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Urns For Sale
Decorative Urn in white Porcelain by Gien France 1930 signed
By Gien
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Urn is a decorative Urn. It has Been made in France circa 1930.
The color of the porcelain is white.
it is signed with the Gien stamp underneath.
Category
1930s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pot
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pot. It shows very detailed hand craft works of cloisonne art - a lot of Chinese traditional f...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marble Urns
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of Italian Neoclassical style marble urns, with bronze mounts including bronze heads of Satyr or Faun the sides of each urn, bronze bud finials, and a bronze acanthus de...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Siena Marble Tazza Urns Charles X
Located in Newark, England
Applied Lyre Decoration
The pair stood upon four cast Bronze feet with a pedestal Siena Marble foot with an applied bronze scrollwork border. The central square column with a bronze Swan neck lyre harp bordered by floral swags to the front of the vase. The base of each Tazza Urn cast in Bronze with Ram’s head twin loop handles and a floral band surmounted by a tapered Siena Marble Core finished with a Bronze liner. The Tazza Urns dating to the first half of the 19th century during the latter reign of Charles X circa 1830.
Bronze an alloy consisting primarily of copper with approximately 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such as arsenic or silicon depending on the age of the bronze and its origin. The additions of other metals produce a range of alloys that are usually harder than copper alone and carry useful properties such as strength. The earliest known use of bronze dates to the 5th millennium BCE from Iranian plateau, the bronze mix consists of arsenical copper and copper-arsenide. The earliest tin-copper-alloy recovered is dated to circa 4650 BCE and was found in Plocnik, Serbia. It is believed to have been smelted from a natural tin-copper ore.
Sienna Marble consists of various dark yellow and gold colours, it is extremely heterogeneous due to the presence of grains with shades ranging from ivory white to light yellow to a reddish yellow ocher and is usually an intense marble.
Lyre a stringed musical instrument part of the lute-family and consists of two arms and a crossbar with strings. The Lyre has featured on classical objects like the pair of vases above for thousands of years. They were commonly used in several ancient cultures surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The earliest known examples of the lyre have been recovered at archaeological sites that date to c. 2700 BCE in Mesopotamia.
Charles X (Charles Philippe 1757-1836) was the King of France during a short reign between 1824 to 1830. He was the uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile. After the Bourbon Restoration in 1814, Charles (as heir-presumptive) became the leader of the ultra-royalists which was a radical monarchist faction within the French court. The ultra-royalists declared absolute monarchy by divine right and opposed the constitutional monarchy concessions towards liberals and the guarantees of civil liberties granted by the Charter of 1814. Charles gained...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble, Metal, Bronze
Pair Of 19th Century Ormolu & Bronze Ewers In The Renaissance Style
Located in Dublin, IE
With classical scenes depicting frolicking cherubs in relief, the top surmounted with a musical bronze cherub on a vine cast handle with bird and ram masks on a domed and vine cast c...
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Chinese Export Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Palace Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain urns with cat lid handles and ambitiously hand decorated with aquatic fauna and flora having a rare touch of whimsy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Timeless Wisdom: 19th Century Greek Owl Urns with Crowned Horse Heads
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite pair of 19th Century Copper and Bronze Greek Urns/Vases, reminiscent of the Hellenistic era, adorned with timeless symbols of wisdom and strength. Proudly displayed on each vessel is the revered owl of Athena, a symbol of wisdom and knowledge, standing watch...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Brass, Copper
Large Earthenware Pot, late 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
This four-handled earthenware pot is a captivating piece that exudes both rustic charm and functionality. Crafted with skill and attention to detail, it showcases the timeless beauty...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns
Materials
Earthenware
Pair, Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Celestial Dragon Urns, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
A dramatic blue pearl luster mottling porcelain vase dominated by a bold gilded celestial dragon and motifs of sacred pearls with flames with intricate detail. The top rim and bottom...
Category
Early 20th Century English Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Large C19th Russian Malachite Tazza
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A spectacular early C19th Russian malachite tazza/urn of good scale and elegant form. The circular shallow dish with silvered-bronze mounted rim of sty...
Category
1820s Russian Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate
Pair of Tazzas, France Empire Period
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Tazzas from the late part of the Empire period. Made in Red French Marble with a bowl in dark patinated bronze. Base decorated with gilt bronze.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Late 18th Century Italian Porcelain Garniture Urns with Lids
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Late 18th Century Italian Porcelain Garniture Urns with Lids
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
A Pair Of George III Cut Glass Urns & Covers Of Exceptional Size & Quality
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An exceptional pair of Georgian two pieces urns on star cut pedestal foot with scalloped edge, supporting swirl cut bodies with diamond band and pillared rim, fitted with slice cut l...
Category
18th Century English Antique Urns
Materials
Glass
Volume 1 Vase by Milan Pekař
By Milan Pekar
Located in Geneve, CH
Volume 1 vase by Milan Pekar
Dimensions: D11 x H15 cm
Materials: Glaze, porcelain
Handmade in the Czech Republic.
