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Urns For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Antique American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Loving Cup
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau sterling silver loving cup. Made by Frank W. Smith in Gardner, Mass. Curved body with 3 high-looping handles...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
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, Ormolu, Bronze
Pair Antique French "Art Nouveau" Porcelain Urns Made by Sevres, Circa 1910-1920
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French "Art Nouveau" porcelain urns Made by Sevres with Enamel Colorations, Circa 1910-1920.
Category
Early 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Vase from the Early 20th Century in Floral Motifs
Located in Opole, PL
Ceramic Vase from the Early 20th Century in Floral Motifs
We present you this hand-made vase decorated with a colorful floral motif.
The item is in particularly good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century European Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Early 20th Century Bronze Roman-Style Urns
Located in Chicago, IL
A phenomenal pair of early 20th century French cast bronze Roman-style urns with volute handles decorated with goose heads, and a frieze in low-relief depicting a man and woman chasi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Urns
Materials
Bronze
Italian Porcelain Urn or Jardinière Neoclassical Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, relatively large, Italian white porcelain urn or jardinière with gold Neoclassical design, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy. Bea...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Silver Teapot or Kettle on a Stand by Leeching, circa 1900
By Leeching
Located in Gainesville, FL
Chinese export silver teapot or kettle on a stand decorated with butterflies by Leeching.. The surface of the teapot has chased and applie...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Urns
Materials
Silver
Pair of German Art Deco Treen Ware Urns
Located in Sharon, CT
Beautiful early pair, and surfaces.
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Urns
Materials
Wood
French Vase by Mougin Freres
Located in New York, NY
The faceted and tiered vase with a cream/green glaze and inscribed MOUGIN NANCY/322 on the underside, indicating that the piece was modeled by Joseph Moug...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 19th-Century Biscuit Vases in White and Pink
Located in Opole, PL
Pair of 19th-Century Biscuit Vases in White and Pink
We present you two vases made of white biscuit combined with rose.
Both pieces were manufactured be...
Category
Early 20th Century European Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Shino Ware Mizusashi 'Water Container'
Located in Hudson, NY
Late Taisho/Early Showa Period. Artist signature and seal read: Seiun. Comes with original wooden box.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Urns with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style figural gilt bronze (Ormolu) mounted and Vert Maurin marble (Veined green marble) covered urns. The domed removable lid centered by a flambeau finial, the ovoid body flanked by a pair of Putti (children) terms with their arms raised, warming their hands to finial flame...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Spanish Art Deco Gold Enamel Vase with Animal Design
Located in Miami, FL
A fabulous large antique French Art Deco period gold enamel on copper vase with Iridescent designs, This beautiful vase have a unique color-way w...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Russian 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 with acanthus leaf decoration and paw feet.
I've seen many lamps in my three plus decades in the antiques business...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Japanese Clay Vessel
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Japanese organic form clay vessel with a unique olive green glaze.
Property from esteemed interior designer Juan Montoya. Juan Mo...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Urns
Materials
Clay
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Marble Urn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted Fleur de Pêcher marble vase or urn with a gadrooned cover surmounted by a pomegranate finial, above a tapering ovoi...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Austrian Porcelain Tall Decorative Vase / Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Gilt gold with hand painted details Austrian porcelain decorative vase / piece with exterior scene design. Painted by Ackermann & Fritze " 1908 - 195...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Urns
Materials
Gold
Alexandre Vibert, French Art Nouveau Figural Gilt Bronze Ewer, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
An Art Nouveau gilt bronze lobed ewer by Alexandre Vibert (French, 1847-1909), produced within the early 20th century period, depicting a classical nude female figure on the bank of ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Umbrella Stand
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze umbrella stand, early 20th century
Measures: H: 59 cm, W: 33 cm, D: 22 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century European Urns
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Presentation Pewter 1909 Tennis Trophy
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Inscribed Dayton County Club Tennis Tournament. With three shaped handles with pointed ends and shaped rim.
Measures: 9” diameter by 11” high.
Condition: dings around and on the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Urns
Materials
Pewter
Pair of Monumental Mounted Ceramic Painted Craquelure Mounted Urns, Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Pair of mounted ceramic vases in a gorgeous crackle glaze. Painted in yellow, blue, green, and maroon, this pair will be a striking addition to any space. Mounted on a stylized scrol...
