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Urns For Sale
Price: $1 to $3,000
19th Century Large Cast Iron Garden Urn Aesthetic Movement
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular cast iron Victorian Aesthetic Movement Garden Urn. In excellent antique condition with tons of patina, and no breaks or bad repairs. Amazing pair of handles all original ...
Category

1870s Aesthetic Movement Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Vintage Pair of Fluted Cast Iron Urns on Square Bases
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage pair of cast iron garden urns with separate bases fluted with egg dart pattern on the rim of the urns. A great size that would be perfect on either side of a front door or ga...
Category

Late 20th Century Urns

Materials

Iron

French Provençale Medici Vase Inspired Jardinière with Carved Scenes, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French stone Provençale jardinière from the second half of the 19th century, with low-relief carved scenes and handles. Born in Provence at the end of the reign of France's last Em...
Category

19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns

Materials

Cast Stone

Cast Iron Urn, France, circa 1900
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Cast iron urn, France, circa 1900. Classic Art Nouveau design with scrolled handles. Dark bronze patinated finish.
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Iron Garden Urn
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French iron garden urn with curled handles and flower motif. Interior circumference is 8 inches. Square base is 6.5 i...
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19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Italian Large Terracotta Urn Set in a Metal Base 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Italian terracotta urn in a custom iron base.
Category

1940s Vintage Urns

Materials

Iron

Large Brass Jardiniere in an Asian Motif, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Asian-style large brass jardinière. The circular body rests on a high pedestal foot and applied with a pair of leonine masks below the flared rim. Diameter of opening is 10.5".
Category

19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Brass

Pair of Napoleon Cast Iron Urns
Located in Washington, DC
A pair of Napoleon cast iron urns.
Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Chinese Barrel-Form Brass Urn with Traditional Archaistic Ornamentation and Lid
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A Chinese four-legged barrel-form brass urn cast and engraved with archaistic decoration from the 20th century. The gently rounded sides are cast with the dispersed elements of two taotie masks, Archaistic auspicious beasts formed by a pair of stylized and confronted dragons which constitutes the features of this mythical creature, abstractly rendered in low-relief hooked curls. Two bands of kui or passing dragons flank the taotie ornamentation on the belly, all upon an engraved and very finely delineated white leiwen ground symbolizing thunder. Raised on four atlantes with a few anatomical engraved details, the urn possesses a flat circular lid decorated with stylized birds and topped with a phoenix-shaped knob with a ring, a propitious symbol in Chinese art. The white engraved ground nicely contrasting with the dark patina along with the Archaistic traditional low relief decoration echoes Chinese archaic ritual bronzes used in ceremonies or buried in the tombs of the elites for use in the afterlife. This Chinese barrel...
Category

20th Century Chinese Urns

Materials

Brass

Two Doulton Terracotta Tazza Urns
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of shallow antique terracotta garden urns in the tazza style, stamped with the Doulton & Co. maker's mark of Lambeth. Dating from circa 1890, these antique urns have stood the...
Category

19th Century European Georgian Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century Lead Urn
Located in Houston, TX
19th century lead urn with angel images. Inside of urn measures width 9" at bottom and 12" height.
Category

19th Century English Antique Urns

Materials

Lead

Mid-19th Century Water Vesssel
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful water vessel originating from Greece. Item is sold as a single item. Circa 1850s.
Category

Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Biot Pot on Stand
Located in South Salem, NY
Beautiful antique terracotta biot jar made circa late 19th century. Once used to keep olives throughout the Mediterranean, ours was sourced from the south of France. This striking ve...
Category

19th Century French Country Antique Urns

Materials

Clay

Pair of Large Italian Urns
Located in Hudson, NY
Stamp says: Arte Italica, Made in Italy.
Category

20th Century Italian Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-20th Century Small Pair of Cast Iron Fluted Urns with Decorative Handles
Located in Stamford, CT
A great pair of Mid-20th century cast iron handle urns fluted with a square base. This small pair of urns came from an estate in Greenwich Ct. and are...
Category

Mid-20th Century Urns

Materials

Iron

Antique Large Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Large Neoclassical Terra Cotta Double Handled Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910 Measures- 17''H x 19.5''W x 19.5''D
Category

Early 20th Century Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Large Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Large Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910 Measures- 17.5''H x 19.5''W x 19.5''D
Category

Early 20th Century Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Large Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Large Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910 Measures- 16.75''H x 20''W x 18.75''D
Category

Early 20th Century Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Neoclassical Terra Cotta Garden Urn Patio Planter C1910 Measures- 14.25''H x 14''W x 14''D
Category

Early 20th Century Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Terracotta

MCM Copper Watering Can
Located in San Diego, CA
A charming mid-century copper watering can, circa 1970s. The can is in good vintage condition with a removeable spout and measures 4.5"D x 20"W x 11"H. The copper has a great vintage...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Copper

