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Urns For Sale
Style: Louis XV
Style: Napoleon III
Pair of French Ormolu and Marble Urns Signed Sanglan, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite 19th century pair of French Napoleon III ormolu-mounted green marble urns, signed “SANGLAN.” The foliage decorated ormolu lid is topped by resting bee above an ovoid-shaped marble, flanked by vine and foliate handles, centred by lovebirds, all resting on an octagonal marble and gilt bronze base. Ernest Sanglan...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Iron Garden Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Iron Garden Urns still show the aged forest green painted finish that was popular during the era, along with a century and a half of pati...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Pair of 19th Century French Cast Iron Garden Urns Attributed to Alfred Corneau
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century French cast iron Garden urns attributed to Alfred Corneau. This rare pair of Mid-19th Century French cast iron garden urns are adorned with well detailed griffin handles are heavy weight and in very good condition. This pair of 19th century French cast iron urns is attributed to Corneau Charleville...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

19th Century Green French Urn with Handles
Located in Hastings, GB
19th century French cast iron urn with decorative twin handles Bottle green with orangey colored undertones, stunning shape, 58cm width, 39cm depth, 32cm height.
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns

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Iron

Pair of Napoleon Cast Iron Urns
Located in Washington, DC
A pair of Napoleon cast iron urns.
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

19th C Corneau Frères Charleville Silver Grey Cast Iron Urn
Located in Hastings, GB
Dating to circa 1860 this stunning heavy cast iron urn by the Corneau Charleville Foundry is in superb condition. This piece is in it's raw iron...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Large 19th C Corneau Frères Charleville Grey Cast Iron Urn
Located in Hastings, GB
Dating to circa 1860 this stunning heavy cast iron urn of large proportions by the Corneau Charleville Foundry is in superb condition. Measures:...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Pair of Chinese Blanc de Chine, French Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Chinese Blanc de Chine and antique French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted table lamps. The porcelain is finely hand engraved wit...
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Napoleon III Urn, Charleville Design
Located in Washington, DC
Napoleon III Urn, Design, Charleville Design Cast Iron
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

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19th Century Neoclassical Bronze Dore Urn Signed F. Levillain
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century neoclassical signed bronze doré urn with handles and adorned with elaborate roman scenes. Signed stamped F. Levillain. Ferdinand Levillain...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Large Bronze Mounted Marble Garniture Urns
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Finely crafted large white and brown marble urns with patinated bronze mounts. The lids with artichoke finials, palmettes and acanthus leaves, attached to the necks decorated with le...
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20th Century Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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 ...
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1870s Aesthetic Movement Antique Urns

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Iron

Pair of French Gray Painted Cast Iron Garden Urns
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French gray-painted cast iron garden urns circa 1910. They feature an unusual, whimsical shape, beautifully decorative rims and a rich patina. Sold together and priced $4,400...
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1910s French French Provincial Vintage 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...
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1920s French Grand Tour Vintage Urns

Materials

Metal

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...
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Mid-20th Century Urns

Materials

Iron

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

Materials

Terracotta

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...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Pair of 19th Century Val d'Osne Cast Iron French Garden Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of spectacular 19th century Val d'Osne cast iron French garden urns from the 1880s.
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19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Pair of Early 20th Century White Cast Iron Urns
Located in Bagshot, GB
A very nice pair of early 20th century cast iron urns painted white. These will make a nice addition to any garden or any outside space.  
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Early 20th Century European Other 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...
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19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Urns

Materials

Iron, Metal

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...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Previously Available Items
Pair of French Cast Garden Urns on Pedestals in Antique Stone Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of French garden urns on pedestals was cast using reconstituted stone and dark coloring agents. The resulting finish gives the urns an...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Urns

Materials

Cement, Stone, Cast Stone

Dragon Handled French Green Cast Iron Tazza Urns
Located in Hastings, GB
Finely cast pair of Dragon handled French cast iron Tazza Urns. Dating to circa 1860, France. Exceptionally well cast heavy iron urns, dragons adorn either side, each with wings ou...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

19th Century Corneau Frères Charleville Cast Iron Urn
Located in Hastings, GB
Dating to circa 1860 this stunning heavy cast iron urn by the Corneau Charleville Foundry is in superb condition. Height 40.5 cm x Width 47cm (h...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

19th Century Large French Cast Iron Jardinière Planter
Located in Hastings, GB
19th C large French cast iron jardiniere / planter. This large size antique jardiniere is stunning highly decorative in design with a flut...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Planter in Gilt Bronze and Copper Patina Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Planter in gilt bronze and copper patina bronze, the Napoleon III period, 19th century. Measures: H 22 cm, W 42.5 cm, D 20 cm.
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1970s European Napoleon III Vintage Urns

Materials

Bronze

Large Old French Wire Urn Planter
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Standing 32 inches tall this French style wire garden urn is spectacular. The urn planter has formerly been painted. The paint has been partially remov...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Urns

Materials

Iron

Pair of 19th Century Cast Iron Urns or Jardinieres
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful pair of cast iron jardinieres, so-called 'Vases Chambord' on shallow fluted feet, with gadrooning at the lower body, a leave rim and scrolled foliate handles. Remains of gr...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Pair of Large French Terra Cotta Colored Cast Stone Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
These large, cast stone urns have been made with a mixture of crushed limestone, bluestone, and cement. The terracotta color has been mixed in with the stone, not applied. Their deta...
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2010s French Louis XV Urns

Materials

Cast Stone

Pair of Large French 19th Century Terracotta Vases
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of great vases, Napoleon III era, made in terracotta with decoration of vegetable motifs. The vases can be disassembled into three parts.    
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Mid-19th Century antique Pair of French Zinc Urn Finials on plinths
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid 19th Century, Impressive pair of zinc finials decorated with swags, leaves and topped with a pomme de pin. The draped urn finials originate from a chateau located in the Loire re...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Zinc

Ornate Pair of Cobalt Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Sevres Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ornate pair of cobalt porcelain and gilt bronze sevres Urns. Measure: Base W 11".
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Urns

19th Century Pair of French Louis XV Marble Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Magnificent pair of French Louis XV Arabescato marble and gilt bronze urns. Having lovely gilt bronze castings in acanthus leaf motif, female form figural handles, and beautiful vein...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns

Materials

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.

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