Also available: Different colors and patterns
Established own studio August 2009 – Focus mainly on porcelain, developing own glazes. Mould makings, and Slip casting. Milan Pekar is an award-winning product designer. Assistant professor at Studio of Ceramics and Porcelain...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Boho Henderson Iron Works Petal Urns - Set of Two
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous set of two vintage urns. Made from a heavy case iron and painted white. An all over patinated rusty finish from time. Made by the Hinderson group in New Orleans and marked...
Category
Early 20th Century American Urns
Materials
Iron
Large French Sevres Style Bronze Mounted Hand Painted Porcelain Lidded Urn
By Melo
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a large and heavy French Sevres style patinated bronze mounted porcelain lidded urn. It is hand painted in a white and sky blue background. It depicts a scene of an 18th cent...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze and Marble Neoclassical Pitchers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Bronze and Marble Neoclassical Pitchers
Stock Number: DA164
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Cypriot Byzantine Limestone Mortar with Craved Abstract Decoration
Located in Stamford, CT
A very interesting Byzantine Cypriot limestone mortar with unusual hand carved decoration on all four sides. It is possibly a re-purposed capital, the top hollowed out at some point ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Cypriot Classical Roman Antique Urns
Materials
Limestone
Wedgwood Dark Blue Jasperware Tobacco Jar
By Wedgwood
Located in Stamford, CT
Wedgwood dark blue Jasperware tobacco jar. Overall white neoclassical motif. Light overall age related wear. No chips or repairs.
Stamped Wedgwo...
Category
1970s English Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Pair Austrian Royal Vienna Beehive Porcelain Gilt Mounted Table Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Imposing and Stunning Pair Austrian Hand Decorated pale yellow ground porcelain and gilt mounted twin swan neck scroll handle Table or Mantle Urns of traditional form, now convert...
Category
19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage Neo Classical Urn, Continental, Decorative Ornament, Grand Tour, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage neo-classical urn. A Continental, Bakelite decorative ornament in Grand Tour taste, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Striking forms, with serpentine f...
Category
1930s Italian Grand Tour Vintage Urns
Materials
Bakelite
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
Unusual Pair of 19th Century Paris Vases
By Old Paris
Located in London, GB
A sophisticated pair of Paris porcelain: Campana vases on bases. The body is hand-painted with elaborate flower panels and the rims of the vases are adorned with retrousseed leaves. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N8000088 Art Series, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories
The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Urns
Materials
Copper
Large Urn 'Argenta' by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
Large and Beautiful Urn made by Wilhelm Kåge at Gustavsberg Studio in Sweden, 1930s. Argenta glazed stoneware.
Excellent condition. Impressed 'Gustavsberg' and "HANDDREJAD".
Wilhel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Echizen Ware Edo Period Jar Tsubo Vase Pottery Japanese Wabi Sabi Ash Glaze
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Edo period Echizen kilns tsubo jar, circa 17th/18th century. Coil built with reddish iron oxide clay and buff colored ash glaze. Large Echizen jars were famous in their time ...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Urns
Materials
Stoneware
20th Century French Iron Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful iron urn originating from France, circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Urns
Materials
Iron
Pair of English Regency Lidded Urns, 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
Exuding timeless elegance, this exceptional pair of lidded urns hails from 19th century England, possibly originating from an esteemed estate or country manor. Crafted during the 186...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Urns
Materials
Metal
Vintage Indian Silver over Brass Flaring Urn with Stylized Hearts and Flowers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Indian silver over brass urn from the Mid-20th Century, with rich décor depicting stylized heart motifs and foliage on square base. Created in India during the Midcentury period, this silver over brass urn attracts our attention with its generous flaring lines and abundant décor. The urn features a wide opening with large lip, sitting above a tapering body. Adorned with a richly executed décor presenting stylized hearts and foliage, this body is resting on a flaring base mounted on a square plinth. With its elegant lines and silver over brass finish, this vintage Indian urn...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Urns
Materials
Brass, Silver Leaf
Grand Tour Italian Neoclassical Patinated Bronze Urn Warwick Vase
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning Grand Tour neoclassical urn or cachepot having fancy decoration on the outside and gilded metal interior. 5.5 diameter 9" w handle to handle Opening is 3.75"
(Connie)
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N8000129 Art Series, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories
The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Urns
Materials
Copper
French Art Deco Marble Urns with Bronze, circa 1920
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French Art Deco marble urns with bronze,
circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N8000126 Art Series, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories
The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Urns
Materials
Copper
19th Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Baluster Form Urn or Vase
Located in Essex, MA
A fine antique 19th-century Chinese porcelain large baluster vase decorated with various flowers and objects in low relief and underglaze cobalt blue within a white-glazed ground. The vase has molded stylized handles in cobalt blue to either side of the wide funnel neck with a wider rounded bowl-shaped top. The front is hand-painted with stylized central flowers in a vase on a stand...
