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Urns For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1990s
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...
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1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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Late 19th Century Greenlandic Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

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...
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Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Urns

Materials

Faience

Japanese Bronze Vase on Tripod Base, Signed
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine Japanese bronze ikebana vase decorated with a landscape of trees and mountains, a house with tiled roof in the foreground. A heavy ...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

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 ...
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19th Century 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...
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19th Century Czech Art Nouveau Antique Urns

Materials

Crystal, Enamel

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...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Urns

Materials

Opaline Glass, Art Glass

Escalier de Cristal x E. Leveille & E. Rousseau, Chrysanthemums Pot-Pourri Vase
By Frères Pannier, Ernest Baptiste Leveille, L'Escalier de Cristal
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...
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1880s French Japonisme Antique Urns

Materials

Crystal, 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...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Silver Plate Tea Urn
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Decorative silver plate tea urn. Sit this on your sideboard for charm.
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Mid-19th Century Antique Urns

Materials

Silver Plate

Chinese Export Blue/ White Porcelain Covered Urns
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Presenting a stunning pair of 19th century Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Tall Covered Decorative Urns. These exceptional urns showcase a timeless aesthetic with their intri...
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19th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

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 ...
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Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Pair Set 2 French Confit Pot Yellow Glazed Pottery Provincial c1880
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century PAIR Set 2 French Confit Pot Yellow Glazed Pottery Provincial Direct from France, this is for two antique French confit pots, al...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu / Porcelain Pair Urns / Side Handled
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse your space in opulence with this captivating pair of Louis XVI style bronze-mounted porcelain urns. Each urn is a masterpiece, adorned with a meticulously crafted bronze-moun...
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1880s French Louis XVI 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 ...
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1890s French Meiji Antique Urns

Materials

Brass, Enamel

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...
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19th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Wedgwood Black Basalt Water and Wine Ewers
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Black Basalt Sacred to Bacchus and Neptune Ewers Wedgwood Dated 1870 These extraordinary ewers are masterfully crafted in the renowned Sacred to Neptune and Sacred to Bacchu...
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19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Stoneware

Late 19th Century Gustave Asch Blue Ceramic Vases Wine Grapes and Leaves
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...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

French 19th Century Napoleon III Sévres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Urn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th Century Napoleon III Sévres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Covered Urn, the 360 degree painted urn centered with an 18th century scene of a young Princess...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

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...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Zinc

Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu Bronze Mounted White Marble Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine antique (late 19th century) urns in the Louis XVI style crafted from white marble with gilt bronze mounts with neoclassical motifs including floral swags, berry vines an...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair Of Marble And Bronze Cassolettes, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of green marble cassolettes with rich gilded bronze ornamentation: women's heads, goats' feet, lid with pine cone Good general condition, some chips in the marble 19th century...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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...
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19th Century Unknown Medieval Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

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 ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Chinese White and Figurative Pastoral Scene Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) white porcelain urn decorated with a detailed and lively scene of people gathering in a pastoral Setting and blue...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export 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.
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1880s French Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Empire Bronze and Marble Urns
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome pair of urns feature neoclassical motifs, including acanthus leaves, egg and dart borders, and Bacchus mask handles. The Verde antico marble plinth bases are mounted wi...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Rare Large French Porcelain Covered Jars in High Relief, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
The bodies and covers heavily molded with all-over birds and floral decoration.
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1880s French Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Early 19th Century Bronze French Grand Tour Urns (Pair)
Located in Louisville, KY
This pair of early 19th century Grand Tour Period bronze gilt volute krater urns on stone bases are absolutely breathtaking. The base is a heavy black slate with etched Neo-classic f...
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Early 19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Stone, Slate, 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,...
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19th Century English Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Antique Cabinet Sized Doré Gilt Bronze Cassolettes / Covered Urns
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique, diminutive French cassolettes or covered urns. In very finely cast, doré gilt bronze. With full figural cherub handles, ornate Neoclassical decoration, and ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

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, Gothic Antique. Large 19th...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

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 ...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th-Century French Neoclassical Marble and Gilt Bronze Urns
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of 19th-century French urns showcases the elegance and craftsmanship of the Neoclassical period, featuring finely carved pink veined marble complemented by gilded...
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19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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...
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Early 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Grand Tour Bronze Volute Krater / Vase / Urn by Benedetto Boschetti , C. 1840
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is breathtaking! It is an early 19th century bronze volute krater by Benedetto Boschetti, a Roman artisan. It is marked. The marble base is 4....
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Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

1895 Sevres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Bronze Covered Cornucopia Urn Vase
Located in Germantown, MD
RARE FRENCH PORCELAIN Sevres Style Cornucopia Ormolu Horn Vase Urn. French chinoiserie 19th century Porcelain Vases Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mounts....
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pair French Grand Tour Neo Classical Bronze Urns 19th C
Located in London, GB
This superb pair of French Neo Classical Grand Tour bronze urns are most elaborate and finely detailed, Circa 1870 in date. They have a flared neck with foliate casting and a beaded...
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1870s Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

1800s B&G Two-handled Gilt Porcelain Urn, Finely Hand-painted Floral Pattern
Located in Skien, NO
Important Gold-Gilt Porcelain Urn-Shaped Two-Handled Vase with Finely Painted Floral & Butterfly Scene A stunning museum-quality piece with a hand-painted floral and butterfly motif on one side and a beautiful colorful flower on the other. This well-preserved antique urn vase...
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1860s Danish Louis Philippe Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

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
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

Pair of 19th Century French Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel or a console with this colorful pair of antique cassolettes. Crafted in France circa 1870, each urn is built of porcelain stands on a square bronze base with cut co...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

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...
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19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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

Materials

Gold

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
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19th Century European Antique Urns

Materials

Oak

Pair of French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Urns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style gilt bronze urns with cupid in relief and twig and grape design handles with cupid finial top (19th Century).  
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century English Derby Fruit Coolers with Lids & Liners, ca. 1815
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century English Derby Fruit Coolers with Lids & Liners, ca. 1815.    
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Grand Tour Lapis Lazuli and Marble Urn Vase
Located in Madrid, ES
A Grand Tour vase or urn in white marble with lapis lazuli decoration at the base and a ring around the top of the urn.
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Marble

English Pair of 19th Century Walnut Urns
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive pair of walnut urns made in 19th century England. These urns have been expertly turned on a lathe to create the basin and pedestal, ending on mahogany square bases. Cle...
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19th Century English Other Antique Urns

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

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...
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1870s Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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...
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1880s Japanese Meiji 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...
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1880s Japanese Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Taisho Period Japanese Satsuma Style Covered Jars
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of 19th century temple jars, lidded, Chinoiserie Foo Dog Finials, Exceptional quality and detail with raised hand painted work.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Early 19th c. Chestnut Urns with Chinoiserie Decoration from Holland
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of chestnut urns of japanned pewter with chinoiserie garden scenes from early 19th century Holland - each urn featuring a removable lid with finial top, fitted to a foote...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Urns

Materials

Metal, Pewter

Antique Hand Painted Majolica Vase from Umbria, circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
From Italy, this hand painted majolica vase has two scenes divided by scrolling snake handles. One side depicts a trophy of arms with black eagle supporters, a flag and a ribbon date...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Urns

Materials

Majolica

Vintage Early 19th Century Sevres Napoleanic Covered Palace Size Urn
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage palace size Sevres porcelain covered urn is elaborately hand painted with a historical scene of Napoleon on horseback on the battlefield with his troops. The artist, Desprez painted this colorful detailed painting surrounding the entire body of this huge urn...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

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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