Category
Early 20th Century English Dutch Colonial Urns
Materials
Metal
Pair French Empire 19th-20th Century Red Porphyry-Like Granite & Ormolu Obelisks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Monumental and Fine Pair of French 19th, 20th Century Empire Style Red Porphyry-Like Granite and Gilt-Bronze (Ormolu) Mounted Obelisks on Four Gilt-Bronze Lion Paws both resting on...
Category
Early 1900s French Empire Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Slate, Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
Vases Art Deco Period in Grecian Style in Painted Spelter on Marble Bases, Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Grecian Art Deco spelter vases on marble bases recall the glory days of the ancient Greeks before the roman conquest, and feature embossed patterns...
Category
1920s French Classical Greek Vintage Urns
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Two Chinese Gilt Bronze Mounted Cloisonné Enamel Vases
Located in London, GB
These cloisonné enamel vases are wonderful pieces of Chinese decorative art. They were crafted in the last decade of the Qing dynasty, which lasted from 1644 to 1911.
The vases a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Pair of Japanese Porcelain Lidded Jars, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Decorated with two bands of flying Phoenix birds amongst clouds and foliage, on a white background.
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Paint Decorated Lidded Urn by Krautheim China
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A wonderful lidded urn with blue and green floral decoration and finished with gilt gold accents by Krautheim China. After researching it appears this ...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Traditional Classical Covered Urn Trophy Cup by Currier & Roby
Located in New York, NY
Classical sterling silver covered urn. Made by Currier & Roby in New York, ca 1920. Girdled bowl with leaf-capped s-scroll side handles, stepped foot and stepped and domed cover with...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Glass Ice Bucket with Silver Mount, Kattner & Co Vienna, around 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Molded, cylindrical glass body with bulges on the inside (cf. Koloman Moser 'Meteor' glass), medallions cut in almond shape on the outside connected by 7-fold transverse grooves, at ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Silver
Pair Gilt Porcelain Dresden Covered Urns
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Pair gilt porcelain Dresden covered decorative urns / pieces with exterior painted scene design details. Each urn is in great condition with appropriate wear consistent with age / us...
Category
Early 20th Century European Urns
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
French Pair Gilt Bronze Mounted / Porcelain Pair Urns / Vases
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French pair Sèvres-style gilt bronze mounted porcelain decorative vases / Urns with exterior painted design details. Each vase / urn is in good condition. Minor wear consistent with ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Antique Carved-Wood Bouquet Urns with Polychrome Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of carved wood urns from the early 20th century. This antique pair of decorations from Italy each feature a hand-carved, two-handled urn, which is raised upon a pedes...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Wood
Antique Pair of German Hand Painted and Gilded Urns Vases
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful pair of orange tone German hand painted urns, with gilded bases and detail. Each panel of either side of each urn depicts a unique painting. Gilded Griffin handles and pe...
Category
Early 20th Century German Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Swedish Art Nouveau Creamware Vase from Rörstrand, 1910s
By Rörstrand
Located in Uppsala, SE
Large creamware vase / urn manufactured by Swedish porcelain gigant Rörstrand in the early part of the 20th century. It has a green/blue glaze that fades from a dark to light. Inside...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Urns
Materials
Creamware
Antique Monumental Floriform Art Glass Glass Brass Mounted Vase
Located in Plainview, NY
An early 20th century monumental floriform art glass long neck vase or flower vase. The vase featutres mounted decorative brass inlay. The rim of the vase shows fine tree branches de...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Urns
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century French Olive Picker’s Hod
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Early 20th century French olive picker’s hod.
A French olive picker’s Hod from the South of France, this galvanized riveted hod would have been wor...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Urns
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Gustave Asch Blue Green and Gold Porcelain Vase
By Gustave Asch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Most Gustave Asch Porcelain vase works come in cobalt blue. This piece is a rare blue green. It was created in the village of Sainte Radegonde in Southern France in the early 1900s b...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 1930s Vintage Bronze Jug Vase Urns with Little Cherub Angles Nice Find
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original pair of 1930s bronze jug vases with cherubs
A good looking and well made pair, the Cherubs have t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Bronze
Aesthetic Movement Ceramic Vase by Pilkington
Located in New York, NY
Having a "drippy" periwinkle and purple glaze, with firm’s monogram on underside. By ‘Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian’.
Category
Early 20th Century Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Ancient Greek Style Terracotta Urn Form Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Red and black painted terracotta vase in the form of an ancient Greek krater now mounted on a black and giltwood base as a lamp. The urn form with two han...
