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Urns For Sale
Set of 2 Supernova iv Steel Blue L Vases by Eloa
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Supernova IV Steel Blue L Vases by Eloa.
No UL listed
Material: Glass
Dimensions: D15 x W17 x H41 cm
Also Available in different colours and dimensions.
SUPERNOVA is a col...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Urns
Materials
Glass
Set of 2 Supernova iv Silver Smoke L Vases by Eloa
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Supernova IV Silver Smoke L Vases by Eloa.
No UL listed
Material: Glass
Dimensions: D15 x W17 x H41 cm
Also Available in different colours and dimensions.
SUPERNOVA is a c...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Urns
Materials
Glass
Pair of Antique French Patinated Bronze Lidded Urns
Located in London, GB
An attractive pair of French patinated bronze lidded urns. Set on a round socle the body of the urns are decorated with leaves and berries. To each side is a circular, gilt ring hand...
Category
1880s French Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Coppered Covered Urn With Bronze Mounts
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A grand scaled hand pounded copper urn with magnificent cast bronze horned figure mounts. From Florence, Italy.
Category
Early 1800s Italian Baroque Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Set of 3 Supernova IV L/M/ L Vases by Eloa
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Supernova IV L/M/ L vases by ELOA
No UL listed
Material: glass
Dimensions: D15 x W17 x H41 cm/ D15 x W17 x H36 cm
Also available in different colours and dimensions.
SUPER...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Urns
Materials
Glass
Pair Antique 19th Century English Mahogany Cutlery Urns / Knife Boxes Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique 19th century English mahogany cutlery urns / knife boxes, Circa 1890.
Category
19th Century English Antique Urns
Materials
Mahogany
French Pair Gilded Bronze Ornamental Neo-Classical Decorated Ewers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine pair antique French neo-classical gilded bronze ornamental ewers applied with scroll and vine designs dating from the 19th century. The ewers stand on a scroll and molded...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain Jar with Lid Bavaria Schumann Germany 1940s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Porcelain urn with lid, cobalt blue with two medallions hand painted floral décor, richly enhanced with 24K gold painted details. Made by Bavaria Schumann Arzberg...
Category
1960s German Vintage Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Large Russian Neoclassical Malachite and Ormolu Urn or Vase, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A large Russian neoclassical malachite, Campana shaped urn or Vase, the ormolu twin handles modeled with acorns, on a circular spreading foot with square stepped plinth,
19th centu...
Category
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Pair of Ostrich Egg Urns on Carved Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century pair of Anthony Redmile urns crafted with an eccentric array of materials featuring amethyst stone, ostrich eggs, boar tusks and carved ebony all in a dramatic compositio...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Ostrich Eggshell, Hardwood
Industrial Factory Bin Newport Ribbon Textile Mill Fibre Textile Bin
Located in East Hampton, NY
An antique industrial textile factory bin from The Newport Ribbon Textile Mill in Newport Rhode Island, established in 1882; an industrial tube made from...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Urns
Materials
Tin
Pair Of Royal Copenhagen Thorkild Olsen Terracotta Crackle Glazed Vases #3031
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A pair of graceful Royal Copenhagen porcelain terracotta and grey crackle glazed vases with gilded banding
Timeless elegance designed by Thorkild Olsen
Circa 1969 to 1973
Both stampe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Vase by Monika Patuszyńska
Located in Geneve, CH
Porcelain vase by Monika Patuszynska
from the series TransForms Plus (2018, Dunes Tales)
Dimensions: H. 47 cm
Materials: Porcelain
Born: 1973, Warsaw, Poland
1993- 1994 Den Danske Husflidshojskole, Kerteminde, Denmark
1994- 1999 Academy of Fine Arts (Department of Ceramics), Wroclaw, Poland
1999 graduated from Academy Of Fine Arts, Master Degree
2014- 2015 SWPS/ University of Social Science and Humanities, Design: History and Criticism, Warsaw, Poland, Postgraduate Degree
2001 designer at the Tableware Stoneware Factory "Pruszkow", Poland
2008- 2013 president of the International Ceramics Symposium „Porcelain Another Way", Walbrzych, Poland
2014- 2016 Artistic Director, Institute of Design, Kielce, Poland
since 2014 lecturer at School of Form, Poznan, Poland
2001 set up own ceramic studio, Milanówek
since 2009 member of International Academy of Ceramics (AIC/IAC), Geneve, Switzerland
Awards:
2020- grant/ Polish culture worldwide, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Poland
2020- Artists Grant, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Poland
2019- grant/ Polish culture worldwide, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Poland
2016- grant/ Polish culture worldwide, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Poland
2016- Artists Grant, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Poland
2015- Master Prize, European Prize for Applied Arts, Mons, Belgium
2015- grant/ Polish culture worldwide, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Poland
2013- Artists Grant, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Poland
