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Christoph Zange Black Raku Cermonial Tea Bowl and Cover Storage Vessel
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Christoph Zange : Black Raku, ceremonal tea bowl & cover or storage vessel
Raku tea bowls are made by moulding pinching, sculpting by hand; glazing b...
Category
1980s German Vintage Urns
Materials
Pottery
Monumental Sarreguemines Urn
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This impressively sized urn is marked on the bottom, “Sarreguemines/1906//H”, “Made in Germany” with the Lorraine Coat of Arms . Nicolas-Henri Jacobi along with his two partners esta...
Category
Early 1900s German Belle Époque Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Ruth Weiner Raku Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful raku pot with a matching lid done by the well known Chicago artist Ruth Weiner.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Small Cast Iron Victorian Style Urns
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of small Victorian urns are cast in iron and are embellished with protruding fluting and egg-and-dart rims.
Category
20th Century American Victorian Urns
Materials
Iron
21st Century Glome Y Vase in Mouth-Blown Murano Glass by CTRLZAK
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Mouth-blown in the island of Murano, this unique glass piece is suspended in a simple metal wireframe base that completes the object in a balance of elementary forms and light. Glom...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Urns
Materials
Metal
Hjordis Oldfors for Upsala Ekeby, 1954 'Kokos' 'Coconut' Series, Modernist Vase
Located in Frome, GB
This elegant work of Swedish Mid Century Modern design is by Hjördis Oldfors (b. 1920 - d. 2014) for Upsala Ekeby. Oldfors was a celebrated Swedish ceramicist, painting, and textile ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Floor Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Statuesque stoneware floor vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, in a clean form with beautiful dark blue hare’s fur glaze.
Carl-Harry Stålhane was one of the stars among Swedish ceramic a...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Scavo Black Murano Glass Vase by Seguso Vetri d’Arte
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large 1980’s Italian scavo black Murano glass vase by Seguso Vetri d’Arte.
The vase is hand signed.
Out of a Steve Chase design estate.
Measurements: 17.5”...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Umanoff Grenada Style Brutalist Black Iron Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage iron bowl in the style of Umanoff. The piece is designed in the Salterini Grenada pattern, making it unique. The bowl projects a st...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Urns
Materials
Iron
Vase Urn Bavaria Design 1950s Blu Cobal Gold 24 Kt Germany KPM
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Vase Urn Bavaria Design 1950s Blu Cobal Gold 24 KT Germany KPM.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Herman Kähler, Urn, Glazed Earthenware, Denmark, c. 1910
Located in High Point, NC
A blue, orange and green-glazed earthenware urn, designed and produced by Herman Kähler, Denmark, c. 1910.
Category
1910s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Earthenware
Monumental Italian Hammered Copper Vase, Art Deco, 1920s
Located in San Diego, CA
Monumental Art Deco hand-hammered copper vase vessel made in Italy, 1920s. Vase has a strong resemblance to Vittorio Zecchin designs. We have left vase as found with incredible patin...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Urns
Materials
Copper
Pair of Swedish Grace 'Art Deco' 1930s Cast Iron Urns
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine pair of Swedish Grace (art deco) cast iron urns or planters depicting a man with a walking stick and a woman with an umbrella. In their original red finish with great patination...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Urns
Materials
Iron
Pair of Porcelain Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1960's Pair Of Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Urns, in excellent conditions bas e is 6" in, With unique decorative pictures on ea. side.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
21st Century Herma Vase in Marble and 3D Printed ABS by Richard Yasmine
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Herma small container comes with the idea of overcoming the horrifying reality of war through irony. The rocket thus becomes a humorous, yet functional, home accessory. An object that exorcizes fear, proposing a new vision of reality. When opened, the vase reveals a surprise and the bang effect of a bomb causes an explosion of joy and pleasure..."
Herma Sex toy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Urns
Materials
Marble, Brass
Charming Little Pair of Black Iron Urns
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic pair of diminutive black cast iron urns that make an elegant accessory.
