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Urns For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
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
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
Italian Neoclassical Alabaster Urn Lamp
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding neoclassical carved dark alabaster urn lamp, Italy, 1920s-1930s.
This Art Deco period alabaster urn lamp has an elegant neoclassical de...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Urns
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Monumental Boho Pottery Martaban Urn
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho glazed pottery urn. A monumental earthenware vessel with floating dragon motif and raised roundel faces. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Urns
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Large German Porcelain & Gilt-Bronze Mounted Urn with Cover in Manner of Meissen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large German 19th/20th century Figural Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Urn with Cover in the Manner of Meissen. The ovoid porcelain hand painted u...
Category
Early 1900s Baroque Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Antique 1930s English Empire Ware Urns Set, 5 Piece Set
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique Empire England Urn. This deep sienna piece feature 24 carat gold plated handles and fine floral patterns across all surfaces. These 1930s hand made urns set has been carefully kept and is still in great condition. The scene is of 4 women. Measures 15 inches tall and about 7 wide for the pair of...
Category
Early 20th Century English Early Victorian Urns
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Pair Neoclassical Style Gray Painted Mahogany Urns
Located in Stamford, CT
Very decorative pair of mahogany urn form knife boxes with wonderful gray white painted finish. Each urn with swag decoration and acorn finial. The top l...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Mahogany
Very Large Market-Fresh English Sterling Silver Covered Urn
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver covered urn. Made by Mappin & Webb in Sheffield in 1917. Oval bowl mounted to lobed knop on domed foot. Cover double-domed with acorn finial. Leaf-wrapped an...
Category
1910s English Neoclassical Revival Vintage Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
"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
Antique English Edwardian Sterling Silver Covered Urn Trophy
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver covered urn. Made by William Comyns in London in 1908. Bowl has straight sides and curved bottom with leaf-capped and wrapped s-scroll side handles and step...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chinese Archaic Style Gilt Bronze and Verdigris Vessel
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinese archaic style gilt bronze pouring vessel with dragon headed handle and geometric decoration. With wonderful gilt and verdigris patina. The boat...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Archaistic Urns
Materials
Bronze
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
Pair of Antique Neoclassical Siena Marble Urns with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in London, GB
A superbly decorative pair of neoclassical Siena marble urns, with ornate gilt bronze mounts.
French, late 19th - early 20th century.
We love the colour and scale of these splendid...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pewter Vase by Sylvia Stave for GAB, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Round pewter vase by Sylvia Stave, with decorative handles on the sides. Smooth design with horizontal stripes. Sober and elegant.
Category
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Pewter
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
Stoneware, Pottery, Ceramic
Monumental Sarreguemines Urn
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This impressively sized urn is marked on the bottom, “Sarreguemines/1906//H”, “Made in Germany” with the Lorraine Coat of Arms . Nicolas-Henri Jacobi along with his two partners esta...
Category
Early 1900s German Belle Époque Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
French Copper and Brass Urn or Vase with Original Platter Marked Villedieu
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This turn of the twentieth century copper and brass urn or vase comes with its original platter. The vase is detailed with repousse leaf and scrolling patterns alternating with incis...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Urns
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of Blue and White Faience Glazed Lidded Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of blue and white Faience glazed lidded urns. Lovely landscape and floral images along a lovely lady. Fabulous!
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Glass
Large Middle Eastern Arabesque Style Etched Brass Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Large middle Eastern Arabesque style etched brass urn.
Stunning huge middle Eastern Arabesque style hand etched brass urn, vessel or vase. This gorgeous heavy weight Moorish style b...
Category
1920s Moorish Vintage Urns
Materials
Brass
Royal Worcester Porcelain Potpourri Vase or Urn with Hadley Roses, 1923
Located in London, GB
This is a very fine small potpourri vase and cover made by Royal Worcester in 1923. The urn has a blush ivory ground with exceptionally beautiful hand painted Hadley roses.
Potpourr...
Category
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Three Piece Wedgwood Jasper Covered Urns, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Lilac ground. Each encircled by frieze of classical figures beneath floral swags, the largest flanked by serpent handles with mask terminal and Cupid finial, impressed WEDGWOOD, MADE...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstatte Vienna circa 1920 Silver Dish
Located in Oakland, CA
Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstatte Vienna circa 1920 Silver Dish. A Sterling silver bowls hand chased, made of silver and hallmarked on the...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Silver
Antique Brown Tinted Terracotta Vase, Iran
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Large,antique and very elegant Terracotta Vase from Iran,1920
Good, great antique patina of the terracotta,
Decorated with simple lines and motifs,
Great shine of the different va...
