Urns
1860s French French Provincial Antique Urns
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Urns
Cement, Cast Stone
Mid-19th Century English Antique Urns
Copper
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Urns
Cast Stone, Cement
2010s American Rococo Urns
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Scottish Adam Style Antique Urns
Stone, Sandstone
21st Century and Contemporary European Urns
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Urns
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Urns
Wood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Urns
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century English Antique Urns
Terracotta
2010s European Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Urns
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Terracotta
2010s European Urns
Iron
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Iron
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Iron
1850s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
1860s American Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
1860s French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Scottish Georgian Antique Urns
Sandstone
1860s French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
1850s English William IV Antique Urns
Iron
2010s Urns
Fiberglass
1840s Antique Urns
Terracotta
Early 2000s French Urns
Resin
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Concrete
2010s English Urns
Brass
2010s Italian Neoclassical Urns
Limestone
2010s English Urns
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Urns
Concrete
2010s American Modern Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century British Neoclassical Revival Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Other Urns
Metal
2010s Urns
Limestone
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary French Urns
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Greco Roman Urns
Copper
1850s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Carrara Marble
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Urns
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century European Antique Urns
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Thai Antique Urns
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Urns
Stone, Cement
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.