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Urns For Sale
Fine Pair of French 19th Century Marble and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Flambeaux Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Rouge-Royal marble and figural gilt bronze-mounted flambeaux urns surmounted with four ormolu figures of dolphins supporting the center urn with th...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Neoclassical Swedish or Russian Porphyry Campana Urn Vase
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An early 19th century Swedish or Russian Porphyry campana urn vase carved in a Classic shape, likely carved by the Alvdalen factory in Sweden, the vase presently mounted on a faux gr...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Porphyry
A French Faience Owl Water Jug
Located in London, GB
France Circa 1900
An early twentieth century faience pottery jug in the form of an owl with a naturalistic base leading into a handle.
Height 22cm
Diameter of base 10cm
Category
Early 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Pottery
Antique Japanese Porcelain Blue White Edo Period Arita Jug Ewer Figural, 17th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Rare & Beautiful Arita Japanese Porcelain Jug . Scene with figures and birds in a landscape.
This 17th Century Japanese Export Porcelain Jug or Ewer, Arita Kilns c.1670-1690 is pain...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of Marble And Bronze Cassolettes, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of red marble cassolettes, with bronze ornamentation: rams' heads, pearl threads, pine cones
Cassolettes late 19th century, in good general condition, note some scratches on th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Green Moroccan Ceramic Vases with Chiseled Arabic Calligraphy Poetry
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of very decorative brown and green handcrafted Moroccan ceramic vases from Fez with two handles hand-graved with green Arabic Art writing ca...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Vase, Ceramic Vase/Vessel, Hand Crafted, Brown, C 1950, From Peru, Brown Tones
Located in New York, NY
Decorative vase by Cesar Alache, in Chulucanas, Peru. Decoration of dancers of a man and a woman around the beautiful ceramic vase.
Category
1950s Peruvian Arts and Crafts Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
pair of Japanese 18th century Imari Porcelain and French Ormolu mounted urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and most stunning pair of Japanese 18th century Imari Porcelain and French Louis XVI st. Ormolu mounted urns. This wonderful pair of urns are raised by Ormolu socles d...
Category
19th Century Japanese Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage Italian Grape Vine Glazed Ceramic Urns - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Infuse your space with old-world Italian charm with this pair of Vintage Italian Grape Vine Glazed Ceramic Urns. Each urn is beautifully hand-gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair French Empire 19th-20th Century Red Porphyry-Like Granite & Ormolu Obelisks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Monumental and Fine Pair of French 19th, 20th Century Empire Style Red Porphyry-Like Granite and Gilt-Bronze (Ormolu) Mounted Obelisks on Four Gilt-Bronze Lion Paws both resting on...
Category
Early 1900s French Empire Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Slate, Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Terracotta Olive Storage Urn Mid Eastern European
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful urn which was most likely created in the late part of the 19th century. Used for storage and transportation. Amazing color and patina. Top opening...
Category
1880s Turkish Primitive Antique Urns
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
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
18th Century Pair English Regency Tole Chesnut Urns
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Pair English Regency Tole Chestnut Urns
Unique Urns purchased in France.
See detailed photos.
Category
18th Century French Regency Antique Urns
Materials
Chestnut
Bronze and Crystal Potiche With Loaded Details
By L'Originale
Located in Milan, IT
Pinnacle of glassblowing and blacksmithing artistry, this Baroque-inspired potiche is sure to be the focal point in any luxe classic decor. The intricately ornate details, including ...
Category
2010s Italian Urns
Materials
Crystal, Gold
19th Century Tall Gilt Porcelain Decorative Vase / Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century very tall gilt porcelain decorative vase / piece with exterior floral design details . The vase / piece is in good condition . Minor wear appropriate with age / use . Nu...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Gold
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
Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant “Chamotte” stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund, in a stately form. Made in a technique where crushed earthenware is mixed into the stoneware.
Rörstrand introduced Gunnar Nylund’...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Stoneware
20th Century Hand Painted / Gilt Decorated Covered Decorative Urns
Located in Tarry Town, NY
These exquisite Mid 20th Century hand painted and gilt decorated covered decorative urns showcase a stunning array of exterior floral, foliate, butterfly, and bird design details. Ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Urns
Materials
Gold
Rare Empire French Fire Gilded Center Piece Tazza Warrior Horses Harp
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
More than 200 years old showpiece for on the table. Made from glass, fire-gilt bronze and green veined marble. Beautiful horses with a warrior and mythological figures with harp and ...
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Custom Shell-Encrusted Porcelain Lidded Urns
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a lovely pair of porcelain lidded urns, encrusted overall with a variety of organic shells, situated on a detached lucite base.
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Urns
Materials
Shell, Porcelain
A Late 19th Century Chinese Stone Urn
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive limestone urn came from Shanxi Province, dates to the late 19th century and used to hold water. Given its relatively limited capacity, it was probably mostly decorat...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Urns
Materials
Limestone
Monumental 19th Century Pair of French Rouge Marble and Gilt Bronze Urns
Located in New York, NY
A monumental pair of baluster form gilt bronze-mounted Cipollino Verde mandolato marble urns.
