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Napoleon III Blue Royal Lidded Vases Hand Painted Landscapes and Bronze Handles
Located in Firenze, IT
A pair of Napoleon III late 19th century French oval shaped lidded vases rendered in Blue Royal glazed porcelain in the style of Sevres manufacture. These very fine large scale decor...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Covered Porcelain and Bisquit Figural Potpourri Urns, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
On faux marble bases.
Category
1820s Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Brass Cooking Pot
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Early 19th century brass cooking pot
This is a lovely looking 19th century cooking Pot, it has been used as a log bucket and works very well as such.
...
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Early 19th Century George III Antique Urns
Materials
Brass
Italian Carved Wood Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of 19th century wood carved urns with original green paint and guiding. Small hole on top of each one. Circa 1850, Italy.
Category
1850s Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Wood
Burl Wood Vessel or Vase in Chinese Fir
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Estate find- vintage burlwood vessel in Chinese fir. Beautiful organic form.
Base retains a label- 'Nimble Creation- Hand carved from the roots of Chinese fir.
through the initiative...
Category
1970s Chinese Arts and Crafts Vintage Urns
Materials
Fir
Carved Wood Cup With Lid Circa 1800
Located in Dallas, TX
Swiss or German carved cup with lid circa 1780 to 1810. Three pieces of wood with high relief Carved leaves grapes etc.
Category
Early 1800s German Antique Urns
Materials
Wood
Beat Tall Vessel in Brass by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
The beat tall vessel is part of a group of floor vessels made in three unique shapes. Made from brass, the beat vessels are spun and welded in separate pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Urns
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Brass Perfume Bottles
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of three brass decorative perfume bottles.
Measures: Large 13 inches
Medium 9.5 inches
Small 8 inches.
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Urns
Materials
Brass
Modern Two Handled Footed Ceramic Urn
Located in New York, NY
Modern Two Handled Footed Ceramic Urn in blue glaze with applied abstract shapes to bowl, apparently unsigned.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Regency Tole Hot Water Urn
Located in Essex, MA
Chinoiserie decorated with cover with ball finial over a cylindrical body with lions head rings , lower spigot and pierced square plinth and paw feet.
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Urns
Materials
Tin
Trio of STACKED Fluted Vessels, by Richard Haining, Available Now
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Listing is for the Grouping of Three STACKED Fluted Vessels. All three vessels are identical in their overall shape, but vary in the number of flutes; Single-Flute, Double-Flute...
Category
2010s American Modern Urns
Materials
Pottery, Wood, Hardwood, Maple, Softwood, Reclaimed Wood, Scrap Wood, Ce...
Pair classical 19th Century Ormolu urns. after Balling for Versailles
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of Classical 19th Century French gilded ormolu urns.
Each with two-headed Janus finials, the sides with boar's masks and bands of shells, oak leaves and Greek ...
Category
19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Unglazed Chinese Clay Pot or Jar with Handles
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Chinese clay jar is handcrafted and has two small handles. Shallow en relief bands encircle the upper part of the vessel. The organic rich dark clay is from a Chinese river basin.
Category
20th Century Chinese Urns
Materials
Clay
Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstatte Vienna circa 1920 Silver Dish
Located in Oakland, CA
Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstatte Vienna circa 1920 Silver Dish. A Sterling silver bowls hand chased, made of silver and hallmarked on the...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Silver
Campana Shaped Urns With Handles
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of bronze dore urns mounted on wood stands with columns. Each urn surrounded with life of the Romans in a silver overlay with bronze figures. Exceptional quality work. Italy, ...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Chocolate Color With Raised Details Terracotta Olive Pot, Spain, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th century Spanish large terracotta olive pot.
Unearthed from a very large family run olive oil producing business in southern Spain.
