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Urns For Sale
Elizabeth Vase in Vintage Brass Glass and Granite Base
Located in Paris, FR
Vase Elizabeth with structure in vintage brass
finish with hand-cut glass and on granite base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Urns
Materials
Granite, Brass
Turquoise and Gold Murano Glass Vase Attributed to Barovier & Toso
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning large Tuquoise and gold Cordanato d'Oro Murano glass vase attributed to Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. This beautiful Murano blown glass ribbed vase is in great condit...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Urns
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
French Neoclassical Bronze and Leather Urn-Form Peacock Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Neoclassical style table lamp in the form of a leather clad urn with bronze peacocks on either side joined by a decorative rope border with circular bosses in the center. The base wi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair Ormolu Mounted Two Handled Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 19th century pair of ormolu mounted two handled sevres style decorative vase . Each one featuring an ovoid baluster shape with handle formed of maidens with a foliate scroll mot...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Mortar and Pilar End 15th Century Gothic Period
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Iron mortar with its original pestle end 15th beginning 16th century Gothic period, France
Beautiful original object with a beautiful patina and in good condition
Category
16th Century French Gothic Antique Urns
Materials
Iron
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
Extra Large "Garden" Design Hand Carved Porcelain Art Pottery Vase
Located in New York, NY
Extra large "Garden" design hand carved porcelain art pottery vase. Slip cast from a pottery mold, the smooth pearlescent surface is the background for it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Tibetan Oil Lamp
Located in Norton, MA
A 19th-century bronze oil lamp with intricated and complicated handcraft and carving, possibly from Tibet. The nozzle and handle feature Buddhist figures. Dimensions are 9.5 inches t...
Category
19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Small Antique Baluster Urn, English, Ceramic, Decorative Posy Vase, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique baluster urn. An English, ceramic decorative posy vase by Royal Crown Derby, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Herman Kähler, Urn, Glazed Earthenware, Denmark, c. 1910
Located in High Point, NC
A blue, orange and green-glazed earthenware urn, designed and produced by Herman Kähler, Denmark, c. 1910.
Category
1910s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Earthenware
French Siena Marble Tazza Urns Charles X
Located in Newark, England
Applied Lyre Decoration
The pair stood upon four cast Bronze feet with a pedestal Siena Marble foot with an applied bronze scrollwork border. The central square column with a bronze Swan neck lyre harp bordered by floral swags to the front of the vase. The base of each Tazza Urn cast in Bronze with Ram’s head twin loop handles and a floral band surmounted by a tapered Siena Marble Core finished with a Bronze liner. The Tazza Urns dating to the first half of the 19th century during the latter reign of Charles X circa 1830.
Bronze an alloy consisting primarily of copper with approximately 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such as arsenic or silicon depending on the age of the bronze and its origin. The additions of other metals produce a range of alloys that are usually harder than copper alone and carry useful properties such as strength. The earliest known use of bronze dates to the 5th millennium BCE from Iranian plateau, the bronze mix consists of arsenical copper and copper-arsenide. The earliest tin-copper-alloy recovered is dated to circa 4650 BCE and was found in Plocnik, Serbia. It is believed to have been smelted from a natural tin-copper ore.
Sienna Marble consists of various dark yellow and gold colours, it is extremely heterogeneous due to the presence of grains with shades ranging from ivory white to light yellow to a reddish yellow ocher and is usually an intense marble.
Lyre a stringed musical instrument part of the lute-family and consists of two arms and a crossbar with strings. The Lyre has featured on classical objects like the pair of vases above for thousands of years. They were commonly used in several ancient cultures surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The earliest known examples of the lyre have been recovered at archaeological sites that date to c. 2700 BCE in Mesopotamia.
