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Urns For Sale
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Incense Burner Censer
Located in Pomona, CA
UP for you consideration is a beautiful antique Meiji period Japanese gold gilt satsuma incense burner marked/signed by Kinkozan. Very fine hand...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Urn
Located in Basildon, GB
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Urn , circa 1880, painted with a continuous band of flowering violets. Crossed swords and numbered "Q92" on the base.
11.25" inches high
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Artisanal French Vintage Ceramic Earthtone Lidded Jar
Located in Copenhagen, DK
French artisanal vintage ceramic cylinder jar with soft shaped lid. Handpainted stylized floral decorations in rusty brown colors on the sandy grey shiny glaze. Stamped and signed un...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Bambara Jidaga Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Formed by pounding flattened clay around a convex mold, this oblong footed vessel is a water storage jar known as a jidaga, created by women of the Bambara people of Mali. The body o...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Exceptional Georgian Style Carved Walnut Urn Form Knife Boxes
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine and rare pair of Urn Form knife boxes with telescoping lids and myriad cut-outs for utensils in the interior. Urn shapes with both lids and urns made in sections. The lid...
Category
Early 20th Century Georgian Urns
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
Early 19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Stone, Slate, Bronze
Pair of French Neoclassical 19th Century Baluster Urns with Low-Relief Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Neoclassical zinc baluster urns from the 19th century with low-relief décor. This pair of French Neoclassical zinc baluster urns from the 19th century captivates wit...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Zinc
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...
Category
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Period Urn Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
An urn glass bowl with handles, Art Deco period, circa early-20th century. Bowl is white frosted glass with art deco deign details, finished in black trim on lip and around exterior....
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Urns
Materials
Glass
Italian Flame Fragment Decorations
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian hand-carved and painted wood fragment wall or table decorations. These fabulous fragment ornaments from Italy each feature a carved urn, with harp-shaped body embel...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Wood
Large Green Jade Vase with Elephant Handles, Early 20th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Intricately carved green jade carved vessel with lid. The deep green jade with elephant and ring handles with custom wood base. 12.75 inches tall inclu...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Urns
Materials
Jade
Antique Bohemian Pink Opaline Enamelled Glass Goblet by Moser 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
An exceptionally rare goblet in museum-quality opaline alabaster glass, featuring two layers in a stunning pink hue. The circular body is richly adorned wi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Opaline Glass, Art Glass
Gustavsberg ceramic collection, Sweden, 1950
Located in Bronx, NY
Collection of ceramics By Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg Sweden quartz colored with silver inlays various sizes and shapes.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Glazed Terracotta Olive Jug Floor Vase Amphora Urn Vessel 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French terra cotta olive jar / floor vase - almond shaped form with wide middle and tapered top / base, two handles, decorative spotted / thumbprint band around middle, finis...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Antique French Glazed Terracotta Olive Jug Floor Vase Amphora Urn Vessel 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French amphora / floor vase, handcrafted of light colored terracotta, rounded form with tapered base, molded green glazed rim / interior, and fo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Urns
Materials
Terracotta
20th Century Vintage Chinese Bronze Incense Burner
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Antique Carved Bronze incense burner has very detailed hand craft works around the body, elephants trunk as legs and handle and lotus bud on the lid of incen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Bronze
A Tessellated Marble Tazza Urn Dish By Maitland Smith
Located in London, GB
A Tessellated marble Tazza urn in Italian Emporador Marble. The undulating edge on the dish with brass banded soccle support.
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble
French Champleve and Onyx Urns Barbedienne
Located in Newark, England
Onyx & Champleve Enamel
From our Decorative collection, we are delighted to offer this pair of French Champleve and Onyx Urns attributed to Barbedienne. The Urns of typical form wi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Urns
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Carl Falkenstein Mid Century Frosted Glass & Bronze Floral Vase Urn Jar 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century Carl Falkenstein / Hollywood Regency style lidded urn / jar, made of white frosted glass with a design of applied bronze flowers and leaves.
Dimensions:
11.5" x 21"...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair of Dresden Helena Wolfson Hand Painted Bottle Vases Floral Scenes
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A stylish matched pair of hand painted Dresden bottle vases, last quarter of the 19th century.
Each of bulbous body form with tall slender necks, superbly hand decorated in colors...
Category
19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
Antique Carl Thieme Potschappel German Porcelain Dresden Style Covered Urn
By Carl Thieme
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Dresden style covered urn.
By Carl Thieme / Potschappel porcelain factory.
Of Campagna urn form with scrolling twin handles and a pierced lid or cover with stylized artichoke finial.
Decorated throughout with typical Deutsche Blumen floral sprays, bands of green flower head and s-scroll devices, and rich gilding throughout.
Fully marked to the base.
Simply a wonderful antique porcelain urn!
Date:
Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.
Condition Details:
The base has apparently been re-secured at one point with overpaint to the bolt. (One can twist the base to rest firmly in place, but it can rotate the other direction to loosen some.) Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Maker:
Carl Thieme / Potschappel
Pattern Name:
Dresden Potpourri...