Beautifu...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Gilt Porcelain Large Dresden Two Handled Garniture Vase and Cover
Located in Lomita, CA
The porcelain factories of Dresden are renowned for this type of decorative piece and this monumental vase would have been at least one of a pair or part of a three or five piece man...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Vintage Monumental Seibert and Rice Italian Terra Cotta Urn
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Boho terracotta urn. Made by the iconic Seibert and Rice group. Monumental in size and drama. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Pink Granite And Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. pink Granite and ormolu lidded urns. The pair are raised on circular ormolu bases below the mottled G...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Pair of Egyptian Revival Canopic Urns
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An unusual, exotic pair of Egyptian Revival Canopic Urns with Cleopatra embossed - actually bisquit tins by Huntley & Palmers, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Metal
Large Italian Alabaster Vase on Stand
Located in London, GB
This large and impressive vase was carved in Italy in circa 1900 from a veined grey alabaster. The vase is shaped like stylised loutrophoros-amphora vessel with an ovoid body and elo...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Rococo Antique Urns
Materials
Alabaster
Large 19th Century Sevres Style Comport
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive, good quality late 19th century French Sevres style porcelain comport. Having wonderful twin gilded ormolu monopodia handles, a pierced scrolling foliate gallery. C...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century, Berber Terra Cotta Pottery
Located in Brecht, BE
Lovely patina on this mid-19th century terra cotta berber vase/urn. Wonderful decorative object.
Category
Mid-19th Century Moroccan Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Metal Urn Finished in Antique Bronze
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Metal Urn Finished in Antique Bronze. Lead with pull ring.
Category
2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Metal
Pair of Midcentury Porcelain Chinese Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel with this colorful pair of porcelain chinese vases; created in China, circa 1970. The urn shaped vases are decorated with floral motifs and patterns. They are furth...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Vieux Paris / Old Paris Porcelain Urn with Raised Gilt Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
The term Vieux Paris, or "Old Paris" porcelain does not refer to one particular maker, but is used to describe French porcelain pieces made by one of more than thirty manufacturers o...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Large 19th Century Imari Lidded Koro
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Japanese lidded Imari Koro, in the classical bold blue and orange Imari colours, depicting classical motif flower and fol...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Italian Antique Pair of Renaissance Style Terra Cotta Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Renaissance style very ornate antique Italian terra cotta vases decorated with Caryatides and garlands, in good condition. The bodice of the urns is set on a square base. T...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Pair of French and Gilt Bronze Verdi Green Urns
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a stately pair of French verdi green marble urns. The urns are adorned by gilt bronze reptiles and a pair of male masks joined by a decorative swag, situated on a marble base...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Urns
Materials
Marble, Metal
Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique pair of French Sevres style porcelain and ormolu mounted twin handled urns, in the Louis XV manner, Circa 1870 in date.
The bleu celeste...
Category
1870s French Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Oxblood Red Glass and Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Neo-Classical st. oxblood red glass and ormolu lidded urn. The urn is raised by a circular base with handsome ormolu paw feet amidst scrolled and flute...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Exclusive 18th Century Spanish Marble Mortar
Located in Nijlen, BE
This unique Spanish mortar from the 18th century has a unique, rare color palette.
Earth tones accentuate the color layers of the marble.
Used in the ...
Category
18th Century Spanish Country Antique Urns
Materials
Marble
Large Important Japanese Meiji Satsuma Covered Urn with Foo Dog
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Important Japanese Meiji Satsuma Covered Urn with Foo Dog.
Large impressive Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Satsuma porcelain covered urn...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Scavo Art Glass Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy, 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Murano Pink and Blue Scavo Art Glass Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy, 1960s
Murano small vase in pink glass with blue handles, very delicate work w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Urns
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Royal Crown Derby Covered Urn, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Hand painted with fine enameling and relief/reticulated decoration; cherubs, wild life and birds.
Category
19th Century English Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Black and White Ceramic Vase by Shizue Imai
Located in New York, NY
Glazed Ceramic Stoneware
Signed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid 20th Century Solid Brass Decorative Urns - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of Asian style decorative brass urns, unbranded. Solid brass, hollow constructed, urns are decoratively adorned, have handles with rings and sit on unattached wood bases. Deco...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Anglo-Indian Urns
Materials
Brass
Rams Head Tazza Style Coade Stone Urn
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A small English rams head urn in ‘tazza’ style attributed to Coade (unmarked) circa 1790. Dating from the Georgian era, this urn has a neoclassical look, well modelled with a pair of...
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Coade Stone
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Porcelain and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. porcelain and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square ormolu base with elegant Greek key designs at ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Pair 19th Century Regency Style Carved Mahogany Cellarette Urns or Wine Coolers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare pair of 19th century Regency style carved mahogany Cellarette urns or wine-drink coolers. The intricately carved ovoid shaped urn, decorated with acanthus leaves, wreaths and lilies, the removable lid top with a carved acorn finial and all raised on an heptagon base. The interior with their original copper metal-liners. Circa: Probably Irish, 1870-1880.
