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Antique Japanese Bronze Champleve Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Mantel Vase Urn 12"
Antique Japanese Bronze Champleve Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Mantel Vase Urn 12"

Antique Japanese Bronze Champleve Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Mantel Vase Urn 12"

Located in Dayton, OH

Exquisite antique Japanese bronze champlevé and cloisonné enamel vase with dragon handles. It features decorative patterns of lotus and chrysanthemum flowers, vines, and dragons. Mad...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Urns

Materials

Bronze

Fragranze Red Coral Motif Glass Soap Dispenser
Fragranze Red Coral Motif Glass Soap Dispenser

Fragranze Red Coral Motif Glass Soap Dispenser

By Creart

Located in Milan, IT

A refined 500 ml soap dispenser in decorated glass, distinguished by a coral red motif that brings a marine-inspired accent to the bathroom. The clear silhouette is topped with a pol...

Category

2010s Italian Urns

Materials

Glass

Pair of French Antique Cabinet Sized Doré Gilt Bronze Cassolettes / Covered Urns
Pair of French Antique Cabinet Sized Doré Gilt Bronze Cassolettes / Covered Urns

Pair of French Antique Cabinet Sized Doré Gilt Bronze Cassolettes / Covered Urns

By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Thomire & Cie.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine pair of antique, diminutive French cassolettes or covered urns. In very finely cast, doré gilt bronze. With full figural cherub handles, ornate Neoclassical decoration, and ...

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th C
Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th C

Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th C

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful antique pair of French Sevres style porcelain and ormolu mounted twin handled urns, in the Louis XV manner, Circa 1870 in date. The bleu celeste...

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1870s French Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Small Cast Iron Victorian Style Urns
Pair of Small Cast Iron Victorian Style Urns

Pair of Small Cast Iron Victorian Style Urns

Located in Sheffield, MA

The pair of small Victorian urns are cast in iron and are embellished with protruding fluting and egg-and-dart rims.

Category

20th Century American Victorian Urns

Materials

Iron

Important Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase
Important Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase

Important Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase

By Louis Chalon, Charles Pillivuyt & Cie, Paul Louchet

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

An Important and Monumental Art Nouveau Ormolu-Mounted Ceramic "Exhibition" Vase, C. 1895 Spectacularly mounted naturalist vase; the base dressed and balustered, the neck finished in double openwork bulb, the surface describing sinuous reliefs. Polychrome glazed ceramic in Beige, blue, and green. The shoulder is decorated with a gilded bronze roundel with five ormolu bronze female...

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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century Delft Covered Urn
18th Century Delft Covered Urn

18th Century Delft Covered Urn

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique Dutch Delft pottery covered urn, mid-18th century, a tin glazed earthenware vessel having a dog finial atop a domed lid, on a ribbed ovoid body, decorated in a blue and red O...

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Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Urns

Materials

Clay

Pair of Early 19th Century French Ormolu Urns
Pair of Early 19th Century French Ormolu Urns

Pair of Early 19th Century French Ormolu Urns

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A fine pair of early 19th Century French Empire, Neoclassical ormolu urns. Circa 1810.

Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Wedgwood Black and White Jasper "Pegasus" Covered Vase, 19th Century
Wedgwood Black and White Jasper "Pegasus" Covered Vase, 19th Century

Wedgwood Black and White Jasper "Pegasus" Covered Vase, 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

The black jasper ovoid body decorated in white relief with the Apotheosis of Virgil after John Flaxman, the shoulder with snake handles above Medusa masks,...

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19th Century English Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

1920s Painted and Decoupage Folk Art Decorated Antique Dairy Farm Milk Jug
1920s Painted and Decoupage Folk Art Decorated Antique Dairy Farm Milk Jug

1920s Painted and Decoupage Folk Art Decorated Antique Dairy Farm Milk Jug

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Whimsical Decoupage and Painted Dairy Farm Milk Jug with a Sweet Folk Art Design.. would make a Great Umbrella Stand. Unknown artist ... age approximate.

