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Urns For Sale
19th Century Hand-Painted Delft Blue & White Lidded Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Hand-Painted Delft Blue & White Lidded Urn represents a departure from the Oriental styling and the introduction of a more European look that was part of the evolution o...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Belle Époque Antique Urns

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Porcelain

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Wine Vessel Askos with Panther Handle
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Italian Grand Tour panther handled askos, or wine vessel. The design of this piece is probably based on a bronze Roman askos held within Naples Museum. An askos is an a...
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns

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Bronze

Antique Pair Large 16inch Grand Tour Gilt Bronze Campana Urns Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A stunning large antique pair of Italian ormolu mounted campana urns raised on polished granite plinths, Circa 1920 in date. These stunning urns have been superbly cast with emblema...
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1920s Vintage Urns

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Ormolu

Pair of Chinese White and Pink Cherry Blossom Motif Lidded Porcelain Urns
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of Chinese white porcelain urns decorated with dark pink and green-leafed cherry blossoms growing up the rounded forms, finished with red-finial topped lids and made with holes...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns

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Porcelain

Large Hexagonal Ceramic Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our stunning Large Hexagonal Ceramic Vase, a captivating addition to any space that will effortlessly elevate your home decor. This exquisite piece exudes a timeless char...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns

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Ceramic

Mid 19th Century Pair Covered Porcelain Urns
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th century pair covered porcelain decorative urns with exterior gilt floral design details . Each urn is in great condition . Minor wear consistent with age / use . Signed with...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Urns

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Porcelain, Paint

French Sarreguemines Style Glazed Ceramic Urn with Griffin Handles
Located in Houston, TX
French Sarreguemines style glazed ceramic urn with griffin handles. Handsome French sarreguemines style glazed ceramic urn, vase vessel with grif...
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1920s French Gothic Vintage Urns

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Ceramic

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...
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Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Thom Lussier Ceramic Vessel #3, from the Golden Patina Collection
Located in New York, NY
From Thom Lussier's Golden Patina Collection - a series of ceramic vessels with rich, colorful surfaces that evoke both terrestrial and otherworldly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Urns

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Stoneware

Vase in Ceramic "Harlequin - Arlecchino" Design Nino Strada for Deruta, 1950s
By Nino Strada, Deruta
Located in taranto, IT
Rare "Arlecchino" series polychrome ceramic vase, 1950s, deruta production based on a design by Nino strada in the classic geometric pattern It measures 33 cm in height, in very g...
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1950s Italian Vintage Urns

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Ceramic

Ancient Roman Glass Funerary Urn
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary glass vessel hails from the illustrious Roman empire, likely from Italy, dating to the mid-1st to 2nd century CE. It is exceptionally rare to find such a large and...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Urns

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Glass

Carved Marble Shaped Neoclassical Urn, Italy 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
An exquisite 19th-century Italian Neoclassical carved marble urn in a distinctive diamond shape. Adorned with intricately carved grape vines, it features a fluted body resting on fou...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Urns

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Marble

Italian Figural Porcelain Candelabra Urns with Elephants for Bonwit Teller 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of figural Italian candelabra urns offer porcelain construction with cobalt lattice pattern with flowers, flanking elephant candle holders...
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20th Century Italian Urns

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Porcelain

Large French Clear Crystal Vase by Daum
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning large French clear crystal vase by Daum, circa 1945-1950. Our large-scale shimmering crystal wide mouthed vase tapers to the base with an acid etched signature "Daum France" This gorgeous Daum crystal vase...
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1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Urns

Materials

Crystal

Neoclassical Style Pair Of Urn Vases
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Maitland Smith Pair Of Blue Vases. It depicts a pair of royal blue urn shaped vases with handles decorated with a white relief of Roman neoclassical like scenes with nudes ...
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20th Century Thai Neoclassical Urns