Antique Cast Iron Classical Grecian Style Outdoor Garden Planter Urn Grapes 23"
Located in Dayton, OH
Large antique classical Grecian style urn. Made from cast iron with a flared and ribbed mouth over a grape decorated body with large handles leading to a fluted bottom over a plinth ...
Category

Early 20th Century Classical Greek Urns

Materials

Iron

Vintage Copper Watering Can
Located in San Diego, CA
A charming mid-century copper watering can by Brookstone, circa 1990s. The can is in good vintage condition with a removable spout and measures 5.5"D x 14.5"W x 6.75"H. The copper ha...
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Copper

19th Century French Cast Iron Alfred Corneau Urn
Located in Hastings, GB
Dating to the 19th century this stunning heavy cast iron French urn attributed to the Corneau Charleville Foundry is in superb condition, historically painted in a deep Aubergine wit...
Category

1860s French French Provincial Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

French Garden Urn or Planter Pot of Cast Iron in the Classical Style
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French campana urn or garden planter pot of cast iron in the Classical style, with everted dentil rim, quarter-lobed body, and flared masked handles on reeded round foot. Pe...
Category

19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Urns

Materials

Iron, Metal

A French Garden Urn, c.1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage French jardinière has a playfully idiosyncratic appearance. It is squarish in form, loosely based on a Greek column capital. Ionic scrolling and acanthus leaf motifs are...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Urns

Materials

Cement

Pair of Antique English Cast Iron Urns
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Pair of antique Victorian English country garden cast iron urns. These traditional campana urns have a semi-lobed and fluted body on a rising circular stem sitting on a square base, ...
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Pair of High Victorian Cast Iron Campana Urns on Plinths
Located in Hastings, GB
A matched pair of later Victorian cast iron Campana Urns on their original plinths in a beautifully worn deep green paint, circa 1880. Very old repair to the inside rim of one of the...
Category

1880s English Regency Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Early 20th C. French Cast Iron Garden Urn
Located in South Salem, NY
This black cast iron garden urn emerges as a timeless symbol of classical elegance. Its silhouette, neoclassical in style, is accentuated b...
Category

Early 20th Century French Urns

Materials

Iron

Terra Cotta Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Handcrafted in France
Category

Early 20th Century Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Lead Bird Bath on Lion Supports, late 19th century
Located in South Salem, NY
A testament to late 19th-century French craftsmanship, this lead bird bath stands as a regal garden element, exuding both elegance and resplendence. Supported by majestic lion figure...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Lead

Late 19th Century Terracotta Vessel
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful large vessel, originates from Greece. Item dates back to 1890s.
Category

Late 19th Century Greek Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Cast Iron Garden Urn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Cast Iron Garden Urn
Category

20th Century Urns

Materials

Iron

1900 Large Marble Garden Urn
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1900 Carved marble urn. In three pieces. Heavy. Needs a cleaning. A chip in top rim as shown in last picture.
Category

Early 1900s Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

Antique Large French Country Oak Pitcher Brass Band Wine Barrel Umbrella Stand
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique Large French Country Oak Pitcher Brass Band Wine Barrel Umbrella Stand. Direct from France, a beautiful antique French farm pitcher or vessel, with SOLID OAK staves. Custome...
Category

Early 20th Century French French Provincial Urns

Materials

Brass

Huge Primitive 18Th C. Spanish Marble Mortar
Located in London, GB
A huge simple 18th C. Carved white marble mortar from Lleida. Nicely worn with light patination. Rare to find on this scale.
Category

18th Century Spanish Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

A French Olive Jar
Located in New York, NY
A terracotta olive jar with a wonderful mustard yellow glaze dripping from the top. This piece has stood the test of time and has acquired a wonderfully aged patina. It can stand a...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Italian Iron Winged Maidens Urns Fitted as Table Lamps Very Well Made
Located in Chicago, IL
Remarkable pair of Italian Iron Urns with intricate details cleverly fitted as a stunning pair of Table Lamps. Perfect in scale for large rooms, this pair have winged maidens...
Category

1910s Italian Vintage Urns

Materials

Iron

1960s Willy Guhl Concrete Urn Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Concrete urn by Willy Guhl. Rare model. Excellent cream, pastel yellow and grey patina. Urn has a delicate cement ridge around the mouth giving it a beautiful minimalist design with ...
Category

1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Concrete

Classical Painted Cast Hardstone Mellon Bowl Garden Urn 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Shipping Rates - Reliable Service & Fully Insured*** Classical Painted Cast Hardstone Mellon Bowl Garden Urn 20th C Measures- 12''H x 14.5''W x 14.5''D
Category

20th Century Classical Greek Urns

Materials

Concrete

Classical Painted Cast Hardstone Mellon Bowl Garden Urn 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Shipping Rates - Reliable Service & Fully Insured*** Classical Painted Cast Hardstone Mellon Bowl Garden Urn 20th C Measures- 12''H x 14.5''W x 14.5''D
Category