Category
20th Century German Rococo Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Tibetan Copper Brass Bronze, Gem-inlaid Water Vessel
Located in Louisville, KY
Copper vessels such as this have been made for literally centuries by Tibetan monks and other cultural sectors. The craftsmanship is wonderfully rustic with hammered copper, brass an...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Urns
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass, Copper, Bronze
Marvellous Mosaic Ceramic Vase By Jean Gerbino For Vallauris, France
By Jean Gerbino
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
Wedgwood Black Basalt Water and Wine Ewers
By Wedgwood
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...
Category
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Stoneware
Large Moorish Glazed Ceramic Vase with Arabic Calligraphy Black Writing Fez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic vase from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic is called...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Large 20th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Decorative Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Add a touch of traditional Chinese artistry to your space with this large 20th Century Chinese export Porcelain Decorative Piece. This striking piece features a classic bottle shape ...
Category
20th Century Asian Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Vases are truly a product of exceptionally skilled artisans! Thrown on a larger scale, the graceful form of each porcelain urn is centuries if not ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meiji Period Kutani Japanese Porcelain Temple Jar
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Antique Meiji period Japanese porcelain temple jar with intricate hand painted decoration and gilt. The jar in Classic Kutani colors with floral and phoenix birds all over the top an...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Incense Burner Censer
Located in Pomona, CA
UP for you consideration is a beautiful antique Meiji period Japanese gold gilt satsuma incense burner marked/signed by Kinkozan. Very fine hand...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Azure Blue Biedermeier Pharmacy Jar from the Middle of Nineteenth Century
By Carl Moser 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare and wonderful blue Victorian Pharmacy Jar. Excellent condition. Original inscribed HYDR:OXYDAT:RUBER on an enamelled shield, surrounded by a go...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Urns
Materials
Cut Glass
1950s Italian Made Oversized Ornamental White Glazed Urn by Tomaso Barbi
Located in London, GB
This oversized, highly decorative, Italian-made ceramic urn was crafted in the 1950s by Tomaso Barbi. It features a glossy white glaze finish. The design is classically inspired, wit...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Chinese Famille Verte Ginger Jar/Temple Jar c.1970s
Located in Glasgow, GB
Famille Verte style porcelain temple jar. Crafted in China towards the end of the 20th century in the 1970s.
This piece is made from white undergl...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Urns
Materials
Enamel
Tall Tortoise Shell Pattern Italian Modern Monumental Glass Urn with Top, 1960
By Empoli
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $950....Classic and elegant, very tall and large handmade Italian glass covered urn in a tortoiseshell design from late the 1960s an...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Blown Glass
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI 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...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Cloisonne Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century Cloissone vases is an extraordinary example of the breed, displaying its well-preserved, rich coloration and exhibiting a large format design theme celebrating the ...
Category
1890s French Meiji Antique Urns
Materials
Brass, Enamel
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...
Category
1870s Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Leopard Urn Pair , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Leopard Urns
The Pair of Leopard Urns is an extraordinary ceramic decorative art piece that captures the fierce beauty and elegance of South Africa's wildlife. Crafted by Lov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
XL French Earthenware Pot Early 20th Century
Located in Trensacq, FR
Extra large French earthenware pot early 20th century
XL earthenware preserving confit 'gres' pot. Early 20th century handcrafted and glazed.
Great d...
Category
Early 20th Century European French Provincial Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
User Early 19th Century Dutch Delft blue and white Netherlands glazed ceramic co
By Delft
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Step into the enchanting world of the early 19th century with this exquisite Dutch Delft blue and white glazed ceramic covered urn. Graced with timeless charm, this decorative piece ...
Category
1820s Dutch Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
19th Century Primitive Dove Tailed Hammered Copper Brass Water Jug
Located in Louisville, KY
Copper vessels of this nature were once primitively made in Europe and Middle Eastern areas of the world. This piece is a stunning example of the stout, but primitive craftsmanship t...
Category
19th Century European Primitive Antique Urns
Materials
Brass, Copper
Large Pair of 19th Century Italain Medici Urns on Sienna Marble Bases
Located in Hudson, NY
This impressive and large pair of decorative urns from the grand tour are designed to recreate the famous Medici Vase. The grand vase a 1st cen...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Meissen Porcelain Urn Snake Handles Amphora, Germany
Located in New York, NY
An antique Meissen porcelain urn with snake handles amphora, circa early-20th century, Germany. This Meissen urn is hard-paste porcelain, hand painted, fea...
Category
Early 20th Century German Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Canterbury Silver Plated Small Urn Trophy Cup Toothpick Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Canterbury Silver Plated Small Urn Trophy Cup Toothpick Holder. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 2.5" H x 2.5 "Diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Urns
Materials
Silver Plate
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 Porcelain Chinese Urn with Hand Enameled Decoration 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
A large Chinese covered urn offers porcelain construction with figural foo dog finial over vessel with hand enameled genre scene and floral elements, stamped on base as photographed,...