The spiral fluted neck surmounted by an integral bell fo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Small Vase by Milan Pekař
By Milan Pekar
Located in Geneve, CH
Small vase by Milan Pekar
Dimensions: D10 x H22 cm
Materials: Glaze, porcelain
Hand-made 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
19th Century Gilt Bronze Ormolu Amphora / Ewer
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century French gilt bronze ormolu one handled amphora shape ewer in 24-karat gilt bronze with exterior design details. Rounded base with acanth...
Category
1810s French Antique Urns
Materials
Gold, Bronze
19th Century Delft Polychrome Faience Vase
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century delft faience polychrome painted vase with round body and narrow neck ending in an open bulb. Beautifully decorated in blue, orange, brown and green with large medalli...
Category
19th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Urns
Materials
Faience
19th Century French Brass Jardinière or Planter
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French brass Jardinière or planter.
Lovely antique French Napoleon III heavy weight brass jardiniere, planter or cachepot. This fantastic French planter is beautifully d...
Category
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Materials
Brass
19th Century Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Marble Urns and Cover
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted Sarrancolin marble urns. Marked BF followed by four digit numbers from the workshop's bronze master models
Maker: Ma...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Midcentury Stoneware Bowl by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful stoneware bowl by Gunnar Nylund, in an oval boat shape with an undulating edge. Large size. Purple and blue glaze with nuances of brown.
Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influential ceramicists and designers of the Swedish mid-century period. He was Rörstrand’s creative leader from 1931 until 1949 and as such propelled the artistic work at the factory and served as mentor to younger artists, among them Carl-Harry Stålhane and Hertha Bengtsson.
Nylund was a dedicated functionalist, who brought ideas of democratizing stoneware and creating beautiful, qualitative and affordable everyday items for the people to Rörstand in the mid-1920s. The factory had at the time lost its former leading market position, but Nylund’s efforts gave it a great reboot. He designed ceramic kitchenware...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Stoneware
1950s Norwegian Modern design ceramic vase / urn by Kaare Berven Fjeldsaa
Located in Skien, NO
UNIQUE Handcrafted Scandinavian Modern / Mid-Century Modern Style Vase / Urn in Glazed Ceramic with Detailed Decoration of Girls, Deer, and House Motif.
Stunning Norwegian design ta...
Category
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Chelsea House Italian Regency Ram Green Malachite Painted Porcelain Urn - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Chelsea House Italian Regency Style Ram Head Green Faux Malachite Painted Porcelain Urn - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century.
Measurements: 11" H x 6.5 " W x 6" D.
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Early English Chinoiserie Masons Ironstone China Urn Vase Fence Pattern
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Rare example of an early English Chinoiserie Masons Ironstone China twin gilt handled Vase of compact proportions decorated in the Japan “Fence P...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Pair Baccarat Style Cut Glass Urns
By Baccarat
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of gilt bronze mounted Baccarat style ruby red cut to clear glass urns. Bulbous form with diamond and facet cut crystal, mounted on gilt bronze footed base with floral form hand...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic French Urns by Turnad, Paris circa 1950's
By Turnad
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of extra large signed ceramic urns dripped in a glaze of dark umber and white over dense terracotta forms. Large in scale, these make a great statement and are very rar...
Category
1950s French Vintage Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Large Woven Wicker Urns
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Large Woven Wicker Urns. Nice scalloped edges. Use on either side of a formal entry or on a server in a dining room. Great boho country vibe.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Bohemian Urns
Materials
Wicker
19th Century Spanish Arab Style Copper Two-Handled Jug with Wrought Iron Stand
Located in Madrid, ES
Copper containers of varying shapes and sizes have been used in Spanish homes and kitchens for many centuries. Copper and its alloys were particularly popular metals for storing and preparing foodstuffs, not only because they were they durable, but because these metals exhibited natural antibacterial properties. This particular jug, most likely made for the storage and serving of liquids such as water or milk, exhibits strong Hispano-Moresque influences. The baluster shape, symmetrical wing-like handles, and fitted, domed lid all reference Spanish Arab...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Islamic Antique Urns
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
French White Opaline / Gilt Decorative Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century Victorian style large opaline glass with gilt gold detail decorative vase. The vase is in good condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Drilled underneath ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Urns
Materials
Gold
Set of 5 Large Vintage Venetian Glass Apothecary Jars with Lids and Fruit Handle
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare vintage cobalt blue venetian glass apothecary jars. Set of 5. Each jar has a lid with glass fruit or flower as handle. Perfect for vanity or bathroom storage. Very good conditio...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Beaux Arts Urns
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Moroccan Glazed Ceramic Vase with Arabic Calligraphy Turquoise 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 call...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Urns
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Pair of Paris Porcelain Vases
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century pair of Paris porcelain vases of gilt and green glaze depicting classical scenes. Inscribed with ‘F’ mark on th...
