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Urns For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
Monumental Antique Chinese Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Palace Urns Vases 53"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare pair of two monumental antique Chinese Qing Dynasty palace urns or temple vases, circa 1900s. Made of porcelain featuring chinoiserie Canton Famille Rose and medallion design w...
Category

Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Asian Blue and White Foo Dog Urns - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning pair of vintage Asian urns. An iconic blue and white hand painted design. A handsome pair of foo dogs on top of each urn. Acquired from a ...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Wooden urn or vide poche France circa 1935
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Unusual and decorative urn or vide poche Conic shaped, 2 handles with rope rings. Gouge hand-carved walnut, rich patina. " Africanist" inspiration, France circa 1935 Dimensions :...
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1930s French Brutalist Vintage Urns

Materials

Rope, Walnut

Pair of Cast Iron Urns “Mikrokosmos” by Olof Hult
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of cast iron urns “Mikrokosmos” designed by Olof Hult (1892-1962) for Nafveqvarns Bruk, Sweden, designed 1922, executed 1920s-1930s. Height 7", diameter 15". Similar item was ...
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1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Iron

Antique English Brass Umbrella Stand
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a gorgeous English umbrella stand. The brass is in excellent condition and shines beautifully, while also boasting its antiquity in with a lovely patina. The design is slight...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Urns

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Marble Urns with Bronze, circa 1920
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French Art Deco marble urns with bronze, circa 1920.      
Category

1920s French Vintage Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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

1920s Vintage Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Emile Gallé, Vase Glycines Wisteria Purple Cameo Acid Etched Glass
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Glycines" (Wisteria) made in multilayer purple and white cameo acid-etched glass. Molded signature. Perfect condition.  height : 33 cm
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Urns

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Huge Antique Silvered Metal Campaigns Urn Planter - Barbara Lockhart Estate
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge Antique Silvered Metal Campaigns Urn Planter - Barbara Lockhart Estate
Category

1920s Renaissance Vintage Urns

Materials

Metal

Green and Yellow Handled Cachepot
Located in New York, NY
Green and Yellow Handled Cachepot. Vintage Italian glazed terracotta cachepot urn with handles, base and top in bronze-grey finish; green and yellow invetriata glaze finish. Italy ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Quimper French Ceramic Earthenware Vessel with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Quimper ceramic earthenware vessel with lid Substantial piece in weight and feel with beautiful floral motif Wonderfully vibrant colors Marked identi...
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Mid-20th Century French Urns

Materials

Earthenware

Monumental French Art Deco Luminaire Urn with Bas Relief
Located in Hanover, MA
Monumental scale French Art Deco urn with bas relief on one side made of a plaster composite c, 1930. Urn is vase form with an elongated taper on a narrow round foot which is banded...
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage Urns

Materials

Composition, Brass, Nickel

Early 20th Century Grand Tour Classical Faux Malachite Cast Iron Urn
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning Grand Tour Neoclassical vase, urn, or planter. Italy, Circa Early-20th Century Cast iron, with a hand-painted faux malachite pattern, and gold handles & rims Measures:...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Urns

Materials

Iron

Large Vintage Ginger Jar, Chinese, Ceramic, Lidded Vase, Art Deco, Circa 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage ginger jar. A Chinese, ceramic lidded vase, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940. Impressive proportion, providing a ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Magnificent Mid 20th Century Large Chinese Export Green Porcelain Dragon Urn
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chinese Export large dragon motif porcelain urn with bird-like handles. Unsigned, artist unknown. Green color porcelain with a glazed finish. Made in China, in the mid 20th Century...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Large Painted Olive Jar
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large early 20th C painted terracotta olive jar. Would make a great lamp base. 1910. Reference: 8179 Dimensions 26 inches (66 cms) High 18 inches (46 cms) Diameter
Category

Early 20th Century Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Rare Art Nouveau Ceramic Urn Turquoise & Blue Josef Ekberg Sgrafitto 1925
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large art nouveau lidded urn in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1925. The urn is 39 cm (15.6") high which makes it a quite spectacular and unique piece in the S...
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Patinated and Gilt Bronze Trophey-Style Urn
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a stately looking patinated and gilt bronze chalice-style urn situated on a Verdi marble base. This is possibly a trophy cup, featuring depicti...
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Early 20th Century American Other Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Petite Dutch Delft White Ironstone Urn Vase, circa 1950
Located in Pearland, TX
A charming petite Delft white ironstone urn or vase with handles and a fluted design made in the Netherlands. Marked "Delfts Wit Holland" on revers...
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Urns

Materials

Ceramic

SILVER CUP Naples- Italy early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
SILVER CUP Naples- Italy early 20th Century in 800 thousandths silver, with openwork decoration of Gallo-Roman inspired centaurs from the Berthouville Treasury. With Italian contras...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Modern Urns

Materials

Silver

A Pair of Monumental Four Handled Tall Pottery Urns
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A very tall pair of Turquoise color glazed urns with lids. These 59 inch tall potter urns with bronze mounts at the handles, and at the base with a a mottled mostly blue glazed surf...
Category