2012- Prix de la Ville de Vallauris, XXIIème Biennale Internationale de Vallauris, France
2011- Honorable Mention Award, 1st China Kaolin Grand Prix, Jingdezhen, China
2011- Honorable Mention, 9th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Japan
2009- Premio Per Il Design, V° Simposio della Ceramica Contemporanea, Bassano Del Grappa, Italy
2008- Finalist Prize, Taiwan Ceramics...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Vase by Monika Patuszyńska
Located in Geneve, CH
Porcelain vases by Monika Patuszynska
From the series TransForms Plus (2018, Dunes Tales)
Dimensions: H. 37 cm,
Materials: Porcelain
Born: 1973, Warsaw, Poland
1993- 1994 Den Danske Husflidshojskole, Kerteminde, Denmark
1994- 1999 Academy of Fine Arts (Department of Ceramics), Wroclaw, Poland
1999 graduated from Academy Of Fine Arts, Master Degree
2014- 2015 SWPS/ University of Social Science and Humanities, Design: History and Criticism, Warsaw, Poland, Postgraduate Degree
2001 designer at the Tableware Stoneware Factory "Pruszkow", Poland
2008- 2013 president of the International Ceramics Symposium „Porcelain Another Way", Walbrzych, Poland
2014- 2016 Artistic Director, Institute of Design, Kielce, Poland
since 2014 lecturer at School of Form, Poznan, Poland
2001 set up own ceramic studio, Milanówek
since 2009 member of International Academy of Ceramics (AIC/IAC), Geneve, Switzerland
Awards:
2020- grant/ Polish culture worldwide, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Poland
2020- Artists Grant, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Poland
2019- grant/ Polish culture worldwide, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Poland
2016- grant/ Polish culture worldwide, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Poland
2016- Artists Grant, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Poland
2015- Master Prize, European Prize for Applied Arts, Mons, Belgium
2015- grant/ Polish culture worldwide, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Poland
2013- Artists Grant, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Poland
2012- Prix de la Ville de Vallauris, XXIIème Biennale Internationale de Vallauris, France
2011- Honorable Mention Award, 1st China Kaolin Grand Prix, Jingdezhen, China
2011- Honorable Mention, 9th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Japan
2009- Premio Per Il Design, V° Simposio della Ceramica Contemporanea, Bassano Del Grappa, Italy
2008- Finalist Prize, Taiwan Ceramics...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Brèche Violette Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brèche Violette marble and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by fine circular fluted mottled ormolu feet below a rectangular Brèch...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
"Secessionist Covered Urn" by Fraureuth Porcelain Works in Cobalt, Gold & Black
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in tones of cobalt, gold, black and white, and decorated with an elaborate geometric pattern overlaid with undulating, organic Art Nouveau motifs, this domed porcelain urn was made by the Fraureuth works in Germany, and reportedly designed by Austrian architect Emanuel Josef Margold. Fraureuth was founded in 1866, and for almost a century produced some of Germany's finest porcelains, including some in the modern, bold style espoused by the German and Vienna Secessionist movements. Margold was born in Austria, studied in Königsberg and Mainz, and later became an assistant to Josef Hoffmann and an employee of the Wiener Werkstätte. In 1907, publisher Alexander Koch in Darmstadt became aware of Margold and published his designs in various magazines. Within a few years, Margold moved to Darmstadt to join the art colony there, and became a prolific designer of jewelry...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze and Crystal Potiche With Loaded Details
By L'Originale
Located in Milan, IT
Pinnacle of glassblowing and blacksmithing artistry, this Baroque-inspired potiche is sure to be the focal point in any luxe classic decor. The intricately ornate details, including ...
Category
2010s Italian Urns
Materials
Crystal, Gold
Art Nouvea, Copper Coffee Pots
By Maison de l'Art Nouveau
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a pair of Art Nouveau Coffee pots dating from around 1900. They are not an identical pair but I am selling them as a pair. Hand made in ...
Category
1890s British Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Copper
Pair of Late 19th Century Decorative Urns
Located in Middleburg, VA
A Very Decorative Pair of Late 19th Century Decorative Urns. Hexagonal forms with removable finials with gilded, carved, floral surfaces and inlaid with tiny colored mirrors and beads. They are tapering hexagonal in shape with interesting proportions. Made in Thailand...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Urns
Materials
Wood
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Green Glazed Water Vessel with Loop Handles
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty antique green glazed water vessel from the 19th century, with petite loop handles. Created in China during the 19th century, this water vessel features a generous circular tapering body adorned with a green glaze and brown accents. Topped with an opening of 5" diameter and comprising of petite loop handles, this Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th century water vessel...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Ormolu and Metal Mounted Porcelain Ewer
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful Ormolu and metal mounted Porcelain ewers in good vintage condition. Measures 15 inches tall, 7 inches wide and 7 inches deep.