Category
1920s Persian Vintage Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Salviati, Antique Hand Painted Venetian Glass Urn, Italy, Early 20th Century
By Salviati
Located in Chatham, ON
SALVIATI (Attributed) - Antique Venetian twin handled glass urn - Neoclassical style with hand painted enamels - fine detail to the handles - unsigned - Italy - early 20th century.
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Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Enamel
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
French White Opaline / Gilt Decorative Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century Victorian style large opaline glass with gilt gold detail decorative vase. The vase is in good condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Drilled underneath ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Urns
Materials
Gold
Early 20th Century Italy Terracotta Decorative Vase Urn
Located in Madrid, ES
A large Italian terracotta urn or vase with molded scroll decoration and a lion face on the front is a highly decorative object.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Collection of Five Vases
Located in Essex, MA
A collection of fine antique Chinese porcelain large baluster vases decorated with various flowers and objects in low relief and decorated in under...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Sevres Paul Milet Ceramic Art Deco Cobalt Blue Urn or Lidded Vase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large cobalt blue lidded vase was made by the Sevres pottery factory of France and designed by artist Paul Milet in circa 1935. This heavy ceramic urn is done in a brushed deep cobalt blue over turquoise glaze with a matching handled lid. The bottom is clearly marked "PM Sevres...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Early Art Deco Period Pewter Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Early Art Deco period pewter vase displays the form of the Art Nouveau period, but with more classic and what was considered "modern" embellishment at the time. Foliate sprays are bo...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Pewter
Pair of English Silver-Plate Chestnut Urns, C 1920s
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1920s. Silver-plate, Birmingham, England. Marked for Barker and Ellis. This rare large pair of decorative silver plate and cobalt glass-lined chestnut urns are in excellent con...
Category
1920s British Vintage Urns
Materials
Silver Plate
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...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Urns
Materials
Paint, Porcelain
Large Antique Gouda Anhem Art Pottery Lidded Vase or Urn with Figural Handle
By Gouda-Zuid
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large art pottery lidded vase or urn was made by Gouda of Holland in approximately 1920 in a period Art Deco style. The lidded vase is done with an octagonal rim and base with r...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Urns
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Antique French Opaline Glass Urns, circa 1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
These urns have a vibrant color and are nicely decorated.
Category
Early 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Swedish Grace 'Art Deco' 1930s Cast Iron Urns
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine pair of Swedish Grace (art deco) cast iron urns or planters depicting a man with a walking stick and a woman with an umbrella. In their original red finish with great patination...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Urns
Materials
Iron
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
Antique French Cast Iron Garden Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Large antique French Neoclassical style cast iron garden urn with swan handles and swag motif. This gorgeous huge Neoclassical iron urn, planter ...
Category
1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Materials
Iron
Stunning Sterling Silver Urn or Cup & Cover - London 1928
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1928 by Reid & Sons, this Sterling Silver Cup & Cover, stands on a square base, and features a gadroon border and chased acanthus decoration to the body and l...
Category
1920s English Regency Revival Vintage Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair Large Cast Iron Garden Urns, Powder Coated Turquoise
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large pair of turquoise powder-coated cast iron garden urns.
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Urns
Materials
Iron
Pair Sevres Style Floral Painted and Gilded Porcelain Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very unusual turn of the century Green color Sevres Style Floral Painted and Gilded Porcelain Urns.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Egyptian Revival Brown Pitcher
Located in New York, NY
Middle Eastern Egyptian-style (English 1920s) large brown pitcher with sphinx head spout and beige and white classical figures in relief (impressed: DAUL...
Category
Early 20th Century Egyptian Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Sterling Silver Neoclassical Style Urn Salt
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver neoclassical style urn salt. American silver salt / bud vase of double-handled urn form with beading at rim and circular base with engraved 'L' monogram all on plinth base raised on bun feet. Marks for Bailey Banks & Biddle, the famed Philadelphia jewelers of Chestnut Street known for their design of the Great Seal of the United States...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Neoclassical Sevres Parian and Doré Bronze Mounted Urns or Vases 1920s a Pair
Located in Stamford, CT
Neoclassical pair of Sevres Parian and doré bronze mounted Urns or Vases circa 1920s. This spectacular pair of table vases having doré bronze bases suppo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
Antique Carved Wood African Tribal Mortar Goblet Apothecary
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique African carved wood apothecary mortar. Measure: 8".
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Urns
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Reed & Barton American Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Trophy Cup
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Edwardian sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. Faceted baluster with scalloped and beaded rim. Reeded and leaf-capped, -wrapped, an...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Italian Art Deco Oil Amphoras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish set of Italian Art Deco amphoras date to the 1930s and capture the spirit of the period with a band of leaping gazelles.