Category

1920s French Folk Art Vintage Urns

Materials

Metal, Iron

Large Hammered Brass Spittoon
Large Hammered Brass Spittoon

Large Hammered Brass Spittoon

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Russian Imperial brass spittoon with rounded hammered body and wide tulip mouth rests on three ball feet. The patinated vessel can be used for floral ar...

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Primitive Urns

Materials

Brass

Jacques Adnet Style Leather Umbrella Holder
Jacques Adnet Style Leather Umbrella Holder

Jacques Adnet Style Leather Umbrella Holder

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Jacques Adnet style leather umbrella holder with fantastic patina Signature whipstitching and brass hardware detailing Large in scale - and great function! France, 1940s

Category

1940s French Vintage Urns

Materials

Brass

PAIR OF JAPANESE VASE Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912)
PAIR OF JAPANESE VASE Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912)

PAIR OF JAPANESE VASE Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Located in Madrid, ES

PAIR OF JAPANESE VASE Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912), in bronze with relief decoration of dragons, everyday figures and fish. Dimensions: Height: 45 cm

Category

19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pair of French Neoclassical Malachite Pedestals with Bronze Urns
Antique Pair of French Neoclassical Malachite Pedestals with Bronze Urns

Antique Pair of French Neoclassical Malachite Pedestals with Bronze Urns

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Presenting a magnificent pair of oversized 19th-century malachite pedestals with bronze-mounted malachite urns, an extraordinary ensemble that embodies the height of European neoclas...

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19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Vintage Blown Glass Urn
Vintage Blown Glass Urn

Vintage Blown Glass Urn

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This magnificent vintage urn is a testament to the dramatic flair of 1970s Mediterranean-inspired design. The piece features a vibrant, mouth-blown glass body in swirling honey and a...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Urns

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of French Faience Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Urns, 19th Century
Pair of French Faience Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Urns, 19th Century

Pair of French Faience Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Urns, 19th Century

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This charming pair of tin-glazed faience urns is most likely of French origin, dating from the 19th century, and inspired by earlier 18th century decorative traditions. The pieces ar...

Category

19th Century European Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Paint, Earthenware

Antique European Etched Mercury Glass Vase Form Lamp Body
Antique European Etched Mercury Glass Vase Form Lamp Body

Antique European Etched Mercury Glass Vase Form Lamp Body

Located in Land O' Lakes, FL

An elegant antique European mercury glass lamp body dating to the late 19th century. The graceful baluster form features a rounded base, elongated neck and dramatically flared rim, a...

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1890s Antique Urns

Materials

Mercury Glass

A French Faience Owl Water Jug
A French Faience Owl Water Jug

A French Faience Owl Water Jug

Located in London, GB

France Circa 1900 An early twentieth century faience pottery jug in the form of an owl with a naturalistic base leading into a handle. Height 22cm Diameter of base 10cm

Category

Early 20th Century French Urns

Materials

Pottery

Antique Pair of Grand Tour Borghese or Medici Bronze Campana Urns Vases Marble
Antique Pair of Grand Tour Borghese or Medici Bronze Campana Urns Vases Marble

Antique Pair of Grand Tour Borghese or Medici Bronze Campana Urns Vases Marble

By Claude Michel Clodion

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Impressive Pair of Grand Tour Twin Handle Patinated Bronze Medici Urns of Campagne outline, of compact and heavy proportions. Second quarter of the Nineteenth Century. Firmly attribu...

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19th Century French Regency Antique Urns

Materials

Siena Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Huge Plaster Medicis Urn, circa 1940, France
Huge Plaster Medicis Urn, circa 1940, France

Huge Plaster Medicis Urn, circa 1940, France

Located in Girona, Spain

Huge plaster medici urn. Was made after a model in terracotta from the castle of Pierre-Paul Riquet. Very decorative. Circa 1940, France. Very good vintage condition. the urn is...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Plaster

Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Hand Painted Handled Vase by EW
Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Hand Painted Handled Vase by EW

Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Hand Painted Handled Vase by EW

Located in New York, NY

This stunning and graphic Art Nouveau vase was realized in Austria circa 1910. It features a circular base with a gourd form body that ascends into a slender undulating neck and a sc...