Category
20th Century Asian Urns
Materials
Porcelain
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 Italian Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marble Urns
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of Italian Neoclassical style marble urns, with bronze mounts including bronze heads of Satyr or Faun the sides of each urn, bronze bud finials, and a bronze acanthus de...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Irish George III Style Fluted Mahogany Peat Bucket with Brass Hardware
Located in New York, NY
Irish George III Style fluted mahogany peat bucket with brass hardware. Almost identical to buckets in The Gerstenfeld collection.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Irish George III Urns
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 20th-century Decorative Urns Covered in Plaster
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pair of European decorative urns from the 20th century showcases an elegant and timeless neoclassical design. Crafted with a plaster-covered finish, they exhibit a refined aesth...
Category
20th Century European Urns
Materials
Plaster
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Ruby Ground French Porcelain Covered Vases, Samson, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Famille rose style covered vases on bronze mounts.
Category
1880s French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Rare 19th c. Antique Terracotta Water Urn with Iron Spout, Whitewashed Patina
Located in Clermont, FL
Antique 19th century water urn with faucet. Urn is a testament to the history and artistry of a bygone era. Made from terracotta material, displays decorative motifs, featuring a uni...
Category
19th Century Moroccan Spanish Colonial Antique Urns
Materials
Iron
Pair of Large Vintage Baluster Urns, Oriental, Ceramic, Art Deco, circa 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of large vintage baluster urns. An Oriental, ceramic set from the Art Deco period, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1940.
Wond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Art Deco Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Gustave Asch Blue Ceramic Vases Wine Grapes and Leaves
By Gustave Asch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of signed and numbered Gustave Asch porcelain vases crafted by Gustave Asch in the late 19th century. Each vase is highlighted with cascading wine grapes, branches and leaves, a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century, Berber Terra Cotta Pottery
Located in Brecht, BE
Lovely patina on this mid-19th century terra cotta berber vase/urn. Wonderful decorative object.
Category
Mid-19th Century Moroccan Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Modernist Bowl by Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in New York, NY
A modernist bowl by artist Lorenzo Burchiellaro. Textured cast aluminum colored in earth tones. Signed underneath Burchiellaro.
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
Early 20th Century Italian Majolica Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century Italian majolica urn. This gorgeous Italian majolica or maiolica urn or jardiniere is hand decorated with serpents, dolphins an...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Maiolica, Majolica
Pair of Urns by Näfveqvarns Bruk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of cast iron urns by Näfveqvarns Bruk. Model "Amor",
Sweden, early 20th century.
Diam: 12.2", with arms: 15.4"; H- 8.7".
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Urns
Antique Pair Grand Tour Borghese Bronze & Siena Marble Campana Urns 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb antique pair of Grand Tour bronze and Siena marble Borghese Campana urns, circa 1870 in date.
This pair of patinated bronze campana urns are after the Borghese models with...
Category
1870s Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Wedgwood Black and White Jasper "Pegasus" Covered Vase, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
The black jasper ovoid body decorated in white relief with the Apotheosis of Virgil after John Flaxman, the shoulder with snake handles above Medusa masks,...
Category
19th Century English Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
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
Pair of French Patinated Bronze Vases Urns Clodion Style
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of late 19th century French vases or urns, in the style of C.M.Clodion, in patinated bronze with a Belgian black marble base.
The vase...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of Vintage German Ikora Silver Plated Vases by WMF (1940's)
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Adorn your space with the enduring allure of 1940s Art Deco design embodied in these German Ikora silver-plated vases by WMF. Imbued with the innovative craftsmanship for which WMF i...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Urns
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Palace Style Vintage Blue and White Chinese Urns
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
A very important vintage pair of oriental porcelain vases, each of urn form and decorated with floral and architectural designs in hues of blue on a white ground. The neck with oppo...
Category
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Hammered Silver Plated Urn Pitcher by Italian Designer Egidio Casagrande
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hammered Italian silver urn pitcher signed Egidio Casagrande - Pitcher perfect, architecturally stunning as a stand alone art piece, or an elegant ad...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Silver
Antique Porcelain Urn/ Vase Germany 18th Century
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
Byzantine Style Marble Baptismal Font on Later Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Byzantine style carved marble Baptismal font on later cast stone stand. Four lion leads Circumnavigate the font. Foliate and Byzantine Carving Th...
Category
19th Century Unknown Medieval Antique Urns
Materials
Marble
Antique French Grand Tour Bronze & Ormolu Urn, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Grand Tour dark patinated bronze and ormolu urn with ormolu liner, C1850 in date.
This stunning bronze is superbly cast and has an elegant brown...
Category
1850s French Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Tall Chinese Blue and White Qilin Fantail Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
A parade of Qilin, Chinese mythical creatures symbolizing magnificence, joy and benevolence, march around this hand painted porcelain fantail vase. It is a wonderful example of conte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Green Marble Lidded Urns
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Green Marble Lidded Urns
Superb and most elegant pair of Louis XVI style ormolu mounted Verde Antico Marble lidded urns. Flanking the m...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Bronze Marble Hunt Mantel Garniture Cassolette Trophy Urn 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
#43407
Antique French mantel clock garniture / cassolette vase / trophy urn / bookend featuring a black stepped pedestal base set with a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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.
Category
1880s 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.