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Urns For Sale
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Marble and Bronze Cassolettes
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th century French Louis XVI marble and bronze Cassolettes represent the epitome of affluence! handcrafted from exquisitely veined marbl...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Urns

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of German Lowenstaff Floral Porcelain Urns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of German Lowenstaff white porcelain with red and blue floral trim urns with handles (19th Cent) (Minor rePaired Chip) (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century German Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Ceramic urn designed by Louis Sue et André Mare
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare urne or vase in ceramic designed around 1925 by French artists Louis Sue and André Mare Documented
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1920s European Vintage Urns

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Pair of Italian Bronze Grand Tour Urns
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Pair of Italian Bronze Grand Tour Urns. Gorgeous design, see photos.
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Early 19th Century First Empire Period Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational pair of French early 19th century First Empire period patinated bronze and ormolu urns attributed to Claude Galle. Each urn is raised by a square patinated bronze base ...
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19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Chinese Pair of Bronze Vases with Cloissoné Technique
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Chinese pair of bronze vases with Cloissoné Technique.
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Urn
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A museum quality early 19th century Paris porcelain urn. The twin handled vase sits on a rectangular porcelain base (modelled as part of the vase), which is decorated on all four sides with finely painted scenes titled 'Gene de Corrinte', 'Gene de Mytilene', 'Gene de Sparte', and 'Gene de Chiu' in reference to various Greek city states. The ovoid body of the vase is richly decorated with Greek key and stylized acanthus designs over and below a large gilt framed oval cameo of Athena on one side and a similar cameo on the other side bearing an undecipherable name. The overall background colour scheme of the vase is dark red/burgundy and dark emerald green, two colours which were more commonly used by the Dagoty factory in Paris than other porcelain manufacturing firms at the time. The vase is unsigned. Note: Pierre Louis Dagoty's porcelain was characterized by the use of vivid colours and the thick application of burnished gold leaf. He borrowed from the repertoire of Neoclassical ornament but his designs also included Egyptian and Chinoiseries motifs. Dagoty's elegant ceramics won him the patronage of Empress Joséphine. At the height of production, in 1807, he employed over a hundred workers, and exported his wares to Russia. After the fall of the First French Empire in 1814, manufacture continued under the Duchesse d'Angoulême, the only surviving child of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. Between 1816 and 1820, Dagoty worked in partnership with François Maurice Honoré. In 1817. Dagoty and Honoré received a commission from President James Monroe...
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1810s French Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Gilt Bronze and Polished Marble Garnitures or Urns
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of gilt bronze and marble urns or garnitures are ornately cast with a Neoclassical motif on both the front and back which sit on a base of alternating pink and black polish...
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Urns

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. Brèche Verte d'Egypte marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by richly chased ormolu paw feet with acanthus le...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Handsome English Urn Edwardian Regency Large Swag Neoclassical Coal Scuttle
Located in Roslyn, NY
A handsome English urn form Edwardian / Regency large neoclassical coal scuttle with removable top lid, very fine detail throughout, interior lining has begun to eat away but structu...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Urns

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Iron

Pair of Bronze Bohemian Double Handle Urn Shape Vases
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of brass or bronze Bohemian or Art Nouveau style urn shape double handled vases.
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20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Urns

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century English Regency Lead Garden Urns
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
fleurdetroit offers for your consideration, a pair of 19th century, English Regency period, lead urns with removable lids. Vase forms are heavily decorated with fluting and classical...
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19th Century English Antique Urns

Materials

Lead

Classical Style, French Bronze Handled Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Tall French bronze oval urn with double handles in the classical style.
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19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Reversible Gilt Bronze Cassolettes/Candlestick Holders, 19th C. French
Located in El Monte, CA
A pair of fine Charles X gilt bronze cassolettes with lids that reverse into candlestick holders. Each domed lid is decorated with an engine-turned lozenge pattern and surmounted wit...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Urns

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Bronze

French 19th Century Empire St. Three Piece Porcelain from Limoges, France
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome 19th century French Empire st. three piece Limoges porcelain set, from Limoges, France. The three pieces, one bowl and two vases, are hand painted with wonderful scen...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 18th Century Bronze Tibetan Vases
Located in London, GB
This pair of antique 18th century vases are cast entirely in bronze, and have ovoid-form bodies which are decorated with reliefs of birds, flowers and trees. The bodies are surmounte...
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18th Century Tibetan Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Large Urn Shaped Clay Jar with Lid, Stamped
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large urn shaped clay jar with ornamental lid having a bronze and green patina and stamped by the maker. The jar has a pair of handles near the mouth of the vessel, attractive horizo...
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20th Century Urns

Materials

Clay

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bronze Urns, Signed Leon Boucher
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble urns, signed Leon Boucher. Each urn is raised by ...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Bohemian glass goblet, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century Bohemian glass goblet. Having scrolling classical gilded decoration with white glass overlay, inset hand painted panels depicting flowers and a ...
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Urns