Early 1900s Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

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

Vintage Decorative Flower Vase, Chinese, Ceramic, Urn, Spice Jar, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative flower vase. A Chinese, ceramic lidded urn, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Pleasingly eye-catching with appealing blue and white finish Disp...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Meissen, Germany. Large porcelain lidded jar with exotic bird and flowers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany, large porcelain lidded jar hand-painted with exotic bird and floral motifs. Mid-20th century. Marked. In perfect condition. First factory quality. Dimensions: Heigh...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Ake Holm, Hoganas Large Art Deco Ceramic Urn with Lid by
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco Swedish ceramic urn with lid by Åke Holm for Höganäs. Front decorated with a winged figure playing a trumpet, the other side decorated with a flower. The lid has a ball sha...
Category

1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Urns

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Asian Blue and White Lidded Urns - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Asian blue and white lidded urns. Beautiful iconic design with large Asian characters. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Georg Jensen Silver Bonbonniere With Acorn Finial 170
Located in Hellerup, DK
An exceptional and early Georg Jensen 830 silver bonbonniere, design #170 by Georg Jensen in 1916. The vessel, crafted in an oval shape, features meticulous hand hammering, and is a...
Category

1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Urns

Materials

Sterling Silver

Flora And Fauna Stoneware Urn Vase, Wilhelm Kage, Argenta, Gustavsberg, c1949
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Delicate sprigs of wildflowers and tiny insects adorn this piece from the Argenta series by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden Wonderful mottled glazed stoneware vase decorated wit...
Category

1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Urns

Materials

Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Monumental Tureen #573
Located in Hellerup, DK
An Exquisite and Exceptionally Rare Georg Jensen Silver Centerpiece Tureen and Lid, Model 573, thoughtfully crafted by the visionary Georg Jensen in 1926. This remarkable creation st...
Category

1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Urns

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair Of Vintage Decorative Vases, Chinese, Ceramic, Flower Urn, Art Deco, C.1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an artisan pair of vintage decorative vases. A Chinese, ceramic flower urn with lid, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940. Delightful pair of generously sized balu...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Crichton English Neoclassical Sterling Silver Covered Urn 1916
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver covered urn. Made by Lionel Alfred Chrichton in London in 1916. Girdled urn with half strapwork on stepped domed foot; leaf-capped s-scroll sides handles. Co...
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1910s English Neoclassical Revival Vintage Urns

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of LARGE Chinese Palace Size Oxblood Colored Urns 47" H
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Pair of palace sized Chinese oxblood / Sang de Boeuf colored lidded urns. Lids have foo dog finial tops. Marked on the bottom. I believe they're 20th Ct but not entirely sure. 47" H ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Mid 20th Century Boho Wrought Iron Urns - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning pair of vintage wrought iron urns. Beautiful fluted detail with a oyster grey gloss finish. Perfect indoors or out. You decide! Acquired from a Connecticut estate
Category

Mid-20th Century American Urns

Materials

Wrought Iron

Carl-Harry Stålhane, a large stoneware bowl
Located in Long Island City, NY
Carl-Harry Stålhane (Sweden, 1920-1990) Carl-Harry Stålhane, a large stoneware bowl, Designhuset, Sweden. Signed S Carl-Harry Stålhane with glaze no Y40. Round with glaze in beige, ...
Category

1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Stoneware

Fine pair Vintage Spanish hand crafted Silver Cockatoo Birds Decorative Antique
Located in London, GB
A Fine pair of Vintage Spanish hand crafted Silver Cockatoo Expertly crafted with beautifully detailed silver repousse workmanship, the birds are hollow bodied with solid legs Each with Spanish star...
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Urns

Materials

Silver

Two Late Qing Dynasty Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
The enamel vases in this pair are of ‘garlic head’ form, each sitting on a four-leg, four scrolled foot wooden stand. The vases are of tripartite form. Each vase features a flared neck, an ovoid body, and a pinched stem, and each includes four gilt bronze (ormolu) medallions fashioned into reticulated cloud scroll patterns. Glimpsed through the reticulated medallions of each vase is a smaller, nestled vase, similarly decorated to the external shell. The body of each vase presents a rich blue enamel ground onto which cloisonné enamel motifs, bounded within gold enamel wire, are worked. The motifs are traditional, ranging from lotus scrolls and lotus flowers to ruyi heads, and are executed in a bold green, red, yellow, and pink palette. Upon the neck of each vase are mounted two gilt bronze elephant...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns

Materials

Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique American Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Loving Cup Trophy
Located in New York, NY
American Edwardian Classical sterling silver loving cup, ca 1910. Tapering bowl with flared rim and curved bottom on reeded domed foot; three leaf-wrapped and scroll-mounted handles....
Category

Early 20th Century American Edwardian Urns

Materials

Sterling Silver

Elegant Urn with lid in Art Deco by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg. 1930s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very elegant urn with lid in Art Deco by Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960), artistic director at Gustavsbergs Porslinsfabrik. Made in the 1930s in stoneware with silver-plated decor in a peri...
Category

