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Urns For Sale
Very Large Granite Stone Mortar 16th Century
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
This very large and unique granite stone mortar from the 16th century has a beautiful and rare color palette. This impressive piece has a great patina and character. It looks impress...
Category
16th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Stone, Granite
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
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 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
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
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 Large, Very Fine Carved Marble Garden Urns of Campana Form with Plinths
Located in London, GB
Pair of large, very fine carved marble garden urns of campana form with plinths
Continental, late 19th/early 20th century
Vases: height 100cm, diameter 69cm
Bases: height 62cm, wi...
Category
Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Limestone, Marble
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...
Category
20th Century Greek Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Large Cast Iron Garden Urns, Garden Planters
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Pair of Large Cast Iron Garden Urns, Garden Planters
This is a superb and unusually large pair of cast iron urns
The urns are in...
Category
Early 1900s Classical Greek Antique Urns
Materials
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
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
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Rouge Royal Marble and Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Royal marble and ormolu urn. Raised on a marble base with canted corners and ormolu moulded band. The urn rests on four ormo...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Large Bronze-Mounted Celadon and Gilt Covered Potpourri Jars, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large bronze-mounted celadon and gilt covered potpourri jars, circa 1870 on French mounts.
Category
1870s Chinese Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Moroccan Green Ceramic Urns with Arabic Calligraphy Lettrism Art Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan green ceramic urns with lid chiseled with Arabic Calligraphy poetry writing.
Handcrafted in Fez Morocco, etched green ceramic on brown background.
This kind of Art Wri...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Urns
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Louis XVI Marble and Ormolu Large Urns
Located in Hixson, TN
A large pair of Louis XVI style marble (Hauteville) urns with extra ordinary ormolu mounts. The mounts (excellent condition and color) supported putti's, flame tips on the caps, to t...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble
Early-20th Century Chinese Hand made Cloisonne Dragon Incense Burner
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent, exquisite and rare large Chinese Cloisonne incense Burner has gold gilt dragon on the top of the lid and three gilt ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Metal
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
pair of French 19th century Belle Époque period Ormolu and Marble urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality pair of French 19th century Belle Époque period Neo-Greek st. Ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble urns. Each stunning urn/'Hydria' is raised by a circular Or...
Category
19th Century French Greek Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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 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
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
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
Intricately Carved Celadon Jade Dragon Handled Covered Vessel
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Early 20th Century intricately carved celadon vase with lid. The moon flask shape with dragon handles with rings. Incised on both sides with archaistic v...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Urns
Materials
Jade
Antique Mercury Glass Apothecary Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Victorian hand blown mercury glass lidded containers with classical form featuring cut geometric designs and an alluring time worn distres...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Urns
Materials
Mercury Glass
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
Northern Italian 17th Century Marble Mortar with Carved Owl Decoration
Located in New York, NY
This uniquely beautiful Northern Italian mortar was carved from a solid block of Breccia marble. On each of the sides are four fancifully and intricately carved charming and expressive owls. This is a wonderful example of an everyday object made with beauty in mind, likely made for a noble families house in the North of Italy. Mortars were used in the kitchens or in apothecaries to crush herbs into powder for medicinal purposes. This highly sculptural and unique piece would be suitable today as a magnificent decoration on a table or mantle, or to grace the counter of an open kitchen design...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Breccia Marble
Pair Antique French 19th Century Neoclassical Bronze Urns
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French 19th century neoclassical bronze urns.
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
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
Decorative Spanish Basque Water Holder Copper and Oak Herrade, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Oak and copper Basque water holder very decorative
Herrade Spain 1960
In Basque country, women were using this jar to bring water from the public fountain to their house.
They were holding the herrade on their head with a wicker ring...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Copper, Zinc
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
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
Vintage Baluster Vase, Decorative, Oriental, Ceramic, Urn, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage baluster vase, a highly decorative, oriental ceramic urn dating to the mid 20th century.
Of classic form and in good proportion
...