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Porcelain

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.
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Late 20th Century Regency Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Large Moroccan Brown and Green Ceramic Jars with Lid a Pair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large pair of Moroccan brown and green ceramic urns with lid, handcrafted in Fez Morocco, the green ceramic is hand-etched with Arabic writing calligraphy. This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic is called Lettrism, it is a form of art that uses letters that are not supposed to mean anything, just put together as Decorative Art. It is just about the beauty of the free writing. Large vintage ceramic jars...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Urns

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Ceramic

Mid-Century Off-White Mosaic Natural Bone with Brass Inlay Urn or Vase
Located in Plainview, NY
Natural Off-White Mosaic Bone over Brass Urn or Vase. Beautiful antique natural bone over brass urn or vase. The handcrafted urn can be a center piece of any room and add an exotic a...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Urns

Materials

Brass

Rare 19th Century Neoclassical Cast Iron Urn
Located in Bozeman, MT
Rare 19th-century neoclassical cast iron urn / vase with a mythological motif. Copenhagen, Denmark, circa 1850.
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Mid-19th Century Danish Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Urns

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Porphyry, Ormolu

Antique Blue Opaline Flared Vase with Gilded Detail
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful blue opaline vase with gilded detail. Opaline glass was made in France between the years of 1810-1890. This fine example of the material is extremely sturdy and well made...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Urns

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Opaline Glass

19th century Nippon Moriage Urn Lamp with Roses
Located in Savannah, GA
Nippon urn featuring raised Moriage decoration, gilt highlights, double handles and gorgeous open garden roses hand painted on either side. It has been conv...
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Urns

Materials

Pottery

Large, Two-Handled Art Deco Urn with Stylized Leaves, Deep Orange, 1930
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A marvelous and important example of William Hentschel's artistry at the famed Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati, this large, two-handled urn depicts stylized leaf forms in a dark brown...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Urns

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns

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Gold

Tall STACKED Urn-shaped Vessel, Oxidized Oak, by Richard Haining, AVAILABLE
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of Richard Haining's STACKED Collection, this wooden vessel is made from reclaimed oak. The salvaged wood offcuts were sourced from a variety of local Brooklyn wood shops, as we...
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2010s American Modern Urns

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Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Reclaimed Wood, Scrap Wood...

Greek Terra Cotta Stemmed Kyathos
Located in Houston, TX
Mid 20th century Atica terra cotta kyathos cup featuring early Classical Greek scenes. This long handle stemmed pottery cup was used for drinking wine. So...
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20th Century Greek Urns

Materials

Terracotta

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...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Ceramic Vase Rumba Flora Gouda Holland
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful ceramic vase made by Gouda, Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland. Made circa 1960. Signed Rumba, Flora, Gouda, Holland. Measures: Diameter 21 cm. Height 28 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns

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Porcelain, Pottery

Italian Hammered Brass Urn Or Vessel
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Hammered Brass Urn Or Vessel. Stunning Italian Art Deco hammered brass urn or vessel. We have two other similar urns offered on 1stdibs. To see all our offerings on 1stdibs, ...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Urns

Materials

Brass

Chinese White and Blue Chrysanthemum and Bird Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) white and blue porcelain urn decorated with a bird amid flowering chrysanthemums, and accented with two navy scrolled handles along the neck. Sl...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Urns

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Porcelain

Late 19th Century Pair of Italian Classical Style Ormolu Mounted Marble Urns
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A late 19th century pair of classical-style urns, finely carved in richly veined marble with decorative ormolu-mounted square bases. The baluster forms feature fluted and gadrooned d...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

Mn Soliflor Vase by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Mn Soliflor Vase by Josefina Munoz Mn collection Dimensions: H12 X D7,5 cm Material: ceramics (black sandstone and transparent enamel) Available in: small, and medium, Cer...
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2010s Swiss Post-Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Han Dynasty Style Bronze Ritual Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Han Dynasty-style verdigis bronze ritual urn with raised archaistic patterns wrapping its form and accented with small rings on two sides beneath the opening. Charact...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns

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Bronze

Décolletée Unique Piece by Frederic Mulatier
Located in Geneve, CH
Décolletée unique piece by Frederic Mulatier 2020 Unique Dimensions: H 35 x P 40 x l 42 Materials: Terracotta wicker A legend that I thought I had written: The story of the fi...
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2010s French Modern Urns

Materials

Terracotta, Wicker

Chinese Cloisonné Bronze Urn with Beast Handles
Located in Dallas, TX
A striking 19th century Chinese cloisonné urn, circa 1870, featuring richly enameled surfaces and bold bronze beast form handles. The body is beautifully decorated in traditional clo...
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1870s Chinese Antique Urns

Materials

Metal, Bronze

19th Century Gilt Bronze / Porcelain Pair Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century gilt bronze mounted hand painted and crafted porcelain pair decorative covered urn / vase. Each urn features decorated figural design with bronze side handles with Greek mythological scenes. Each one in great antique. Minor wear consistent with age. Undersigned with blue beehive mark...
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1830s Austrian Antique Urns

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Gold, Bronze

Vintage Grad Tour Gilt Tipped Porcelain Urns - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your interior with this exquisite pair of vintage Grand Tour gilt-tipped porcelain urns, masterfully crafted in the neoclassical style. Each urn boasts an elegant amphora sil...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Mikrokosmos Cast Iron Urn by Olof Hult Scandinavian Modern
Located in Copenhagen, DK
OLOF HULT - SCANDINAVIAN MODERN Trädgårdsurnor "Mikrokosmos" by Olof Hult, Sweden. Cast iron urn with natural patina. Model exhibited at The International Exposition of Modern I...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Urns

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Iron

Meiji Large Bronze Vase circa 1850
Located in CA, CA
Meiji bronze vase, of striking simple form dating from the mid 19th century. Finely cast with beautiful dark patina.
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Richard Haining STACKED Pronghorn Vessel, Alaskan Cedar, Yakisugi, Available Now
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Richard’s work is driven by the concept of renewal—transforming salvaged materials into functional & decorative art that embodies beauty, craftsmanship, & environmental mindfulness. ...
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2010s American Modern Urns

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Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Hardwood, Ebony, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Cedar, Fir,...

Pair of Vieux Paris Campagna Form Urns
Located in Savannah, GA
Hard paste porcelain with polychrome and gold leaf - iron bolt. Impasto decoration. Lovely colors. These classical form urns are clearly a pair, but not an identical pair. Each has a...
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1820s French Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Vieux Paris Campagna Form Urns
Pair of Vieux Paris Campagna Form Urns
$550 Sale Price / set
75% Off
Large Heavy Handmade Copper Jug
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A very sculptural and tactile Turkish copper water jug of some age with a lovely patina. Beautifully hand beaten copper with domed base tapering to a narrow neck with hand formed rin...
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20th Century Turkish Moorish Urns

Materials

Copper

Large STACKED Sphere-shaped Vessel, Oxidized Oak, by Richard Haining, AVAILABLE
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of Richard Haining's STACKED Collection, this wooden vessel is made from reclaimed oak. The salvaged wood offcuts were sourced from a variety of local Brooklyn wood shops, as we...
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2010s American Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Hardwood, Ebony, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Reclaimed W...