1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Urns

Materials

Stoneware

Jean Gerbino, Vallauris, France, Ceramic Mosaic Shaped Vase Snowflake Motif Vase
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed mosaic, shaped vase with snowflake motif In exceptional original condition Circa 1960's Signed Gerbino to base Height 4.5 inch, Di...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Moorish Pair of Earthenware and Metalwork Lidded Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive vintage pair of Moroccan lidded urns handcrafted in terra cotta decorated and glazed in distinctive mediterranean color, featuring jewelry ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Urns

Materials

Metal

Large Cobalt Blue Ceramic Urn or Planter
Located in Nantucket, MA
An Asian ceramic large tea container with an amazing cobalt blue glaze. Brass collar. Beautiful shape and in good condition. Could also be used as a planter. Opening of the mouth of the urn is 9". The Lockhart Collection is a personally curated gallery...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Export Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Asian Ceramic Baluster Jar or Urn Pair
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Pair of Asian baluster jars with lids feature bold, colorful hand painted artwork with a glossy glazed finish. Maker's mark present on bottom. Good condition with no chips or cracks....
Category

Mid-20th Century Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Blanc de Chine Midcentury Urns with Rams Heads and Ivy Leaves
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Blanc de Chine urns from the Midcentury period, with rams heads handles, grapes and ivy motifs. This pair of Blanc de Chine urns, origina...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Monumental geometric ceramic vessel with lid, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
An impressive large ceramic vessel with lid, 20th century. Uniquely shaped as diamond or parallelogram. Can be used as vase, urn, jar - have it your way. Pick up in central West Los ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Marvellous Mosaic Ceramic Vase By Jean Gerbino For Vallauris, France
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Created by the master ceramicist Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, a superbly designed flared shaped vase with mosaic patterning in tones of leaf green, sage, sand and cream Circa 1960's S...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Jean Gerbino, Vallauris, France, Ceramic Mosaic Vase Diamond Chain Motif
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed mosaic, shaped vase with dark green and black diamond chain motif In exceptional original condition Circa 1960's Signed Gerbino to...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Pair 20th Century Art Deco Marble and Bronze Urns Vases
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of impressive and large vases or urns from the Art Deco period, made of white marble and patinated bronze, the cups in the shape of an amphora or Greco-Roman vessel, are suppo...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vintage Chinese Sculptural Crackle Glaze Chinoiserie Ceramic Urn
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage piece of ceramic chinoiserie. This beautiful urn is sculptural as it is versatile. Traditional chinoiserie profile and lines define this beautiful piece while the...
Category

1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Large Italian White Carrara Marble Urns
Located in Pasadena, CA
Large scale pair of classic white carrara urns. These urns can be used either indoor or outdoor. They would be wonderful on their own, planted or filled with white orchids.
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Urns

Materials

Marble

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

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Urns

Materials

Iron

Garrard English Neoclassical Sterling Silver Covered Urn, 1923
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Garrard & Co. Ltd in London in 1923. Girdled urn with leaf-capped double-scroll flying side handles and knopped support; stepped and dome...
Category

1920s English Neoclassical Vintage Urns

Materials

Sterling Silver

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
Category

1920s European Vintage Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Marble Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of circa 1900 French Louis XVI style marble vases with finely worked gilt bronze mounts. Gilt bronze swags terminate in handles anchored by satyr masks. Removable gilt bronze lids.
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Early 20th Century Lacquer and Bamboo Offering Vessel, Hsun Ok, Pagan, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th or early 20th century lacquer and bamboo offering vessel, Hsun Ok, Pagan, Burma A large offering vessel composed of four pieces, a base, a large food bowl with lid and the...
Category

Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Urns

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Two Large Reclaimed Carved Limestone Planters
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A rare pair of impressive large scale reclaimed carved limestone planters detailed with Regency style anthemion motifs and scrolls. With a Mediterranean look, these magnificent planters will sit in pride of place in any garden, the limestone a soft golden colour with an aged patina from light weathering that can only be achieved by exposure to the elements over many years. These spectacular antique stone pots...
Category

Early 20th Century English Urns

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Moroccan handmade antique brass tea kettle with warmer on stand. Museum quality
Located in San Jose, CA
Hand crafted Moroccan antique brass tea kettle pot with warmer on stand., Museum quality, one of a kind antique artistically and delicately ha...
Category

1950s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Brass

Wilhelm Kage Urn 'Argenta' for Gustavsberg Sweden 1930 Signed Kage
Located in Paris, FR
Very rare large urn, figuring silver inlay with a stylised personage and a fish on one side and another personage and a fish on the other side. Signed GUSTAVSBERG KAGE with the Gus...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Silver

Bronze Cylindrical Urn with Wave Motifs and Scalloped Opening, Pair Available
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage bronze cylindrical urn with wave motifs cast with the lost wax process. We have two available, priced and sold individually, that would look good as a pair. This vintage br...
Category

Mid-20th Century Urns

Materials

Bronze

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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