgian Antique Urns
Limestone, Stone
1960s French Vintage Urns
Iron
20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Cast Stone
Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Antique Urns
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Romanian Urns
Bronze
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Urns
Marble, Bronze
20th Century English Urns
Marble
19th Century Spanish Antique Urns
Metal
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Urns
Slate, Bronze
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Urns
Alabaster
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Urns
Alabaster, Brass
Early 20th Century Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Urns
Stone, Limestone
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Urns
Copper
Mid-19th Century English Antique Urns
Copper
1930s American Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Pottery
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Urns
Cement
Mid-20th Century North American Urns
Ceramic
1880s Antique Urns
Ceramic
19th Century European Antique Urns
Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Urns
Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary European Urns
Wood
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Urns
Iron
19th Century French Other Antique Urns
Iron
1930s French Vintage Urns
Iron
20th Century Chinese Neoclassical Urns
Marble
1940s Italian Vintage Urns
Marble
19th Century French Antique Urns
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century English Antique Urns
Other
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Unknown Organic Modern Antique Urns
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary British Urns
Wood
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Urns
Stone
20th Century European Urns
Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns
Ormolu
Early 20th Century English Urns
Metal, Lead
1950s Vintage Urns
Terracotta
20th Century Greek Urns
Terracotta
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century Italian Urns
Marble
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Urns
Steel
1750s Italian Other Antique Urns
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Marble
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Urns
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
19th Century Turkish Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
1920s Italian Vintage Urns
Terracotta
19th Century English Antique Urns
Brass
1980s American Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Travertine, Bronze, Iron
Late 19th Century English Gothic Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Urns
Belgian Black 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.