Category
20th Century Asian Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Ceramic
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
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 Italian Glazed Terracotta Urns or Planters
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Italian glazed terracotta urns or planters.
This stunning pair of Italian glazed terracotta urns, planters or jardinieres are from the A...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Mid 20th Century Italian Scavo Glass Roman Style Vase
Located in Elkhart, IN
A mid 20th century Roman style pink Scavo glass vase. Scavo glass was created in the mid 20th century by using a technique involving the application, to the surface of an object, of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Urns
Materials
Glass
Pair of 19 Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronzed Mounted Marble Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large and very fine quality 19 century French Louis XVI style gilt bronzed mounted cherub motif Marble Urns.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Pair of Porcelain de Paris Ovid Form Vases, Circa:1820
Located in Alexandria, VA
This is an exceptional pair of Old Paris vases with beautiful hand-painted panorama scenes. The bucolic scenes are of fashionably dressed people hanging out with cows by a meandering...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Breccia Marble and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of breccia marble and gilt bronze cassolettes, France, mid-19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Urns
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
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...
Category
1910s French Egyptian Revival Vintage Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Tommaso Barbi Glazed Ceramic Faux Malachite Urn, Italy 1980s
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Marked on bottom: B Ceramiche per Tommaso Barbi Made in Italy
The vase is designed to suggest the joining of butterflied pieces of malachite. The overall effect is visually st...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
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
Studio Pottery Urn
Located in Chicago, IL
An über chic mid-20th century American studio pottery ceramic urn with a Grecian form containing two round handles applied to vessel with a wide rim and narrow foot. Perfect just as ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic 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
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
Breccia Marble Amphora Urn
Located in New York, NY
Breccia marble amphora urn. Rich brown and coffee colored Italian Breccia marble urn of the Charles X period with black and grey highlights fashioned in a...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Charles X Antique Urns
Materials
Breccia Marble
Tri-Handle Large White Ceramic Jug / Vase / Pottery
Located in Manhasset, NY
Tri-Handle Large White Ceramic Jug / Vase / Pottery
A large and impressive decorative glazed pottery jug or vase having twin handles depicting lion maned busts.
20 H x 15 DIA
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Category
Early 2000s American Gustavian Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Bertil vallien Glass Vases, Sweden, 1990
Located in Bronx, NY
Group of glass vases by Bertil Vallien for kosta Boda , Sweden 1990
White glass bowl and vases with colorful decorations.
3.5" - 10.5" Excellent condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Glass
Pair Marble Cassolettes Antique Carrera Urns
Located in Staffordshire, GB
A pair of substantial 19th-century cassolettes crafted from fine white Carrara marble, accented with intricate gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts cast in the form of Rams heads each holding...
Category
19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Carrara Marble
Paris Urn with Swan Handles & Painted Landscape Scene, France, ca. 1830-48
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paris urn with Swan handles & painted Landscape Scene, France ca. 1830-48.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgewood Black Basalt Stone Urn
By Wedgewood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wedgewood encaustic painted , matte finished black basalt stone urn. Hand painted decoration with 2 scenes. Egyptian Revival style. Circa 1790-1820.
Category
1790s English Egyptian Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Stone
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
Monumental Blue and White Floor Vase or Dramatic Center Piece
Located in Buchanan, MI
Monumental blue and white floor vase or dramatic center piece 30" tall, 12" wide. We also have a large evolving collection of blue and white.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
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
Antique Pair of Silver Dipped Bronze Urns
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully classic, this luscious pair of silver dipped bronze urns bring an element of elegance. Each piece is full of meticulous detail. When looked up close, the silver dipped br...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Bronze
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 Monumental Majolica Palissy Style Urn 19th C.
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Norwalk, CT
This historically relevant vase stands at almost 4 feet tall, bringing a striking amount of presence to any room where it is displayed. This urn has been expertly crafted in the style of Bernard Palissy, famed 16th century ceramic artist known for his 'rustic' style and use of nature imagery. In the case of this large floor urn...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Urns
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica
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.