Materials

Glass

Pair of Antique Roman Neoclassical Campagna Shaped Black Scagliola Vases or Urns
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of large antique 19th century Roman neoclassical Campagna shaped black Scagliola vases or urns. Seated on a square base, the rim and body of each vase has a meticulously ...
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1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Scagliola

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Rouge Griotte marble and ormolu urns, signed Ferdinand Barbedienne. Each most impr...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Midcentury Porcelain Chinese Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel with this colorful pair of porcelain chinese vases; created in China, circa 1970. The urn shaped vases are decorated with floral motifs and patterns. They are furth...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Monumental 19th century French Sevres Porcelain Covered Urn - 66" tall (167 cm)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A palace size antique French ormolu-mounted Sevres Porcelain covered Urn. This magnificent vase painted on a white porcelain body centered with a Bouguereau style painting of female beauties encompassed by Cupids in a mythical garden setting with swans and a gazebo on one side, and a flying cupid observing a winged cherub holding a dove on the reverse. Signed: CH. Fuchs Marked with blue interlaced L's mark circa 1890 Dimensions Height 66" (167 cm) Width 24" (61 cm) Depth 18" (45 cm) The mark Ch Fuchs stands for the renowned painter Charles Fuchs...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Giant Bishop Chess Piece Wooden
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very nice giant Bishop chess piece. Made of several woods following a pattern. The top comes off, and it has something like an urn, maybe a secret hidden place. Chess is a two-pla...
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1910s Unknown American Classical Vintage Urns

Materials

Wood

Vintage Boho Patinated Wrought Iron Urns - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Enhance your décor with a touch of timeless Americana charm! This pair of vintage boho patinated wrought iron urns exudes rustic elegance, perfect for adding character to any space. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Rustic Urns

Materials

Wrought Iron

Kioku Small Ceramic Urn - Carbon Copper - Ceramic Raku Pottery
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Kioku - Remembrance The Kioku urn is a small palm sized urn that is formed with an organic spherical shape. This urn is very suitable for the remains of pets, or for shared remembr...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Urns

Materials

Copper

Pair of 19th Century French Sevres Gilt Bronze-Mounted Cobalt Blue Lidded Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent and large pair of 19th century French Sevres cobalt blue Porcelain gilt bronze mounted covered urns. Each panel is beautiful...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Large Neoclassical Blue John Covered Vase on Marble and Blue John Plinth
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and quite large Regency period neoclassical early 19th century round-shaped blue John Covered vase or urns raised on a Belgian black marble, Carr...
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1830s English Regency Antique Urns

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble

Late 20th Century Indian Head Black on Black Pottery Urn
Located in west palm beach, FL
Amazing black pottery urn. In the manner of Pueblo pottery it has that famous sheen to the piece. Decorated with hand carved Indian heads and large flowers and leaves. Sits in a wrou...
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Late 20th Century Bohemian Urns

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Oversized 1880s Ceramic Pot
Located in London, England
Generous sized antique terracotta vessel. Wonderful grey / cream glazed exterior. Four lug handles to each corner of the pot. Would have previously stored estate made wine. Franc...
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1880s French Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century Regency Patinated Wrought Iron Urns - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your décor with this striking pair of vintage Regency patinated wrought iron urns. Showcasing elegant curves and a beautifully aged patina, these urns embody timeless sophist...
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Early 20th Century American Regency Urns

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large 18th Century French Tole Urn
Located in Hudson, NY
This large decorative tole urn was made in France, circa 1780 . The elongated form is topped with a cascading series of icicle shapes that again appear at th...
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Tôle

Aesthetic Movement Ceramic Vase by Pilkington
Located in New York, NY
Having a "drippy" periwinkle and purple glaze, with firm’s monogram on underside. By ‘Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian’.
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Early 20th Century Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Palace size 19 th century Sevres porcelain urn, signed Maglin
Located in Houston, TX
The magnificent large size makes this piece rare. The painting is very well done and the color combination Is exceptional. The top and bottom is painted in a cobalt Blue hue with go...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century French Bronze Urn Stamped "Clodion"
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A campana form urn with twin handles, cast with frolicking putti and trailing ivy leaves. The basin seated on a spiral fluted foot over a square plinth. Stamped CLODION below one han...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Sicilian Majolica Urn
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1651 Sicilian incised and hand painted urn
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1950s Vintage Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Late 19th Century French Signed Sevres Bronze Ormolu Figural Urn
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb, incredibly well done, figural painted urn by Sevres. Signed C. Rochette, this beautiful urn has masterful workmanship and beautiful bronze ormolu and an old Dore' ...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Collectable vintage Fratelli Toso Murano Murrine Millefiori, Art Glass Vase
Located in Paris, France
Murrine is an ancestral technique in Murano glass. Each piece of Murano glass is handmade, not mass-produced or industrialized. It takes a lot of patience and know-how to make Murrine. The placement of the murrine has been done with great care and precision by Murano craftsmen. This work is unique in the world for its combination of color and elegance. Fratelli Toso was founded in 1854 by the brothers Ferdinando, Carlo, Liberato, Angelo, Giovanni and Gregorio. At the beginning the company produced pharmaceutical containers and domestic glassware. A vibrant and intricate decorative piece for any space...
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Mid-20th Century Urns