Category
Early 20th Century Greek Classical Greek Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Art Nouveau French Porcelain Ormolu-Mounted Urn
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Art Nouveau French porcelain ormolu-mounted urn.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Large, circa 1900, Lidded Moorish Urns
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Stunning pair of rare, hand-thrown, hand painted, turn-of-the-century, lidded urns trimmed in silver. Each covered in abstracted, Arabic writing and embellished with Moorish stars.
Category
Early 1900s Moroccan Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Faceted Wine Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In Qing-dynasty China, large glazed jars such as this were used to store wines, foods, and other consumable items. The combination of high shoulders textured by an irregular, faceted...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Two French Brass Urns or Vases with Floral Handmade Decoration
Located in Sofia, BG
Set of two brass vases with decoration of leaves and small handles on both sides.
France, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Brass
Two Chinese Green Cloisonné Enamel Vases
Located in London, GB
These elegant vases were created in the early 20th century, in the last decade of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). They are covered with beautiful cloisonné enamel designs. In the clois...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Enamel
Russian Malachite Large Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare large Russian malachite urn. Finely detailed on a square plinth base.
Category
Early 20th Century Baltic Neoclassical Revival Urns
Materials
Malachite
Chinese Glazed Magpie Pickling Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Unlike ceramics decorated with underglazing, this vase was painted after it was fired. This technique enabled the artist to build up areas and experiment with texture, visible in the stamped pattern along the painted bands and in the embossing of the flowers along the neck. The vase is decorated with a dragon, representative of power, and a pair of magpies, a symbol of marriage. In rendering the birds, the artist depicts them in a state of excited chatter with one bird seemingly raising an accusatory feather. Clearly demonstrating his keen understanding of the birds’ boisterous nature, the artist may...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Republic Period, Spinach Jade Urn
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Elaborately carved, richly colored, Chinese, spinach jade urn with Foo dog lid and two-sided, top-to-bottom bas relief, foliate and geometric embellishments.
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Urns
Materials
Jade
Early 20th Century Bronze Decorative Centerpiece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid-20th century tall bronze decorative piece bowl / centerpiece. The piece is in good vintage condition. Maker's mark undersigned. The centerpiece measure about 13.5 inches high x 1...
Category
Early 20th Century European Urns
Materials
Bronze
Nigerian Nupe Storage Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were known as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this storage vessel, received detailed attenti...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Primitive Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Sevres Spinning Urn Vase Having a Maiden & Cherub Painting Signed Lingaand
Located in Stamford, CT
Sèvres spinning urn having a Maiden & Cherub painting signed Lingaand. A finely bronze mounted 19th-20th century lidded urn with a magnificent painted...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Beaker Vases
Located in Cypress, CA
Beautiful pair of Chinese Famille rose porcelain beaker vases. Early 20th century and possibly earlier.
The flared rim is over an enamel decorated cylindr...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Vase Sfumato, Cirillo Maschio, Attributed Aquamarine with Morisa Murano, 1920s
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This vase shows many features that are on the Marinuzzi Zecchin vessel production. It's costolato sfumato with typical hansw handles and the curl at the upper end.
Has the costolato...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Continental Art Deco Sterling Silver Covered Urns with Dolphins and Seahorses
Located in New York, NY
Continental Art Deco period pair of sterling silver covered urns adorned with dolphins on the covers and seahorses at the bases, mounted on turned wood bases. The pair was made in th...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Silver
Well-Carved Italian Baroque Style Painted and Parcel-Gilt Reticulated Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
The oval openwork bowl adorned with floral swags; raised on a splayed openwork base.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Baroque Antique Urns
Materials
Wood
Pair of Ruby Intaglao Cut to Clear Glass Campana Mantle Urns
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of intaglio cut-glass ruby cased over clear. The Campana urn form with cased ruby glass intaglio cut to reveal the clear base. Elegant and formal with notched top edge, floral...
Category
Early 1900s Czech Antique Urns
Materials
Glass
Vintage Indian Hand-Hammered Multi-Sided Tin Storage Canister from the 1930s
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 1930s multi-sided storage canister hand-hammered with tin in India. This canister displays a six sides shape with a narrow bottom and a large belly...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Urns
Materials
Tin
Pewter Handmade Vase by Georges Capon
Located in Stamford, CT
A French Pewter vase hand hewn by Georges Capon. Signed and dated " G. Capon 1922".
Category
1920s French Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Pewter
Early 20th century Champlevé Enamel and Bronze Large Vase
Located in Savannah, GA
Large 24" tall antique Chinese Champlevé enamel and bronze vase. Fine cloisonne floral decoration with stylized rooster head handles dating to the late 19th-early 20th century. Lovel...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
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.