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Urns For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1960s
Antique Bohemian Pink Opaline Enamelled Glass Goblet by Moser 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
An exceptionally rare goblet in museum-quality opaline alabaster glass, featuring two layers in a stunning pink hue. The circular body is richly adorned wi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Opaline Glass, Art Glass
Swedish Designer, Urn, Ceramic, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue and brown-glazed urn designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.
Dimensions: 8” H x 7” diameter
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Blue and white Gilt Chinoiserie Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair blue and white chinoserie faiance vases. Pair large chinoiserie painted vases / ginger jars in Imari palette of blues, iron red, and gilding o...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Urns
Materials
Faience
Antique Pair of Dresden Helena Wolfson Hand Painted Bottle Vases Floral Scenes
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A stylish matched pair of hand painted Dresden bottle vases, last quarter of the 19th century.
Each of bulbous body form with tall slender necks, superbly hand decorated in colors...
Category
19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
Large Late 19th Century Alabaster Covered Urn
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Very Large Scale Covered alabaster lidded urn showcases exquisite craftsmanship and a rich, aged patina. its smooth luminous surface enchanced by natural veining illustrating its tim...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of 19th Century French Cut Crystal and Gilt Bronze Urns on Pedestals
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant pair of antique garniture vases was crafted in France circa 1880 and showcases refined 19th-century artistry in cut crystal and gilt bronze, in the style of Baccarat or ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Greek Garden Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Greek Peloponnese olive oil jar with the typical handcrafted ribbed Nekuma decoration on its round bodice. The white-washed patina was applied to protect the terracotta clay from h...
Category
Late 19th Century Greenlandic Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Gilt Bronze-Mounted English Samson Porcelain Decorative Urns
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A magnificent pair of gilt bronze-mounted English Samson porcelain decorative urns, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Each urn features a flattened baluster...
Category
1860s English Louis Philippe Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19th Century Cloisonne Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century Cloissone vases is an extraordinary example of the breed, displaying its well-preserved, rich coloration and exhibiting a large format design theme celebrating the ...
Category
1890s French Meiji Antique Urns
Materials
Brass, Enamel
19th Century Bronze Mortar with Pestle Apothecary Set
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An antique bronze mortar with original pestle which has two side handles and incised detail. This set, found in Denmark, would be a great addition to an existing collection of these ...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Urns
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Late 19th Century Gustave Asch Blue Ceramic Vases Wine Grapes and Leaves
By Gustave Asch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of signed and numbered Gustave Asch porcelain vases crafted by Gustave Asch in the late 19th century. Each vase is highlighted with cascading wine grapes, branches and leaves, a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Green Marble Cassolettes
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Pair of French 19th Century large cassolettes crafted from richly veined Maurin Green marble, showcasing timeless neoclassical design. These substantial decorative urns feature fine...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble
Classical Style, French Bronze Handled Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Tall French bronze oval urn with double handles in the classical style.
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair Grand Tour Borghese Bronze & Siena Marble Campana Urns 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb antique pair of Grand Tour bronze and Siena marble Borghese Campana urns, circa 1870 in date.
This pair of patinated bronze campana urns are after the Borghese models with...
Category
1870s Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Confit Pot w Handles
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This classic French confit pot is from the south of France and dates from the late 19th Century. Note the pretty tapered base that is unglazed. Confit pots were half-glazed for two r...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns
Materials
Pottery
Pair Of Marble And Bronze Cassolettes, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of light green marble cassolettes with gilded bronze ornamentation: garlands of flowers and leaves, putti heads, pine cone lids
Some wear and scratches, old restorations to the...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Green Marble Lidded Urns
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Green Marble Lidded Urns
Superb and most elegant pair of Louis XVI style ormolu mounted Verde Antico Marble lidded urns. Flanking the m...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Charles Brannam Large Handled Sgraffito Fish Jug William Baron 1890
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning large Charles Brannam flagon shaped art pottery handled jug with low relief sgraffito designs of swimming fish by William Baron and dated 1890. The stylish earthenware jug...
Category
1890s British Arts and Crafts Antique Urns
Materials
Earthenware
Circa 1880 Louis XVI Style Green Marble Urn Bronze Dore Mounts
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Unique piece purchased in France.
Gorgeous Green Marble
See detailed photos
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble
"Royal Vienna" Cobalt Urn with Museum Quality Paintings Artist Signed Wagner
Located in Boston, MA
"Royal Vienna" cobalt blue urn with museum quality paintings of Greek mythology of Paris and Helena artist-signed Wagner. The urn base has cobalt ground with raised gold decorations ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Neoclassical Patinated Bronze Decorative Urn / Red Marble Base
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This distinguished 19th-century French neoclassical bronze urn, with its beautifully aged patina, is crafted in a classic krater form adorned with intricate reliefs of ancient Greek ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Pair of 19th Century Paris Porcelain Urns
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1860
A pair of mid ninetieth century urns decorated with maritime scenes, painted with ships and palm trees in a fantasy landscape, with stylised handles and bearded m...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Byzantine Style Marble Baptismal Font on Later Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Byzantine style carved marble Baptismal font on later cast stone stand. Four lion leads Circumnavigate the font. Foliate and Byzantine Carving Th...
