Urns
19th Century French Other Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century Italian Greco Roman Urns
Terracotta
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Urns
Marble
Mid-20th Century Indian Urns
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
20th Century Urns
Iron
1820s American American Empire Antique Urns
Lead
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Urns
Concrete
1820s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century English Urns
Metal, Lead
19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Concrete
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Urns
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Urns
Metal
1940s Italian Vintage Urns
Marble
19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Urns
Fiberglass
20th Century American Urns
Brass
19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Urns
Stone, Carrara Marble
20th Century English Urns
Marble
1940s American American Craftsman Vintage Urns
Pottery
20th Century American Classical Urns
Marble
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Urns
Marble, Bronze
Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Sandstone
Early 20th Century Chinese Urns
Terracotta
19th Century English Rustic Antique Urns
Earthenware, Terracotta
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
20th Century Moroccan Urns
Brass
20th Century Urns
Terracotta
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Urns
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Urns
Stone
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Urns
Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
Late 20th Century Romanian Urns
Bronze
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
20th Century Swiss Urns
Concrete
1940s Vintage Urns
Onyx
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Urns
Terracotta
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Concrete
Mid-19th Century Thai Antique Urns
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Urns
19th Century Turkish Antique Urns
Terracotta
1820s English George III Antique Urns
Lead
1880s Antique Urns
Stoneware
Early 20th Century Chinese Urns
Jade
2010s American Rococo Urns
Bronze
2010s Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Italian Neoclassical Urns
Limestone
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Urns
Marble
17th Century French Antique Urns
Marble
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
1950s American Vintage Urns
Brass
19th Century French Antique Urns
Marble, Bronze
1960s American Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Terracotta
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.