Charles X (Charles Philippe 1757-1836) was the King of France during a short reign between 1824 to 1830. He was the uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile. After the Bourbon Restoration in 1814, Charles (as heir-presumptive) became the leader of the ultra-royalists which was a radical monarchist faction within the French court. The ultra-royalists declared absolute monarchy by divine right and opposed the constitutional monarchy concessions towards liberals and the guarantees of civil liberties granted by the Charter of 1814. Charles gained...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble, Metal, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Copper Plate Spelter Ewers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th century copper plate spelter ewers
Dimensions 6.25" x 6.5" at the base x 20.5" high
Very good antique condition.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Urns
Materials
Spelter
Pair of English Sheffield Silver Plated Cobalt Blue Glass Urns by Barker-Ellis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VERY FINE PAIR OF ENGLISH SILVERPLATED COBALT GLASS CHESTNUT URNS
Marked for Barker-Ellis of Birmingham, England made circa 1912-1931 with maker's mark to underside [seven-branch menorah], signed "England" and impressed "8" along with silversmith's scratched notations
Item # 312DPP11Z
An exceedingly fine pair of chestnut or candy urns by the renowned silversmithing firm Barker-Ellis of Birmingham, England, the menorah marker's mark was reportedly used by Barker-Ellis starting in 1912 and continued to be in use by the firm through 1931 [see the Smithsonian Museum of American History, acc. no. 1988.0569.07 for a tray of the same marking and documented dates of use]. The present version of the menorah mark is an earlier version of the marking and probably places the pair of urns to circa 1920.
The urns feature a carved pineapple finial with exquisitely chiseled and chased leaves over a coved lid, this lifting off to reveal a spacious interior with removable hand-blown cobalt glass...
Category
20th Century English Regency Urns
Materials
Silver Plate
Midcentury Glazed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury Glazed Studio Pottery Vase.
This shapely vintage glazed Studio Pottery vase is a fantastic combination of chartreuse greens and blue. Great as a stand alone vase or groupe...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Pottery
Sevres Style, Porcelain, Bronze, Urn with Allegory Scene of Nude Woman, 1930s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Sevres Style, Porcelain, Bronze, Urn or Vase with Allegory Scene of Nude Woman, France, 1930s
Exquisite gilded porcelain urn featuring a removable bronze top in the Sevres style. Th...
Category
1930s French Vintage Urns
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Bronze-Mounted Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful marble color with the finest dore bronze casting. Bacchus head motif. Lids are attached.
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Monumental Art Deco Style Micro Mosaic Mirrored Over Clay Urns, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
Experience grandeur with this luxurious pair of handmade Monumental Art Deco Style Micro Mosaic Mirrored Over Clay Urns. Each urn boasts intricate detailing, featuring hundreds of mi...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Urns
Materials
Clay, Mirror
Umbrella Stand by Piero Fornasetti, 1960s
Located in Staffanstorp, SE
Rare and exclusive umbrella stand or wastebasket designed by the legendary Piero Fornasetti, Italy. Featuring the iconic “Pelle di Leopardo” pattern from the 1960s, this striking pie...
Category
1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Urns
Materials
Metal
Pair of 20th Century Yongzheng style Chinese Porcelain Vases in High Gloss
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Yongzheng style Chinese porcelain vases in a high gloss finish in the Gu shape. The vases are decorated with deer, flowers, and animal motifs. Lovely shades of aqua, turquois...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Celadon Revolving Pattern Porcelain Urns
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese celadon porcelain urns with continuous raised swirling motifs flowing up the slender, fluted necks. (PRICED AS PAIR).
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Swedish Porcelain Corbeille Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Swedish porcelain corbeille vases from the Rörstrand Porcelain Factory. Gilded porcelain decorated.
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Volume 1 Vase by Milan Pekař
By Milan Pekar
Located in Geneve, CH
Volume 1 vase by Milan Pekar
Dimensions: D11 x H15 cm
Materials: Glaze, porcelain
Handmade in the Czech Republic.
Also available: Different colors and patterns
Established own st...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Sienna Marble Urn / Vase w/ Nero Portoro Marble Base & Brass Ball Feet, c.1880's
Located in Ross, CA
Late 19th century French Napoleon III Urn / Vase. Made of sienna marble and brass ball feet, mounted on on a square Nero Portoro marble base.