The pieces are...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Urns
Materials
Clay
Neoclassical Style Pair Of Brown Marble Bell Shaped Urns
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a set of brown marble bell shaped urns with gilt bronze ram heads and square marble pedestals. The marble has a bold white veining patte...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble
French Sarreguemines Style Glazed Ceramic Urn with Griffin Handles
By Sarreguemines, Barbotine
Located in Houston, TX
French Sarreguemines style glazed ceramic urn with griffin handles.
Handsome French sarreguemines style glazed ceramic urn, vase vessel with grif...
Category
1920s French Gothic Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze & Marble Urn with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style figural gilt bronze-mounted and Vert Maurin marble covered urn. The domed cover centred by a flambeau finial, the ovoid body flanked b...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pewter Jar by Harald Linder, Sweden, 1927
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful pewter jar by Harald Linder, with a biblical motif. On the sides, reliefs depict Eve, Adam, a tree and a snake. Lovely etched decor and a leaf ...
Category
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Pewter
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
Pr. Louis Art Nouveau Dore Bronze Mounted Verde Antico Marble Vases A. Marionnet
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of French Art Nouveau Dore bronze mounted Verde Antico marble vases, signed A. Marionnet. Of ovoid form with beautifully hand-carved Verde Antico marble body. The bro...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Chinese Sancai Glazed Covered Jar
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century Chinese Sancai glazed earthenware decorative covered jar of an amphora shape & body featuring a continuous motif of blue & red...
Category
Early 20th Century European Urns
Materials
Pottery
Daum Nancy Enamelled and Acid Etched Glass Ewer
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Daum Nancy enamelled and acid etched Glass Ewer,
France, circa 1900-10
decorated with windmills and a 'dutch landscape' on an opalescent ground.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Urns
Materials
Glass
Fine Large Early 20th C Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Malachite Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine large early 20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted malachite urn.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Malachite
Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Cut Crystal Bronze Ormolu Urn Centerpiece
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire / neoclassical cut crystal and bronze ormolu mounted urn with lady figure handles centerpiece.
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Urns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Pair of English Terracotta Urns Adorn in Winged Griffins & Foliage Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English pair of terracotta urns from the early 20th century. This antique pair of terracotta urns from England are adorn in a motif of winged griffins and a foliage motif, with reeded elements. A solid handle piece flanks either side of the urns, which are raised upon octagonal shaped platform bases. The round shaped top has a nice lip which overhangs the urn below. These pieces have a lovely old patina throughout. These antique English urns...
Category
Early 20th Century English Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Tall Carved Alabaster Marble and Bronze Urn Table Lamp, Italy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautifully carved Italian alabaster marble handled urn table lamp, early 20th century. Classic urn form features decorative bronze fittings, sculptural curved side handles, and a fluted column plinth...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble, Alabaster, Bronze
Antique and Vintage Urns for Sale
Decorative vases and antique and vintage urns are statement objects for the home that can date back centuries. Ranging from pieces with intricate, hand-painted details to more minimal forms with abstract shapes, decorative vases and urns come in a range of styles and sizes.
An urn is a type of vase that typically has a cover, a narrow neck and a round body, sometimes with a footed pedestal. However, when a vessel is called an urn, this often denotes its purpose rather than its origin or shape. One of the urn’s most crucial roles was and remains to be to hold the ashes of people for funerary rites. Another type of urn is adorned with figures that tell a story or show a scene.
Some of the earliest vases were formed from clay or metal-like bronze. Mesopotamians used them not only for decoration but also for storage. In ancient Greece, vases and urns frequently depicted stories from mythology, showing images of the gods and heroes. In ancient Egypt, vases such as the amphora had ceremonial purposes.
Over time, vases grew in popularity among artists as a different kind of canvas for expression. Unlike many of the ancient examples, these vases were not always functional but instead made for a striking addition to one’s decor. Even a plain, solid-colored vase can add color or style to a room. Metal urns are elegant additions to your living room or foyer rather than outside, unless you’re partial to the alluring weathered patina that is expected to characterize an antique cast-iron garden urn.
Every interior designer will tell you that decorative objects are what make a house a home. Decorative objects trumpet the homeowner’s personality while bringing a room to life. For designers, they present an opportunity to express their creative vision.
When looking for a decorative vase, it’s important to note the design and also the size and shape. Decorative vases vary from those with a wide base to those with long slender necks. Browse decorative vases and an extensive ceramic urn collection on 1stDibs.