Cellarette or cellaret is a small furniture cabinet, available in various sizes, shapes, and designs which is used to store bottles of alcoholic beverage...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Urns
Materials
Copper
Bronzed Metal Urn Burl Column Neoclassical Style, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A bronzed metal urn attached to a black wood column plinth base with a brown laminated veneered burl, in the Neoclassical design style, circa 1970s. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th C. French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Vases with Foo Lion Handles
Located in New York, NY
A fine and Large Pair of 19th century Orientalist Motif French Ormolu and Champlevé Enamel Vases with Foo Lion Handles of Magnificent quality and condition, Attributed to F. Barbedie...
Category
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu, Enamel
Grand Tour Terracotta Kylix Tazza
Located in Newport Beach, CA
This Grand Tour terracotta drinking cup (kylix) is a later example of the elaborately painted vessels used during symposia in ancient Greece. The...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
Pair of Illuminating Classical Alabaster Columns and Vases
Located in Reepham, GB
Floor standing classically carved alabaster vases on fluted columns and square stepped pedestals Carved with Satyre masks and foliate swags suspended from ribbons. Electrified and Il...
Category
19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Alabaster
Ohio Crystal Vase, Hand-Sculpted Contemporary Crystal
Located in Geneve, CH
Ohio crystal vase, hand-sculpted contemporary crystal
Decorative vase
Hand-sculpted in crystal
Measures: W 11, H 25.8, D 11 cm.
The sculptural and masculine reflections Copenha...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Urns
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Ruby Red Glass Urns with Portraits, Bohemia, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Both pieces show remarkable similarities (both in the quality of the color of the glass and of the decoration and in the lines of the same ones) with Bohemian red glass...
Category
19th Century Czech Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Glass
Set of Mezcal Vessel by Rodrigo Lobato Yáñes
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of mezcal vessel by Rodrigo Lobato Yáñes.
Dimensions: H 5.2'' x W 3.6'' x D 3.6"
Materials: Slip casting, glazing and single firing process.
Pla...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Sevres Urn 19 Th Century with Gilt Bronze Mounts and Gilt Masks, Hand Painted
Located in Houston, TX
This porcelain is 19th century and hand painted on a Snow White
Ground depicting a beautiful woman bending forward with
Hands cupped with water offering a drink to a petite angel.
...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th century French marble and gilded ormolu urns, each with classical Rans head mounts, supported by three out-swept supports, terminating in hoof feet a...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Vert Antique marble and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by a square marble base with a fine ...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Carved Stone Planter
Located in Chicago, IL
A simple yet chic 20th century hand-carved limestone planter with the most wonderful rough-hewn surface. Perfect for planting your favorite an...
Category
20th Century Rustic Urns
Materials
Limestone
Matte Bronze Fugit Vase by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Matte bronze fugit vase by Mason Editions.
Design: Matteo Fiorini
Dimensions: 12 × 15 × 34 cm
Materials: Iron, Pirex glass.
Fugit vase consists of a metal sheet that seems to t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Urns
Materials
Iron
Pair Sevres France Porcelain Twin Handled Covered Urns, 19th Century
Located in Gardena, CA
Pair sevres France porcelain twin handled covered urns, 19th century.
A cobalt blue ground with gilt leaf decorations throughout. The centra...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Marble and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Rosso Levanto marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square base wit...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Set of 2 Matte Bronze Fugit Vases by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Matte bronze Fugit vases by Mason Editions
Design: Matteo Fiorini
Dimensions: 12 × 15 × 34 cm
Materials: Iron, Pirex glass
Fugit vase consists of a metal sheet that se...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Urns
Materials
Iron
Grand Tour Terracotta Amphora Vase
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A Grand tour version of an ancient Greek amphora jar. Painted terracotta with figures and horses. The two-handled storage jar held oil, wine, mil...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
Aurea Plant Stand 5 by Sofia Alvarado
Located in Geneve, CH
Aurea plant stand 5 by Sofia Alvarado
Limited edition 1 of 10 (one in stock)
Materials: Metal and woods or golden, white or black.
include glass ball jar
Dimensions: H 70 x W 3...
Category
2010s Panamanian Modern Urns
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 Aurea Plant Stand by Sofia Alvarado
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Aurea Plant Stand by Sofia Alvarado
Limited edition 1 of 10 (one in stock)
Materials: Metal and woods / golden, white or black.
include glass ball jar
Dimensions: H 70 x W 3...
Category
2010s Panamanian Modern Urns
Materials
Metal
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.