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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Urns

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Large Antique Japanese Carved Studio Porcelain Yellow Covered Urn Vase
Large Antique Japanese Carved Studio Porcelain Yellow Covered Urn Vase

Large Antique Japanese Carved Studio Porcelain Yellow Covered Urn Vase

By Japanese Studio

Located in Wilton, CT

Large Japanese studio porcelain covered vase with finely carved decoration of birds amidst foliage set against a cheerful yellow ground, circa 1910. Measures: 18 1/2" high, 11 1/2" d...

Category

1910s Japanese Meiji Vintage Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Large Delft Urn, Glazed Ceramic, Dutch Colonial, Circa 1750
Large Delft Urn, Glazed Ceramic, Dutch Colonial, Circa 1750

Large Delft Urn, Glazed Ceramic, Dutch Colonial, Circa 1750

By Delft

Located in Basildon, GB

18th Century Large Delft Urn / Vase , with beast decorated handles, painted in blue with river landscapes, a courting couple and bridge, within foliate an...

Category

Mid-18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Urns

Materials

Delft

19" Marquis By Waterford Crystal Covered Urn
19" Marquis By Waterford Crystal Covered Urn

19" Marquis By Waterford Crystal Covered Urn

By Marquis by Waterford

Located in Germantown, MD

Marquis By Waterford Crystal Covered Urn or vase. Use it just as ornament or as candy or just as storage. Measures 18.5" tall, 11.5" tall without cover, 8" in diameter. Opening is 3....

Category

Late 20th Century Northern Irish Modern Urns

Materials

Crystal

Classical 19th Swedish Urn Form Bronze Vase with Sea Dolphin Handles
Classical 19th Swedish Urn Form Bronze Vase with Sea Dolphin Handles

Classical 19th Swedish Urn Form Bronze Vase with Sea Dolphin Handles

Located in New York, NY

This elegant and graphic 19th century classical vase was realized in Swededn. It features a square base that ascends into an undulating fillet and an urn form body with a cylindrical...

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Late 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Turned Wood Lidded Urn
Vintage Turned Wood Lidded Urn

Vintage Turned Wood Lidded Urn

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Handsome vintage lidded urn handcrafted in turned mahogany in a timeless classical form.

Category

20th Century American Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Lidded Tea Caddy or Cigar Box
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Lidded Tea Caddy or Cigar Box

Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Lidded Tea Caddy or Cigar Box

By Heintz Art Metal Shop

Located in South Bend, IN

A beautiful Arts & Crafts period sterling silver on bronze lidded canister, tea caddy, or cigar box with verdigris green patina. By Heintz Art Metal Shop (signed to the underside) ...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Urns

Materials

Sterling Silver, Bronze

Pair Malachite Urns French Empire Campana Vase Classical
Pair Malachite Urns French Empire Campana Vase Classical

Pair Malachite Urns French Empire Campana Vase Classical

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Magnificent pair of decorative malachite urns in the French Empire style Richly figured green malachite bodies with finely cast gilt bronze mounts Decorated with classical female car...

Category

1980s Vintage Urns

Materials

Malachite

19th Century Wedgwood Blue Jasperware Urn on Carved Wood Pedestal
19th Century Wedgwood Blue Jasperware Urn on Carved Wood Pedestal

19th Century Wedgwood Blue Jasperware Urn on Carved Wood Pedestal

By Wedgwood

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

A beautiful 19th century Wedgwood Jasperware urn, featuring the iconic combination of a deep blue ground with finely detailed white relief decoration. The elegant Neoclassical design...

Category

19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Pair of Palatial Large Antique Italian Neoclassical Carved Alabaster Urns
Pair of Palatial Large Antique Italian Neoclassical Carved Alabaster Urns

Pair of Palatial Large Antique Italian Neoclassical Carved Alabaster Urns

Located in New York, NY

An exquisite pair of palatial large antique Italian neoclassical carved alabaster urns. Each urn is constructed in a tall baluster form rising from square plinth bases. The urns feat...