Category
1950s American Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Materials
Iron
Black Vase with White Interior, Incised Circle & Line Decoration, France, c. 195
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matte black mid century vase with white interior, incised circle & line decoration, France, c. 1950
Measures: Measure: H: 7.75.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Two Tessellated Stone Decorative Perfume Bottles
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Two tessellated stone decorative perfume bottles by Maitland Smith
Measures: Large bottle measures 15 inches high by 9 inches diameter.
Small bottle 11 inches high by 6 inches diam...
Category
1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Urns
Materials
Stone
Berlin Faience Black Chinoiserie Covered Urn
Located in New York, NY
Of ginger jar shape with outscrolled handles, surmounted by a pierced lid with knob-form finial; decorated with Court figures in a pagoda riverscape.
Category
1840s German Chinoiserie Antique Urns
Materials
Faience
Pair of Czech Coronet Vases in Blue, Orange and Green
By Coronet
Located in New York, NY
Stunning near pair of cobalt, orange, green, maroon and yellow early czech vases by coronet. A great visual feast for early 20th century collectors. Each one is signed on the bottom ...
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Ttemic Chair in Velvet with Metal Applications by Matteo Cibic
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Ttemic: a wonder-object that revolutionizes the concept of the dining room with its unconventional look. A totemic element dressing home with irony and extravagance, becoming a cult...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century French Mantel Urns, circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
Wonderfully well preserved, this pair of 19th century French mantel urns were designed to adorn the mantel or buffet, or perhaps console in ...
Category
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Bronze & Sterling Silver Humidor
By Otto Heintz
Located in Malibu, CA
This rare vessel, designed by Otto Heintz. Hand forged in bronze & sterling silver. A Staffordshire terrier sits under a tree. The art is over la...
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Black Lava, Medium by Daniele Giannetti
Located in Geneve, CH
Black lava, medium by Daniele Giannetti (Handmade, Hand-Painted)
Dimensions: D 22 x H 26 cm
Materials: terracotta
Also available: big and small sizes
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Category
2010s Italian Modern Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Early Art Deco Period Pewter Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Early Art Deco period pewter vase displays the form of the Art Nouveau period, but with more classic and what was considered "modern" embellishment at the time. Foliate sprays are bo...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Pewter
Large, Hand Hammered, Round Shaped Brass Urn, 19th C
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large, hand hammered, round shaped brass urn, 19th Century.
Measure: opening diameter: 16.75".
Category
19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Brass
Chinese Light Green-Black Jade Lidded Urn
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a lidded light green-black color jade urn adorned with multiples branches of kelp leaves that are attached to it. The urn stands over an asymmetrical ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Jade
Pair of Italian Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Style Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive and high quality pair of Italian mid 19th century Neo-Classical st. marble and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by a richly chased circular ormolu support with a mottled border decorated by a band of intertwined rosettes. Above is a tapering fluted fut leading to the baluster shaped urn. The urn is flanked by two Greek key handles...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Italian Marble Vessel with Brass Inset Bowl, Apparatus
By APPARATUS
Located in Tulsa, OK
Neo Vessel Nero Kinitra by Apparatus
Made of Italian marble with a brass inset bowl, this vessel distills the visual language of ceremonial objects to i...
Category
2010s American Modern Urns
Materials
Marble
Matthew Solomon, Glazed Ceramic Urn, United States
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary glazed porcelain sculpture by Matthew Solomon. Unique piece, signed and dated.
Using fine porcelain and glazes he crafted himself, Matthew Solomon translated the unru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Early 19th Century Solid Porphyry and Ormolu Urn, circa 1810
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and monumentally scaled Italian early 19th century solid Porphyry and ormolu urn, circa 1810. The most impressive urn is raised by a circular base with a fine stepped and mottled border. At the center is an impressive and most decorative reeded design below the smooth elegantly curved body with richly sculpted scrolled handles at each side. Above the curved neck is the removable lid also decorated with a beautiful reeded design, mottled band, and centered by a striking ormolu acorn finial. All original gilt.