Materials

Art Glass

Pair Green Cast iron Urns, France Early 20th C.
Located in South Salem, NY
These green-painted cast iron urns are a beautiful example of French design. These early 20th Century urns have a timeless quality that makes them a perfect addition to any garden or...
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Early 1900s French 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

Materials

Porphyry, Ormolu

Pair of Egyptian Porphyry Ormolu-Mounted Brule Parfumes after Gouthiere
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent pair of Egyptian Porphyry and ormolu brule parfumes after Gouthiere, French Louis XVI/ neoclassical design circa 1870, after Pierre Gou...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Porphyry, Bronze

Pair of George III Carved Mahogany Dining Urns
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each urn with a cone finial, the collar carved with interlaces and a tapered fluted body on a spreading socle. Formerly with spigots. Provenance: Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., New York Bos...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Urns

Materials

Mahogany

Large Royal Crown Derby Covered Jar, 19th century
Located in New York, NY
With hand painted floral decoration.
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19th Century English Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Blue John Urn
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
 A wonderful late C18th Ormolu mounted Blue John urn, attributed to the workshop of Matthew Boulton. The acorn finial with rope twist border, above pale veining and rich purple marb...
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1780s English Adam Style Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Tazze in Polychrome Marbles
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Pair of 19th century Italian 'grand tour' tazze or shallow urns of neoclassical form composed of ancient Roman marbles; the tazze having round giallo antico bowls and socles on squar...
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

19th C. French Islamic Champleve Enamel Vase and Underplate, Signed Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th century French Islamic/Orientalist Style Champleve Enamel Vase and Underplate, Signed F. Barbedienne. The wide-mouthed vase terminates down a narrowing body and is m...
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1850s French Islamic Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Ceramic Monkey Tureen, hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Crafted by George & Thabo and hand-painted by Nqobile at Wiseman Ceramics in South Africa, this ceramic Monkey tureen stands 16 inches high, with dimensions of 15 inches in length an...
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Paris Porcelain Pair Vases
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th century pair glazed porcelain old Paris vases with exterior gilt painted design details. Each vase is in great condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Each vase is ...
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1840s French Antique Urns

Materials

Gold

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large scale pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Antique marble and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by an ormolu base with square feet below rich scr...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Late 19th Century French Provincial Yellow Glaze Terra Cotta Wine Jug
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century French Provincial terra cotta wine jug. Provence, circa 1880 Measures: 10.5” H, 7” D.  
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta, Paint

French Vase by Mougin Freres
Located in New York, NY
The faceted and tiered vase with a cream/green glaze and inscribed MOUGIN NANCY/322 on the underside, indicating that the piece was modeled by Joseph Moug...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Urns

Materials

Ceramic

pair of Italian 19th century Rosa Terrazzo urns and pedestals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and palatially scaled pair of Italian 19th century Rosa Terrazzo urns and pedestals. Each three piece urn and pedestal is raised on a square mottled plinth below the ta...
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19th Century Italian Antique Urns

Materials

Terrazzo

19th Century Spanish Terracotta Vessels
Located in Dallas, TX
Large terracotta planter dating back to the 19th century. Item features small line design along the neck. Origin: Spain.
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19th Century Spanish Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Bronze Dragon Temple Incense Burner
Located in Pomona, CA
Up for sell is a Huge magnificent Chinese Antique Carved Bronze incense burner. It shows very detailed hand carving works of Dragons as handles and two carved dragons play fire ball releaf on the front as well as three dragon legs...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns

Materials

Brass

Elegant Pair of Early 19th Century Coalport or Minton Porcelain Urns (c. 1810)
Located in London, GB
A wonderful pair of early nineteenth century porcelain urns probably made by either Coalport or Minton circa 1810. The elaborate gilded handles add a touch of extra elegance to an al...
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Early 19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Fluorspar Vases
Located in New Orleans, LA
These Napoleon III French urns exemplify the elaborate revival styles that dominated the Second Empire. The baluster-form fluorspar vases are adorned b...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Stone, Ormolu

Pair of Exceptional Alabaster Lorenzo Bartolini Urns
Located in London, GB
An exceptional pair of large alabaster lidded vases in the manner of Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850). The lidded urns of baluster form, are finely carved from translucent alabaster the...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Urns

Materials

Alabaster

Pair French Marble Urns Cassolettes Decorative Empire Amphora Vase
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Classic pair of antique French cassolettes of amphora form These are solid marble so very heavy Original gilt fixtures with rams head handles, encrusted floral sash, acanthus leaves ...
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1890s Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

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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