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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Alabaster

Amphora in the Style of Ancient Greece, Italy, Early 1900s
Amphora in the Style of Ancient Greece, Italy, Early 1900s

Amphora in the Style of Ancient Greece, Italy, Early 1900s

Located in London, GB

This decorative amphora, produced in Italy in the early 20th century, draws inspiration from the celebrated traditions of ancient Greek pottery. Crafted in terracotta and finished wi...

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Pair of Dresden Helena Wolfson Hand Painted Bottle Vases Floral Scenes
Antique Pair of Dresden Helena Wolfson Hand Painted Bottle Vases Floral Scenes

Antique Pair of Dresden Helena Wolfson Hand Painted Bottle Vases Floral Scenes

By Dresden Porcelain

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...

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19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery

Empire Miniature Urn in Gilt and Dark Patinated Bronze, 1820s
Empire Miniature Urn in Gilt and Dark Patinated Bronze, 1820s

Empire Miniature Urn in Gilt and Dark Patinated Bronze, 1820s

Located in Knivsta, SE

Empire Miniature Urn in Gilt and Dark Patinated Bronze, 1820s A refined and beautifully proportioned miniature urn in finely chased gilt and dark patinated bronze, executed in the E...

Category

1820s Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Spode Botanical Porcelain Urns- A Pair from The Lubbock Family Service
Spode Botanical Porcelain Urns- A Pair from The Lubbock Family Service

Spode Botanical Porcelain Urns- A Pair from The Lubbock Family Service

By Spode

Located in Downingtown, PA

A Grand Botanical Legacy: A Pair of Spode Porcelain Ice Coolers The Lubbock Family Service, Staffordshire, England, 19th Century This stunning pair of large porcelain urns represen...

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Large Jaru of California Ceramic Vase with Cerulean Blue Crackle Glaze
Large Jaru of California Ceramic Vase with Cerulean Blue Crackle Glaze

Large Jaru of California Ceramic Vase with Cerulean Blue Crackle Glaze

By Jaru

Located in San Francisco, CA

Large ceramic vessel with cerulean blue crackle glaze overlay with vertical optical stripes designed and manufactured  by Jaru of Southern California circa 1950s; tall and sculptural...

Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Italian Ewer
Vintage Italian Ewer

Vintage Italian Ewer

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1950's Italian hammered brass ewer. Measurements: Height: 9" Diameter: 9"

Category

1950s Italian Vintage Urns

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Italian Majolica Urn
Early 20th Century Italian Majolica Urn

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 French Neoclassical 19th Century Baluster Urns with Low-Relief Décor
Pair of French Neoclassical 19th Century Baluster Urns with Low-Relief Décor

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

Pair Antique French Sevres Porcelain Champleve Ormolu Ewers Signed Rochette 1890
Pair Antique French Sevres Porcelain Champleve Ormolu Ewers Signed Rochette 1890

Pair Antique French Sevres Porcelain Champleve Ormolu Ewers Signed Rochette 1890

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Portland, OR

A very fine & large pair of 19th century antique French Sevres Porcelain, ormolu and champleve enamel, handpainted ewers, signed "C. Rochette", circa 1890. Each ewer having a finely cast & gilded bronze rococo handle, each neck is decorated with exquisite champleve enamel. Each ewer having a dark blue porcelain baluster shaped body, with two oval hand-painted reserves each with a courting couple signed "C. Rochette", both reserves are surrounded with lavish gilding & at the base of each painted panel are the Sevres interlaced L's. To the rear are corresponding panels also finely handpainted with landscape scenes, the ewers are raised on champleve socle bases and with onyx plinths below. Condition of both ewers is excellent, a very beautiful pair of exqusite late 19th century Sevres ewers...

Category

1890s French Louis XV Antique Urns

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Set of Three Antique Boch Frères Keramis Hand-Painted Lidded Vases
Set of Three Antique Boch Frères Keramis Hand-Painted Lidded Vases

Set of Three Antique Boch Frères Keramis Hand-Painted Lidded Vases

Located in Dallas, TX

A striking set of three hand-painted ceramic lidded vases by Boch Frères Keramis, combining distinctive European craftsmanship with an exuberant interpretation of Asian decorative ar...