Category
Early 20th Century Northern Irish Edwardian Urns
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Glazed Blue Ceramic Jar with Bird, Lemons and Lid
Located in Antwerp, BE
Blue jar with a bird and lots of lemons, flowers and leaves.
A ceramic jar with lid with a beautiful bird in a lemon tree.
Beautiful glazed blue jar with lid...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Neoclassical Alabaster Urn Lamp on Solomonic Pedestal Column
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved Alabaster Floor Lamp.
Outstanding Neoclassical carved alabaster urn lamp with handles on column pedestal stand, Spain, 1930s-1940s
T...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Urns
Materials
Alabaster
Jean Girel, Stormy Sea, Coupe aux Oiseaux, Green Bowl, France, 2011
By Jean Girel
Located in New York, NY
Unique, signed and dated.
The great diversity and originality of Girel’s work is the result of his wholly unique approach. His techniques are not found in any ceramics textbook, b...
Category
2010s French Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Antique Chinese Fu Foo Dogs Protected Ceramic Fang Ding.
By Satsuma
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful Chinese Qing period porcelain and rich decorated Fang Ding. The lidded jar is also richly decorated with enamel and hand-painted and gilt accents and has upturned male Fu /...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Urns
Materials
Enamel
French Cut Crystal Tall Covered Decorative Piece / Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French cut crystal tall covered decorative piece / urn. The piece features and exterior cut crystal design details resting on a round form pedestal base. The piece is in great condit...
Category
Late 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Crystal
Crystal Vase in the Style of Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic Louis XVI style crystal vase dates to the 1930s-1940s and is very much in the form of a vase created by Baccarat
Note: Signed on the verso (see image #9).
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Crystal
Vase, Ceramic Vessel, Hand Crafted, Brown, From Peru, Brown Tones, C 1950
Located in New York, NY
Decorative vase by Cesar Alache, in Chulucanas, Peru. Decoration of dancers of a man and a woman around the beautiful ceramic vase.
Category
1950s Peruvian Arts and Crafts Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Prussian Blue, Small by Daniele Giannetti
Located in Geneve, CH
Prussian Blue, Small by Daniele Giannetti (Handmade, Hand-Painted)
Dimensions: D13 x H15 cm
Materials: Terracotta
Also Available: Big and medium sizes
All pieces are made in ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Boho Chic Moroccan Design Handmade Ceramic Urn or Jar
Located in Plainview, NY
This entrancing Moroccan urn or jar is a dazzling example of tradition-based craftsmanship. Made from high-quality white ceramic (similar to porcelain) an...
Category
1990s Bohemian Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Griotte Rouge Vases Attributed to Charles-henri-Joseph Cordier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fashioned of rare and precious griotte rouge marble and gilt bronze, these vases embody neoclassical elegance at its finest. Borrowing its forms a...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Carl Thieme, Dresden Floral Painted & Gilded Porcelain Urn, Germany, 20th C
By Carl Thieme
Located in Chatham, ON
CARL THIEME (Factory / Manufacturer) - Potschappel (Village / Location) - Empire style Dresden floral decorated and gilded porcelain urn with cover - ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Empire Urns
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Pair of Cast Aluminum Urns in the Style of Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish set of Italian cast aluminum urns will make a subtle statement with their form and use of materials. The piece can stand on their own, o...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Urns
Materials
Aluminum
Pair Antique English Mahogany Knife & Fork Cutlery Urns / Boxes, Circa 1910-1920
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique English mahogany knife and fork cutlery urns / boxes, Circa 1910-1920. Exceptional size.
Category
Early 20th Century Urns
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 3 19th Century English Garniture Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 3 19th Century English Garniture set.
Category
19th Century English Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
French Mid 19th Century Bronze and Marble Garniture Urns or Tazzas a Pair
Located in Rochester, NY
A pair of French mid 19th century bronze and marble garniture urns. Figured sienna marble. Patinated open urns with scroll floral handles.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Stone, Siena Marble, Metal, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Onyx and Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Onyx and ormolu urn. The urn is raised by an elegant square ormolu base with cut fluted co...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Urns
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Pair of Louis XV Sevres Style Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish set of two 19th century Sevres style urns capture the romance of the 18th century with their form, motifs and coloration.
Note:
Impres...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
20th Century Pair Monumental Gilt Bronze-Mounted Malachite Urns
Located in Southall, GB
20th century pair Malachite Urns.