Category
1830s Irish Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique French 'Sevres' Red Porcelain Gilt Bronze Pot Pourri Urns 1804-1809
Located in Portland, OR
Pair of Antique French 'Sevres' porcelain lidded pot pourri and gilded bronze lidded urns, 1804-1809.
The urns having a rich red ground with gilded panels, the domed lids with gilded bronze eagle...
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Vase Sfumato, Cirillo Maschio, Attributed Aquamarine with Morisa Murano, 1920s
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This vase shows many features that are on the Marinuzzi Zecchin vessel production. It's costolato sfumato with typical hansw handles and the curl at the upper end.
Has the costolato...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Marble Urn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted Fleur de Pêcher marble vase or urn with a gadrooned cover surmounted by a pomegranate finial, above a tapering ovoi...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Hand Painted Majolica Vase from Umbria, circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
From Italy, this hand painted majolica vase has two scenes divided by scrolling snake handles. One side depicts a trophy of arms with black eagle supporters, a flag and a ribbon date...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Majolica
A Pair of French Maurin Green Marble and Ormolu Mounted Urns and Covers
Located in London, GB
Presenting a magnificent pair of French Maurin green marble urns and covers exuding opulence and grandeur in the Louis XVI style, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century.
Ea...
Category
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Vintage Capo Di Monte Turquoise Blue Porcelain Hand Painted Lidded Urn Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Rare monumental 23-inch vintage Capodimonte turquoise blue hand painted porcelain lidded urn or vase, circa Mid 20th Century. This extra-large rare porcelain urn is hand painted with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Sevres Hand Painted Turquoise Porcelain Lidded Urns
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of Sevres hand painted porcelain turquoise lidded urns. Both of them are depicting in the front a sea shore fishermen scenes. In one, a group of fishermen are preparing a sailboat and in the other one, they are pulling the net. The back are adorned with some gilt fishing tools and baskets with foliages. Both scenes are golden framed with scrolls of acanthus and flowers beside them. Gilt white concave long oval shaped rings alternated with gilt foliages and shamrocks decorate the necks of the urns. The same pattern are repeated in the lids, but no white color in the center. The bell shaped lids ended with pinecones finials. A mix of scrolls and Greek keys serve as handles. The round bases are also decorated with gilt foliages. The Sevres hallmark appears in the lids and below the bases. One of the urn’s painting...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Neoclassical Granite Urns
Located in Palm Springs, CA
18th-19th century, each urn formed from a solid block of reddish, grey and black stone and of typical lidded form, granite, 24 in., generally good condition, scattered minor base chi...
Category
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Stone, Granite
Pair of art nouveau style malachite urns with bronze dore accents
Located in Houston, TX
The fine workmanship which is evident makes this pair especially
Desirable. The bronze dore mounts are highly gilt and maintains
A brilliant gilt hue. The malachite is of very fine ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baltic Art Nouveau Urns
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Pair of Snake Handled Meissen Urns
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Stylish and chic pair of Meissen urns in Classic glazed white porcelain with gold accents. These urns are classical in form and feature entwined snakes as ...
Category
1870s French Empire Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and most impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sarrancolin marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each large scale urn is raised ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Cut Crystal Tall Covered Decorative Piece / Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French cut crystal tall covered decorative piece / urn. The piece features and exterior cut crystal design details resting on a round form pedestal base. The piece is in great condit...
Category
Late 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Crystal
Moroccan Blue Ceramic Lidded Urn with Arabic Calligraphy Writing, Fez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan glazed royal blue ceramic urn with lid from Fez.
Vintage Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy wr...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Regency Cast Concrete Rams Head Urns - A Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a touch of neoclassical grandeur to your garden, entryway, or patio with this stunning pair of vintage cast concrete urns, featuring regal ram’s head accents and ornate swag reli...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Urns
Materials
Concrete
19th Century Dresden Porcelain Decorative Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid-19th century large Dresden gold gilt with painted scene design details porcelain decorative urn / vase. The urn / vase is in good antique condition. M...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Urns
Materials
Gold
Pair of 18th Century Italian Giltwood Urn Ornaments
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful pair of three dimensional detailed 18th century giltwood urn ornaments. Original period pieces, Italy, circa 1750.
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Urns
Materials
Giltwood
18th-Century Gilt Bronze & Egitto Serpentino Urn After Pierre Gouthière
Located in New Orleans, LA
This 18th-century gilt bronze & Egitto Serpentino urn is modeled after the opulent design of one of the last gilders of the Versailles Court, Pierre Gouthière. An identical urn is he...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Art Nouveau Bronze Vase
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful French bronze vase from the Art Nouveau period, made during the early 1900s, fine French manufacture.
The vase is made entirely of bronze,...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Napoleon III Sévres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Urn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th Century Napoleon III Sévres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Covered Urn, the 360 degree painted urn centered with an 18th century scene of a young Princess...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu
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.