Category
19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
1910s French French Provincial Vintage Urns
Materials
Iron
Clyde Burt Ceramic Vessel
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt stylized face vase in matte gray glazed stoneware with manipulated and applied facial details.
Signed to underside: [CB].
American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N8000087 Art Series, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories
The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Urns
Materials
Copper
Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N8000106 Art Series, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories
The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Urns
Materials
Copper
Pair of White Cast Iron Urns, French Early 20th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
These white-painted cast iron urns are a beautiful example of French design. They have a timeless quality that makes them a perfect addition to any garden or outdoor space. The urns ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Iron
Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N8000084 Art Series, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories
The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Urns
Materials
Copper
Neoclassical Style Patinated Bronze Ewers, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of patinated bronze ewer form sculptures cast with Neoclassical manner decoration of foliate accents, bows, busts of putti below handles, and masques to front, mounted upon blac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
Antique Indian 19th Century Iron Lidded Water Vessel with Brass Accents
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian iron lidded water vessel from the 19th century with brass geometric accents and tapering lines. This alluring antique Indian iron lidded water vessel from the 19th ...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Urns
Materials
Iron
Chinese Blue and White Baluster Form Urn or Vase with Crane and Tree Motif
Located in Essex, MA
A fine antique 19th-century Chinese porcelain large baluster vase decorated with various flowers and objects in low relief and underglaze cobalt blue within a white-glazed ground. Th...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Japanese Meiji Palace Urn with Foo Dog Handles
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Japanese Meiji palace urn with foo dog handles.
Stunning large antique Japanese Meiji period palace urn with foo dog handles. This gorgeous As...
Category
1870s Japanese Meiji Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Puiforcat France Silver Plated Display Bowl Tazza
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly elegant silver plate coupe bowl/tazza by Puiforcat, France. Jean Puiforcat designed this elegant piece in the 1930s, the Art Deco period. Puiforcat France continues editin...
Category
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
Raaquu Raku Fired Tamashii Urn in S/N8000081 Art Series, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Tamashii Urn ~ 魂 (Soul)
The Tamashii Urn serves as a focal point of remembrance for a loved one that has passed from this life but not from your heart. This vessel is fired using th...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Urns
Materials
Copper
19th Century Ribbed Polychrome Delft Urn with Lid Featuring Lion Finial
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Ribbed Polychrome Delft Urn with Lid featuring Lion Finial.
Category
19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Delft
Pair of Large Decorative Black Enamel Urns with Brass Detail
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of large decorative black enamel Guild Master urns with brass details. Interior is lined with brass.
Additional Dimensions:
bottom base 5.5" diam x 10"H
top 6.5"H
Category
20th Century Spanish Urns
Materials
Brass, Enamel
19th Century English Cut Glass Decanters with an Elongated Neck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English cut glass decanter.
Attributed to F. & C. Osler.
With an elongated neck, diamond cut facets, bulbous bodies, and star cut bases.
Monogrammed to the bo...
Category
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Urns
Materials
Cut Glass
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
19th Century French Marble and Ormolu Cassolettes Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French bronze mounted urn form cassolettes with beautiful rose colored marble and nicely detailed cast floral garlands. Removable lids with flame finials. Smal...
Category
19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Faience Enameled Urn, circa 1900-1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Faience Enameled Urn, circa 1900-1910.
Category
Early 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Faience
Single Rusty Cast Iron Urn, French early 20th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
This cast iron urn is a beautiful example of French early 20th-century design. It has a timeless quality that makes it a perfect addition to any garden or outdoor space. The urn is m...
Category
Early 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Iron
Antique Pair English Porcelain Green Samuel Alcock Vases Urns Still Life Flower
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality identical pair of English rococo revival twin handle mantle vases, firmly attributed to Samuel Alcock, circa second quarter of the 19th century.
Eac...
Category
19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pair Of Art Deco Marble & Bronze Urns
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine quality pair of marble and bronze Art Deco Urns
Circa 1930
French
Located In Dublin 8
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of 2 Ripple Vessels by Derya Arpac
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Ripple vessels by Derya Arpac
Dimensions: D 17 x H 7 cm
Materials: Pigmented Concrete
Also available: Other colours available
Derya Arpac is a Copenhagen based archite...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Urns
Materials
Oak, Fir
Fine German 19th Century Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Potpourri Urn Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine German 19th century porcelain and gilt-bronze mounted Potpourri Urn-Vase with Lid, attributed to Meissen. The ovoid white porcelain urn, decorated on all sides and lid wi...
Category
19th Century German Regency Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Italian Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar by Ardalt Blue Delfia
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful Italian blue and white porcelain covered ginger jar
By Ardalt Blue Delfia
Italy, Mid-20th Century
Measures: 8"W ×...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Urns
Materials
Porcelain
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.