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Belle Époque Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Antique Grand Tour Bronze Albani Vase, Rome, Circa 1890
Antique Grand Tour Bronze Albani Vase, Rome, Circa 1890

Antique Grand Tour Bronze Albani Vase, Rome, Circa 1890

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

A Grand Tour Bronze Reduction of the Albani Vase Finely Crafted version of the famous classical Marble urn found in the Villa Albani, Rome. The original with intricate bas relief sce...

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair Blue and white Gilt Chinoiserie Urns
Pair Blue and white Gilt Chinoiserie Urns

Pair Blue and white Gilt Chinoiserie Urns

Located in New York, NY

Pair blue and white chinoserie faiance vases. Pair large chinoiserie painted vases / ginger jars in Imari palette of blues, iron red, and gilding o...

Category

Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Urns

Materials

Faience

Pair Japanese Imari Porcelain Temple Jars Lidded Urns
Pair Japanese Imari Porcelain Temple Jars Lidded Urns

Pair Japanese Imari Porcelain Temple Jars Lidded Urns

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Fine decorative pair of Japanese Imari porcelain temple jars with covers Of traditional baluster form with domed lids surmounted by moulded Foo Dog finials Richly decorated in the cl...

Category

1980s Vintage Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-20th Century Pair of Large Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases, Dragon Motifs
Mid-20th Century Pair of Large Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases, Dragon Motifs

Mid-20th Century Pair of Large Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases, Dragon Motifs

Located in Stamford, CT

A beautiful pair of Mid 20th Century Chinese cloisonné enamel lidded vases, ginger jars with dragon motifs. These jars are crafted using the cloisonné technique, which involves crea...

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Urns

Materials

Enamel

Italian Neoclassical Style Carved Marble Urn, after the Antique
Italian Neoclassical Style Carved Marble Urn, after the Antique

Italian Neoclassical Style Carved Marble Urn, after the Antique

Located in San Francisco, CA

the hand-carved, solid marble urn in the classical taste with short everted neck above a tapering body adorned with relief carving featuring a Greek Key perimeter band at the shoulde...

Category

Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Carrara Marble

Pair Louis XVI Style Mottled Lavender Marble and Gilt Bronze Ormolu Covered Urns
Pair Louis XVI Style Mottled Lavender Marble and Gilt Bronze Ormolu Covered Urns

Pair Louis XVI Style Mottled Lavender Marble and Gilt Bronze Ormolu Covered Urns

Located in Germantown, MD

A Magnificent pair of French Louis XVI Neoclassical style mottled lavender marble with gilt-bronze mounts, circa early 20th century.  Materials: Crafted from polished lavender ...

Category

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Blue and White Lidded Temple Jars/Urns
Pair of 19th Century Blue and White Lidded Temple Jars/Urns

Pair of 19th Century Blue and White Lidded Temple Jars/Urns

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of 19th century blue and white temple jars, Chinese or Urns. Each 19 inch large and impressive Urn with a full original lid, measures 15 in High without the lid. The pair signed...

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Pair of Small 19th Century White Marble/Ormolu Urns
Pair of Small 19th Century White Marble/Ormolu Urns

Pair of Small 19th Century White Marble/Ormolu Urns

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

An elegant pair of Neoclassical-style cassolettes crafted in white marble and richly detailed with gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts. Each urn-form cassolette features a flared neck above ...

Category

Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Vintage German Porcelain Lidded Urn by Oscar Schlegelmilch
Vintage German Porcelain Lidded Urn by Oscar Schlegelmilch

Vintage German Porcelain Lidded Urn by Oscar Schlegelmilch

Located in Bochum, NRW

Oscar Schlegelmilch, porcelain lidded urn. Decor of flowers, cobalt blue and gold accents. Marked underneath Oscar Schlegelmilch, „Import“. Height 26 cm. Excellent condition.

Category

Late 20th Century German 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.