Pair of Wedgwood Tri-Color Covered Urns, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Sage green and lilac jasperware. Each pyriform vessel decorated with figural medallions beneath floral garlands, further decorated with leaf and palmette bands, the domed cover with ...
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1890s English Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Grand Faux Marble Urn Vessels, Pair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Dramatic lightweight resin urn shaped vessels featuring a realistic hand-painted honed Carrara marble faux finish. Classically inspired modern shaped vases sit on top of detachable p...
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2010s Classical Roman Urns

Materials

Resin

Grand Faux Marble Urn Vessels, Pair
Grand Faux Marble Urn Vessels, Pair
$600 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Pair 19th Century Bronze and Marble Neoclassical Pitchers / Ewers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (19th century) neoclassical bronze and black marble pitchers (ewers) in the Renaissance style, with brass fittings installed to enable use as table lamps. Stock Numbe...
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19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Artisanal French Vintage Ceramic Earthtone Lidded Jar
Located in Copenhagen, DK
French artisanal vintage ceramic cylinder jar with soft shaped lid. Handpainted stylized floral decorations in rusty brown colors on the sandy grey shiny glaze. Stamped and signed un...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Large Moorish Moroccan Blue and White Ceramic Footed Lidded Jar from Fez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large antique Moroccan blue and white ceramic urn with lid from Fez. Moorish style handcrafted lidded jar adorned with fine filigree silver nickel work Antique Hispano Moresque desig...
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Late 19th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Urns

Materials

Metallic Thread

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome and large scale 19th century Japanese Meiji Period patinated bronze urns. Each urn is raised on a circular mottled base. The urns are decorated throughout with scenes of birds and foliate. At each side is a foo dog mask with scrolled handle. Large birds are displayed at the neck and a Greek key like design accents the rim. All original patina throughout. The Meiji period, also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from October 23, 1868 through July 30, 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan during which Japanese society moved from being an isolated feudal society to its modern form. The period corresponded with the reign of Emperor Meiji...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Vintage Cloisonné Lid Jars Vases Urns Brass Enamel Floral Flowers Metal
By Hollywood Glam
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of lovely vintage cloisonne lidded vases, urns, jars. Brass accents, teal blue enamel inside and bottom, gorgeous floral designs around the entire vase. No chips or breaks.
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1960s French Chinoiserie Vintage Urns

Materials

Metal, Brass, Enamel

Stunning Royal Blue Sevres Bronze Ormolu Mounted Figural Compote Centerpiece
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning royal blue Sevres signed bronze ormolu mounted compote or centerpiece. The piece is absolutely gorgeous with figural maidens and wonderful floral designs and a mas...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

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 Large Antique Chinese Porcelain Urns with Lion Lid and Wood Stand
Located in Newmanstown, PA
A pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Urns with very fine painted detailed work on the urns. It has a variety of colors, mainly a deep vibrant blue, yellow, and other bright colors. 22...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Victorian Terracotta potpourri vase pierced cover Caryatids Neoclassical urn
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Terracotta potpourri vase with cover Neoclassical urn Style: Neoclassical, Antique, Louis XVI, Antique, French Design: In the manner of Amphora Austria, George Klimt...
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19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Pair Art Deco Egyptian Revival Bronze Slate and Granite Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Art Deco Egyptian Revival vases crafted from black slate stone with engraved designs, and finely cast and gilt Egyptian motifs including prominent figures of the sun g...
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1910s French Egyptian Revival Vintage Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

German Porcelain Lidded Urns, Hand-Painted with Fragonard Scenes, Set of 3, 1950
Located in Bochum, NRW
Set of three elegant lidded urns, jars, two of them decorated with a Fragonard courting couple, one with flowers décor, all embellished with gold accents. Marked under the bottom. Ex...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Alabaster Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking pair of hand carved alabaster urns featuring the face of Mercury, sinuous foliate arms, rims of acanthus leaves, on a stepped base.
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1880s Baroque Antique Urns

Materials

Alabaster

Fine Pair of 19th Century Egyptian Revival Gilt and Patinated Vases with Lids
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century Egyptian Revival gilt and patinated vases with lids.
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Late 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Green Orrefors Crystal Glass Vase, Sweden, 1960
Located in Bronx, NY
Orrefors crystal glass vase drop shaped inner is an earthy amber surrounded by a thick layer of clear glass, almost massive except from the mi...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Crystal

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.

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