Category
19th Century Unknown Medieval Antique Urns
Materials
Marble
English Victorian Regency Silver Plate Trophy Cup Urn Coffee Dispenser Samovar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian regency silver plate trophy cup urn coffee dispenser samovar. Item features a drape, horse, and shield decoration to front,...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Urns
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Grand Tour Urn, Italian, Bronze, Posy Vase, Great Exhibition, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Grand Tour urn. An Italian, bronze table top posy vase in the Great Exhibition manner, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Delightfully accentuated...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of 19th Century Italain Medici Urns on Sienna Marble Bases
Located in Hudson, NY
This impressive and large pair of decorative urns from the grand tour are designed to recreate the famous Medici Vase. The grand vase a 1st cen...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Wedgwood Black and White Jasper "Pegasus" Covered Vase, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
The black jasper ovoid body decorated in white relief with the Apotheosis of Virgil after John Flaxman, the shoulder with snake handles above Medusa masks,...
Category
19th Century English Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
User Early 19th Century Dutch Delft blue and white Netherlands glazed ceramic co
By Delft
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Step into the enchanting world of the early 19th century with this exquisite Dutch Delft blue and white glazed ceramic covered urn. Graced with timeless charm, this decorative piece ...
Category
1820s Dutch Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century English Derby Fruit Coolers with Lids & Liners, ca. 1815
By Derby
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century English Derby Fruit Coolers with Lids & Liners, ca. 1815.
Category
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Murano Vase
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's rare Italian Murano hand-blown open-work blue glass vase.
Measurements:
Height: 19.5"
Diameter at widest: 6"
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Urns
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of French Neoclassical 19th Century Baluster Urns with Low-Relief Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Neoclassical zinc baluster urns from the 19th century with low-relief décor. This pair of French Neoclassical zinc baluster urns from the 19th century captivates wit...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Zinc
Pair Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Porcelain Imari Lidded Jars Urns, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good pair of large antique Japanese Meiji period porcelain lidded jars, circa 1880.
The jars having ribbed dome shaped lids topped with lion-dog (Komainu) finials, the baluster shaped jars also of corresponding ribbed form. The lids and jars are skillfully hand-decorated in the Imari palette with blue & iron red floral decoration over a white body, on one side are a pair of floral cartouches on another side is a fan shaped cartouche.
Condition is very good indeed, no damage or restoration, a very handsome pair of 19th century Japanese Imari lidded jars...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Ruby Ground French Porcelain Covered Vases, Samson, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Famille rose style covered vases on bronze mounts.
Category
1880s French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Crystal Bohemian Black Gilt Enamel Lusters Lustres Candlestick Vase
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Stylish Example of a Fine Single Bohemian Hand Cut Crystal Black Enamel Luster or Candlestick of outstanding quality and of standard proportions. Third Quarter of the Nineteenth Ce...
Category
19th Century Czech Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Crystal, Enamel
Pair of Samson Porcelain Urns with Ormolu Mounts, 19th Century French
Located in El Monte, CA
An exemplary pair of 19th century Samson porcelain urns with ormolu bronze mountings. Each urn is covered with a hand painted porcelain lid matching the body of the vessel surrounded by a ormolu bronze rim and topped with finial in an intricate foliate motif. The vessels are hand painted with floral motifs comprising red, pink, green, blue and purple flowers over a vibrant green background among other decorative elements. Each urn is mounted with intricate ormolu bronze handles and bases each in a foliate motif.