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Materials
Siena Marble, Brass
Unique Stoneware Lidded Urn by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware lidded urn with amazing relief decor and glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand Ateljé, Sweden, 1960s.
Great condition. First sorting. There is a chip from...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Asian Export Longuy Porcelain Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very decorative 19th century Asian export Longuy porcelain urn with French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu mounts. The urn is raised by scrolled ormolu feet below the finely chase...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu
French Trophy Style Cup on Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Silver cup with a brass band detail on a marble or granite base. The cup, while perfectly suited for a small gathering of flowers or to store pencils on a desk, is actually a small trophy. While it isn't prominent, a small brass icon...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Urns
Materials
Granite, Carrara Marble, Silver Plate
English Victorian Neoclassical Britannia Silver Trophy Cup 1896
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Neoclassical silver covered urn. Made by Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd in London in 1896. Bowl with half-gadrooning interspersed with acanthus leaves; leaf-capped flying side h...
Category
1890s British Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Silver
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Onyx Urns, 19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Neo-Classic (19th Century) Onyx Urns having a fluted design middle section with handles resting on a small round base (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Stone
Extra Large English Rose Hand Carved Porcelain Art Pottery Vase
Located in New York, NY
Graceful "English Rose" hand carved porcelain Arts & Crafts design pottery vase.
Handcrafted by Christopher Brody. Vase is slip cast in plaster mold.
Available in two colors, dual,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Artist Signed Sevres Urns
Located in Bronx, NY
This fine pair of circa 1850s Sevres urns is signed by the artist Baston. The covered urns are beautifully hand painted & depict romantic scenes of courtshi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Tiffany American Modern Classical Sterling Silver Covered Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Modern Classical sterling silver covered urns. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1914. Curved and tapering bowl with reeded mouth rim and short stepped foot. Cover domed;...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Signed Studio Pottery Urn
Located in west palm beach, FL
Vintage Signed studio pottery urn with lid. Beautiful warm colors. Signed on the bottom. Acquired from a Miami estate.
Category
Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Urns
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Pair of Murano Glass Bubble Vases with Sommerso Gold, 1960s Barovier
By Barovier
Located in Villaverla, IT
Vintage pair of Murano glass bubble vases with "sommerso" gold, 1960s Barovier.
This beautiful pair of vases is an outstanding example of the best Murano glass tradition. The detail...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Gold
Art Deco Stoneware and Silver "Argenta" Vase by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco "Argenta" Vase was realized by the esteemed Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg in Sweden circa 1940. It features a subtly tapered conical stoneware body handpainted ...
Category
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Antique Otto Grell Art Deco Ceramic Vase, 1929
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large Art Deco / Art Nouveau ceramic vase with hand-carved stylized, symmetrical lines and patterns by Otto Grell in 1929. Shiny dark blue and warm yellow g...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Green Orrefors Crystal Glass Vase, Sweden, 1960
By Gustavsberg
Located in Bronx, NY
Orrefors crystal glass vase drop shaped inner is an earthy amber surrounded by a thick layer of clear glass, almost massive except from the mi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Crystal
Set of Augite, Olive Umber, Orange Ochre & Prussian Blue by Daniele Giannetti
Located in Geneve, CH
A set of augite (M), olive umber (M), orange ochre (M) & Prussian blue (S) by Daniele Giannetti (Handmade, Hand-Painted)
Dimensions: D24 x H33 augite (M), D20 x H30 Olive Umber (M),...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Green Orrefors Crystal Glass Vase, Sweden, 1950
Located in Bronx, NY
Orrefors crystal glass vase inner is an dark green surrounded by a thick layer of clear glass.