Porphyry was Imperial Rome’s most prestigious stone for columns, vases, and other objects. The word “porphyry” comes from the Latin word for purple, which was the color of nobility to the Romans. Porphyry is considered the Imperial Stone of the Roman Empire. In the year 18 AD, the Roman Legionnaire Caius Cominius discovered a beautiful purple stone in the eastern desert of Egypt. It was a deep purple color with flecks of larger white crystals and was perfect for carving. This porphyry quickly became the most prestigious stone for the elite of Rome and Byzantium. For centuries the Romans quarried this treasured stone...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu
18th Century English Hand Painted Leather Fire Bucket
Located in Nashville, TN
18th century English hand painted leather gallon fire bucket
Wonderfully aged and patinated oil painting of a cherub rising from a shell form flanked by dolphins.
Copper banding o...
Category
1790s English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Leather
S and G Keramik Monumental Classic Style German Ceramic Floor Vase
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful monumental ceramic floor vase in brown and antique white classic double handled style by S and G Keramik of Germany. In good vintage condition. There is one small glaze chi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Arts and Crafts Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Urns on Marble Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th century French Louis XVI mantel urns on marble bases were intended for decorative appeal alone, and feature classic designs inspired by ancient Greek amphora...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square base with a fine bottom ormolu fillet and a fi...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Cast Aluminum Conical Sculpture Vase Urn Artist Signed
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant in it's direct form. Artist signed with a large S in a open circle. In very good vintage condition with minimal wear. 20.75 in height with a base that is 5 inch sq...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Aluminum
Stein 2 by Lina Rincon
Located in Geneve, CH
Stein 2 by Lina Rincon
Dimensions: 20 x 30 x 30 cm
Materials: Glass, stone, metal
Colors and dimensions may slightly vary, each piece is unique and ma...
Category
2010s English Modern Urns
Materials
Stone, Metal
French Neoclassical Pair of Grey Marble Urns
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French neoclassical pair of grey marble urns, 20th century
Beautiful and highly decorative pair of white veined, grey marble urns.
Dimension...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble
Pair of French Style Marble and Patinated Metal Garniture Urns with Rams Heads
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of French style marble and patinated metal garniture urns with ram heads.
Late 19th century, with high relief decorations and attached lid.
...
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Metal
Large French Salt Glazed Urn or Oil Jar from the 19th C
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large French salt glazed urn or oil jar from the 19th c., featuring the traditional amphora shape and handles on opposing ends.
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Earthenware, Ceramic, Pottery
Martin Freyer Vase Porcelain Pleated Plissee Black 1968
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Martin Freyer for Rosenthal Studio: Massive, black, porcelain, pleated or plissee vase, 1968
- The pleated vase is known as Martin Freyer’s best work ...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgwood Black and White Jasper "Pegasus" Covered Vase, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
The black jasper ovoid body decorated in white relief with the Apotheosis of Virgil after John Flaxman, the shoulder with snake handles above Medusa masks,...
Category
19th Century English Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Tazza on a Black Belgium Marble Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely fine French 19th century patinated bronze tazza which is raised by an impressive octagonal shaped black Belgian marble base. Above the base is a circular support with a ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Pair of Large Black Marble Urns
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Pair of large black marble urns (marquino negro).
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Marble
Moroccan Ceramic Vase with Arabic Black Calligraphy Writing Moorish Glazed Fez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic vase from Fez.
Moorish Granada style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy writing.
This kind of art writing looks calligraphic i...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Urns
Materials
Ceramic
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Vert De Patricia Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Vert de Patricia marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square marble base with a fine circular twisted desig...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antonio Forteleoni Large Jana Vase in Black Gres for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Denoted by clean lines and handcrafted, the Jana vases are a collection that was designed for Cappellini by Antonio Forteleoni. These vases are made of black earth, forged by hand on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Urns
Materials
Clay
Pair of Antique Roman Porphyry, Grand Tour Period Hand-Carved Lidded Vases
Located in New York, NY
A very fine pair of antique roman porphyry, Grand Tour period hand carved lidded vases. These are a fabulous and quite decorative pair of porphyry lidde...