Provenance John Nelson Antiques...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Vieux Paris Campagna Form Urns
By Old Paris
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...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Urns
Materials
Metallic Thread
Large Pair of 19th Century French Bacchanalian Bronze Ewers with Cupid Figures
Located in London, GB
Bacchanalian Bronze Sculpture, Bacchanalian Ewers, Bacchanalian Vases, Bacchus Sculpture, Antique Bronze Sculpture, Bacchanalian Antique, Antique Bacchus...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Antique Meiji Period Kutani Japanese Porcelain Temple Jar
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Antique Meiji period Japanese porcelain temple jar with intricate hand painted decoration and gilt. The jar in Classic Kutani colors with floral and phoenix birds all over the top an...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Regency Tole Chestnut Urn
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of an early 19th c. Regency Tole Chestnut Urn . The black urn is finely decorated in Chinese motifs with lion head and ring si...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Urns
Materials
Brass, Tin
Elegant pair of Tazzas in Oak from the 19th Century in a classic style
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant pair of Tazzas in Oak from the 19th Century in a classic style with a nice patina. Some wear in the bowls ( See pictures)
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
19th Century European Antique Urns
Materials
Oak
French Belle Epoque Period Famille Rose Porcelain and Ormolu centerpiece urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most decorative French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Famille Rose Porcelain and Ormolu centerpiece urn. This stunning centerpiece is raised by a square Ormolu pl...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Blue Marble Urns with Ormolu Bronze Mounts, 19th Century French
Located in El Monte, CA
A pair of urns with ormolu bronze mounts in a rare and unique blue marble. These stately urns feature a long fluted body tapering slightly towards the base. Each urn features a domed...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Paris Porcelain Floral Wedding Urn
Located in New York, NY
Paris Porcelain floral wedding urn. Wedding tureen Paris Porcelain gilt painted lidded and handled covered presentation dish with soldier mask handles, Pegasus finial and all gilt ba...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair French Antique Porcelain Rams Head lidded Vases Urns PotPourri Veuve Perrin
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine pair of antique 19th century French handpainted porcelain style pot-pourri urns, Veuve Perrin, Marseilles.
The urns were designed to receive fragrant pot pourri, each lid is surmounted with a gilded acorn shape finial and having pierced decoration to allow the fragrant aromas to diffuse. The body of each urn is very finely handpainted with two bucolic/farming scenes and on the other side figural subjects in a pastoral setting. Above the handpainted panels...
Category
Early 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Sevres Porcelain Hand Painted Cobalt & Gilt Decorated Urns
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair Of 19th Century Sevres Porcelain Hand Painted Cobalt And Gilt Decorated Two-Handle Urns in good condition. Hand-painted different scenes on each side. No cracks or repairs. Just...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns
Materials
Metal
Old English Sheffeild Silver Plate Small Decorative Urn / Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Discover the exquisite charm of our Old English Sheffield silver plated small decorative urn / vase with lion head side handle. This timeless piec...
Category
1880s English Antique Urns
Materials
Silver Plate
English Turned Walnut Urn Wood Spill Vases, Pair, circa 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair/set of late-19th century English turned walnut urn spill vases with collard lip over neck, standing on a turned foot base, England. Dimens...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Urns
Materials
Walnut
Large Antique French Sevres Porcelain Urn, 19th Century, Signature and Mark
Located in Norton, MA
A large 19th century antique Sevres Porcelain Urn featuring in white and green ground color, decorated with scenes of courting couples and floral ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Meiji Period Imari Porcelain Lidded Jars Urns
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of the Meiji period with this exceptional pair of antique Imari porcelain lidded jars, crafted circa 1885. Standing at an impressive 18 inch...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Important Painted, Spanish Terracotta Urns
Located in Miami, FL
19th century important painted, Spanish terracotta urns.
Spectacular reliefs and colors.
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Biedermeier Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of French Neoclassical Directoire Style Tole Vases
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning pair of French vases, urns, cachepots, or garniture set. Featuring neoclassical Directoire style motifs of a muse and musical trophy. The vase is supported by paw feet with a gilt finish and mounted to a faux marble plinth...
Category
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Metal
Two Russian Malachite and Gilt Bronze Urns, Designed by Galberg
By Ekaterinburg Faceting Factory, Russia
Located in London, GB
These magnificent gilt bronze (ormolu) mounted malachite urns were created in c.1830 to a design by Ivan Ivanovich Galberg (Russian, 1782-1863). Galberg was an important figure, who ...
Category
1830s Russian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of Rare French Porcelain Covered "Pagoda" Urns, Bayeux, circa 1845
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare French porcelain covered "Pagoda" Urns, Bayeux, circa 1845.
Category
1840s French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th century Chinese Export Blue/ White Porcelain Large decorative Urn/ Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This 19th century Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Decorative Urn is a stunning example of fine craftsmanship and intricate artistry. The urn boasts beautiful hand-painted flo...
Category
19th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Escalier de Cristal x E. Leveille & E. Rousseau, Chrysanthemums Pot-Pourri Vase
Located in PARIS, FR
A magnificent collaboration between renowned glassmakers Ernest-Baptiste Leveillé and François-Eugène Rousseau, this exquisite pot-pourri urn is a testament to the Japonism period st...
Category
1880s French Japonisme Antique Urns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Bohemian Ruby Red Enameled Gilded Overlay Glass Goblet, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
19th-Century Bohemian Ruby Red Cut Glass Covered Goblet
This beautiful 19th-century Bohemian ruby red cut glass goblet, complete with its matching lid, is a fine example of expert cr...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Silver Plate Tea Urn
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Decorative silver plate tea urn. Sit this on your sideboard for charm.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Silver Plate
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.