1960 Nils landberg
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Crystal
Fine and Monumental Pair of Italian Neoclassical Siena Marble Urns on Pedestal
Located in Queens, NY
Fine and Monumental Pair of Italian Neoclassical Siena Marble Urns on Pedestals
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble
Pair 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Imari Lidded Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Imari Lidded Urns are extraordinarily well preserved, retaining their vivid coloration derived from copper and cobalt based pigments even afte...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Bronze & Sterling Silver Humidor
By Otto Heintz
Located in Malibu, CA
This rare vessel, designed by Otto Heintz. Hand forged in bronze & sterling silver. A Staffordshire terrier sits under a tree. The art is over la...
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Vintage Italian Onyx Baluster Form Vase
Located in New York, NY
A large Italian onyx baluster form vase with beautiful central design; organic in design displaying the natural beauty of the stone and neutral coloration. Of very heavy weight; appr...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Onyx
Large Eva Jancke Björk Crackle Glazed Lidded Urn. Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Malmö, SE
A grand Scandinavian Modern urn with amazing off white crackle glaze.
Designed by Eva Jancke-Björk for Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s.
This urn (model 3428) was in production 1943-1951.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Large Post-Modern Abstract Glazed Studio Pottery Urn, Vase, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Large Post-Modern Abstract Glazed Studio Pottery Urn, Vase
Offered for sale is a large post-modern studio pottery urn or vase finished in a matte glaze in faint and graded colors of...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Stoneware Floor Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Statuesque stoneware floor vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, in a clean form with beautiful dark blue hare’s fur glaze.
Carl-Harry Stålhane was one of the stars among Swedish ceramic a...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Stoneware
Blue Pottery Urn with Handles, France mid 20th C.
Located in South Salem, NY
This charming 20th-century blue pottery urn, or confit pot, features a classic silhouette with two elegantly curved handles. Its rich blue glaze brings a vibrant touch, balanced by n...
Category
1950s French Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Sienna Marble Font
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century Italian font with Baluster stem on a hexagonal base, in Sienna marble, circa 1860
In three parts.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Urns
Materials
Siena Marble
A Large Art Deco Style Black Glazed Ovoid Vase with Gilt Geometric Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
the large ovoid vessel tapering to the base; adorned overall with geometric gilt decoration all on a black matte ground
Category
1980s English Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Pottery
Blue Pottery Urn with Handles, France mid 20th C.
Located in South Salem, NY
This charming 20th-century blue pottery urn, or confit pot, features a classic silhouette with two elegantly curved handles. Its rich blue glaze brings a vibrant touch, balanced by n...
Category
1950s French Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Black Vase with White Interior, Incised Circle & Line Decoration, France, c. 195
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matte black mid century vase with white interior, incised circle & line decoration, France, c. 1950
Measures: Measure: H: 7.75.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of French 19th Century Green Marble and Bronze Vases/Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French 19th Century Green Marble and Bronze Vases/Urns
Dimensions:
H: 22" x W: 10" x D: 9"
Category
19th Century European Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Grand Tour Period Bronze and Marble Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Grand Tour period patinated bronze and Vert de Patricia marble urn. The urn is raised by a square Vert d...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Large Hexagonal Ceramic Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our exquisite Large Hexagonal Vase With Yellow Glaze Finish – a true masterpiece that effortlessly blends contemporary design with a vibrant splash of color. This stunnin...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
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 Neoclassical Urns
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Lovely pair of 19th century bronze urns on a original marble base. The vegetal motives, meanders and lobbed moulding are typical of the Classic revival period. Beautiful detail are t...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Imperial Porphyry and Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding and high quality Italian 19th century neo-classical st. Imperial Porphyry and ormolu urn. The exceptional solid Porphyry urn is raised by a square ormolu base with a r...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu
Pair of Antique Swedish Decorative "J. & C.G. Bolinder" Cast Iron Urns
By J. & C.G. Bolinder
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique cast iron urns from Sweden made during the late 19th century, around 1870. The garden urns are the classic medicine shape with handles at the sides. Marked “J. & C.G. Bolinde...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Renaissance Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Iron
Pair of Mid Century Chinese Glazed Terra Cotta Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large pair of vintage Chinese urns handcrafted in terra cotta in classic form and decorated in a chic multi color drippy glaze.
Category
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
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.