Category
1830s Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Porphyry
Pair of French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Tazzas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive pair of French 19th century patinated bronze tazzas which are raised by a high reeded column black Belgian marb...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Large Moorish Glazed Ceramic Vase with Arabic Calligraphy Black Writing Fez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic vase from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic is called...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Urns
Materials
Ceramic
West German Glazed Pottery Vase
Located in Houston, TX
West German glazed pottery vase.
Stunning Mid-Century Modern West German glazed pottery vase with a great abstract decoration.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Pottery
Large Antique French Sevres Porcelain Urn, 19th Century, Signature and Mark
Located in Norton, MA
A large 19th century antique Sevres Porcelain Urn featuring in white and green ground color, decorated with scenes of courting couples and floral ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Sevres Cobalt-Blue Ormolu Mounted Covered Urn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large and unusual 19th century French Sevres gilt bronze mounted covered urn / vase of tapering ovoid form in cobalt-blue ground. Bearded man with horns ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. Brèche Verte d'Egypte marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by richly chased ormolu paw feet with acanthus le...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Neoclassical Style Urn Form Steel Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Urn form steel lamp with brass oval rings on the sides and repousse acanthus leaf decoration, the base with a twisted rope form wrought iron border. Wo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Urns
Materials
Brass, Steel, Wrought Iron
Vases Art Deco Period in Grecian Style in Painted Spelter on Marble Bases, Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Grecian Art Deco spelter vases on marble bases recall the glory days of the ancient Greeks before the roman conquest, and feature embossed patterns...
Category
1920s French Classical Greek Vintage Urns
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Moorish Ceramic Lidded Urn with Arabic Calligraphy Lettrism Black Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic urn with lid from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Urns
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Wanda Vase in Marble and 3D Printed ABS by Richard Yasmine
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Wanda small container comes with the idea of overcoming the horrifying reality of war through irony. The rocket thus becomes a humorous, yet functional, home accessory. An object that exorcizes fear, proposing a new vision of reality. When opened, the vase reveals a surprise and the bang effect of a bomb causes an explosion of joy and pleasure..."
Wanda Sex toy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Urns
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique and Vintage Urns for Sale
Decorative vases and antique and vintage urns are statement objects for the home that can date back centuries. Ranging from pieces with intricate, hand-painted details to more minimal forms with abstract shapes, decorative vases and urns come in a range of styles and sizes.
An urn is a type of vase that typically has a cover, a narrow neck and a round body, sometimes with a footed pedestal. However, when a vessel is called an urn, this often denotes its purpose rather than its origin or shape. One of the urn’s most crucial roles was and remains to be to hold the ashes of people for funerary rites. Another type of urn is adorned with figures that tell a story or show a scene.
Some of the earliest vases were formed from clay or metal-like bronze. Mesopotamians used them not only for decoration but also for storage. In ancient Greece, vases and urns frequently depicted stories from mythology, showing images of the gods and heroes. In ancient Egypt, vases such as the amphora had ceremonial purposes.
Over time, vases grew in popularity among artists as a different kind of canvas for expression. Unlike many of the ancient examples, these vases were not always functional but instead made for a striking addition to one’s decor. Even a plain, solid-colored vase can add color or style to a room. Metal urns are elegant additions to 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.
Every interior designer will tell you that decorative objects are what make a house a home. Decorative objects trumpet the homeowner’s personality while bringing a room to life. For designers, they present an opportunity to express their creative vision.
When looking for a decorative vase, it’s important to note the design and also the size and shape. Decorative vases vary from those with a wide base to those with long slender necks. Browse decorative vases and an extensive ceramic urn collection on 1stDibs.