An very high quality pair of Belle Époque style gilt bronze and malachite urns. Each with Berainesque gilt bro...
Category
20th Century European Urns
Materials
Malachite
Pair of French Hand-Painted Porcelain and Gilt Metal Amphoras
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of French Hand-Painted Porcelain and Gilt Metal Amphoras with no chips or cracks. Measure 5" in width, 4" inches in depth and stand 16.5"...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Alabaster and Bronze Cup
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century French Alabaster and bronze cup.
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Moroccan Ceramic Lidded Urn from Fez with Arabic Calligraphy Pink Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan glazed ceramic urn with lid from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand-painted with Arabic calligraphy pink writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Urns
Materials
Ceramic
19th C. Sevres Porcelain Urns with Cobalt Blue Background
Located in Hixson, TN
19th C. Sevres porcelain urns with cobalt blue background, heavy gilt decorations, gilt bronze pineapple finials on the lids, double handles, and ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Majolica Grecian Style Urn
Located in Elkhart, IN
An exceptional monumental Grecian-style majolica floor urn. This piece features busts of the ram-horned God Jupiter Ammon; with foliate banded accents; bulb...
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
Nice Pair of French Pots à Feu Finials, 5+ Ft Tall
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French pair of large-sized, wood-carved pot à feu (fire urn) finials. This vintage pair of finials from France, each standing just over five feet in height...
Category
Late 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Lattice Iron Garden Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large French lattice iron garden urn.
Category
20th Century French Urns
Materials
Iron
Maitland Smith Urn Style Pedestal Display Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maitland Smith
Philippines
1980's
Rare, Hard to Find Urn Style Pedestal Display Bowl
Believed to be Slate Stone
2 Handles accent this elevated dish f...
Category
1980s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Slate
Mid-Century Modern Black & White Ceramic Elliptical Grid Form "Grenade" Vase
Located in New York, NY
This bold and striking Mid-Century Modern ceramic vase was realized in the United States circa 1970. It features an elliptical black body with a grid form in...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Off-White and Navy Blue Bird Motif Porcelain Urn
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) off-white, porcelain urn with a navy blue bird amid florals and two blue scrolled handles along the neck.
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Beat Drop Vessel in Brass by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
The beat drop vessel is part of a group of floor vessels made in three unique shapes. Made from brass, the beat vessels are spun and welded in separate pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Urns
Materials
Brass
Beat Top Vessel in Brass by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
The Beat top vessel is part of a group of floor vessels made in three unique shapes. Made from brass, the Beat vessels are spun and welded in separate par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Urns
Materials
Brass
19th Century Large Scale Neoclassical Ormolu Sèvres Urn
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
A palatial 19th Century French ormolu mounted Sèvres urn, exemplifying the elegant Neoclassical style crafted from the finest hard-paste porcelain, also kno...
Category
1820s French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Urns, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Urns with Foo Dogs, Circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Vintage Murano Glass Vase in the Style of Seguso
Located in North Miami, FL
Beautiful hand blown fluted Murano vase in the style of Angelo Seguso, executed in amber and clear glass with gold dust and sparkling inclusions.
Large in scale - perfect statement ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Blown Glass
Northern Italian 17th Century Marble Mortar with Carved Owl Decoration
Located in New York, NY
This uniquely beautiful Northern Italian mortar was carved from a solid block of Breccia marble. On each of the sides are four fancifully and intricately carved charming and expressive owls. This is a wonderful example of an everyday object made with beauty in mind, likely made for a noble families house in the North of Italy. Mortars were used in the kitchens or in apothecaries to crush herbs into powder for medicinal purposes. This highly sculptural and unique piece would be suitable today as a magnificent decoration on a table or mantle, or to grace the counter of an open kitchen design...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Breccia Marble
Petite Cast Iron Urn
Located in South Salem, NY
A mid-20th century gray painted cast iron urn. This urn features an egg and dart pattern on the top rim and a fluted bottom on a square base. Some paint loss, rust spots, wear consis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Urns
Materials
Iron
Antique Porcelain Urn
Located in Doha, QA
Magnificent antique porcelain Urn "Schauspielhaus In Berlin"
This large vase (weight 8 kg/ 16 pounds) contains stylistic elements of the Re...
Category
Late 18th Century Baroque Antique Urns
Materials
Gold
Pair of Oriental Double-Gourd Mille-Fleur Vases, 20th Century
Located in Southall, GB
A unique Pair of Oriental Double-Gourd Mille-Fleur vases, 20th Century. Very beautiful in shape and design and fantastic for home decoration.
Category
20th Century Asian 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.