20th Century Urns

Materials

Concrete

Classical Painted Cast Hardstone Mellon Bowl Garden Urn 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Shipping Rates - Reliable Service & Fully Insured*** Classical Painted Cast Hardstone Mellon Bowl Garden Urn 20th C Measures- 12''H x 14.5''W x 14.5''D
Category

20th Century Classical Greek Urns

Materials

Stone

Classical Terracotta Pottery Figural Urn with Lions 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
Classical Terracotta Pottery Figural Urn with Lions 20th C Measures- 18''H x 15.25''W x 15.25''D
Category

20th Century Greco Roman Urns

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

Pair of Early 20th Century Hand Chiseled & Polished Granite Garden Urns Planters
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant pair of polished Art Deco granite urns, planters. Hand chiseled, rough cut marks on bottom and interior of the pots to indicate this. Opening is 10w x 5 deep.Polis...
Category

1920s American Art Deco Vintage Urns

Materials

Granite

Vintage Cylinder Terracotta Planter With Curved Ridges
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage terracotta cube planter with curved ridges for your garden. Acquired at a Palm Beach estate.
Category

Late 20th Century North American Bohemian Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Petite French Cast Iron Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of charming petite cast iron urns made in France would make for a great accessory, whether placed in your garden or used as decorative pieces in your home. They add a touch o...
Category

20th Century French Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Iron

Impressive Large Lidded Ornate Bronze Urn
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive ornate and large bronze urn having a blackened matte finish with some verdigris coloration. There is a removeable lid topped with acorn finial. Gorgeous grape and leaf d...
Category

2010s American Rococo Urns

Materials

Bronze

Large Vintage Mediterranean Mosaic Planter
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a wonderful 20th Century large mosaic urn-shaped planter from the Mediterranean region. It is handcrafted from ceramic tiles set into concrete having a black and white floral...
Category

20th Century European Greco Roman Urns

Materials

Concrete

Vintage Sage Matte Glaze Ceramic Urn
Located in west palm beach, FL
Vintage Contemporary ceramic urn. Beautiful matte glazed finish in a chic sage green color. Drilled for drainage. Part of a collection of urns that are also available on my Chairish ...
Category

Late 20th Century Bohemian Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Alabaster Urn Lamp
Located in Barcelona, ES
Stylish Art Deco alabaster urn shaped uplighter table lamp with carved bottom, Spain, 1930s. Elegant and classical design, highly decorative eff...
Category

20th Century Spanish Art Deco Urns

Materials

Alabaster

French 19th Century Cast Iron Garden Urn with Dragon Handles
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
A 19th century heavy cast iron tazza shaped French garden urn. It has a fluted body that is placed upon a square pedestal base. The rim is decorated in an egg and dart pattern and wi...
Category

19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Pair of Early 20th Century French Cast Iron Garden Urns Planters
Located in Pearland, TX
A fabulous pair of antique early 20th-Century French Neoclassical style cast iron mantel urns or planters. These urns are solid and heavy and retain their amazing original patina. Th...
Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Iron

Pair of Antique French Garden Cast Iron Half Round Urn Form Fluted Wall Planters
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of unusual early 20th century antique French cast iron half round demilune wall mounted urn form wall planters. Having traces of blue paint, e...
Category

1920s French Grand Tour Vintage Urns

Materials

Metal

Pair of Octagonal Reconstituted Stone Urns
Located in London, GB
A pair of octagonal mid-20th century reconstituted stone urns in the neoclassical style with carved foliate detail raised on small socles, Eng...
Category

Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Stone

Antique Pair of Mid-Victorian Cast Iron Garden Urns
Located in Manchester, GB
Antique pair of small mid-Victorian cast iron garden urns with fine decoration. Primed ready for painting. Overall 15.5" (39.4cm) diamete...
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Cast Iron Garden Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Cast Iron Garden Urns are ideal for exterior or interior use. Each is a heavy casting that features a splendid neoclassical design inspired by ancient...
Category

1890s French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

18th Century Limestone Bowl Mortar Planter 7 Lbs
Located in Somis, CA
From Northern China a piece of great antiquity. The 18th century bowl of limestone, hand cut and carved, in conical form with a round base. Of white grey sto...
Category

18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Urns

Materials

Limestone

Pair Paris Porcelain Hand Painted Mantle Urns
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of French Paris Porcelain mantle urns is decorated with hand painted flowers. Crafting these urns circa 1840, the artist used enamels and gilt on white porcelain. We see pi...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Kitchen French Provincial Stoneware Pottery Betschdorf Set of 3
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This set of 3 Jars is in sandstone, in grey and blue colors. It has been done in the east of France. Betschdorf Pots. The datation is 20th century. Diam...
Category

20th Century French French Provincial Urns

Materials

Sandstone

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.

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