Urns
10
2,221
337
52
to
251
1,752
669
2,610
2,388
2,471
259
205
169
132
76
53
51
36
36
32
30
25
22
17
16
11
3
2
90
1,193
938
389
282
290
168
50
17
43
36
31
34
50
36
28
7
Height
to
Width
to
1,209
1,122
600
528
523
1,744
818
331
330
208
51
36
15
14
14
Urns For Sale
Set of Three Brass Perfume Bottles
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of three brass perfume bottles.
Measures: Large 13 inches
Medium 9.5 inches
Small 8 inches.
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Urns
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Sevres Open Challis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th century sevres open challis with ormolu handles and scenes of children. Stamped inside the challis.
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Cast Iron Incense Burner
Located in New York, NY
A large and exquisitely detailed early 19th century cast iron incense burner raised on four graceful legs with clear Chinese characters. From Shanx...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Urns
Materials
Iron
Pair of Neoclassical Black and White Giustiniani Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of neoclassical black and white Giustiniani urns with contrasting foliate rims and scrolled handles on low plinths. Italy, circa 1780s.
Dimensions: 7.75" H x 4.5" W handle to ha...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Neoclassical Style Pair of Rock Crystal and Bronze Tazzas
Located in Cypress, CA
Italian neoclassical style pair of hand-carved and hand polished rock crystal and gilt bronze tazzas, mid-20th century.
Base measurement is 4.25 inches x 4.25 inches.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Large Outdoor Terra-Cotta Urns
Located in New York, NY
Large Outdoor Italian terra-cotta urn with a weathered painted finish (19th Cent)
Category
19th Century Italian Rustic Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Good Pair of Gilded and Patinated Bronze, 19th Century Mantel Urns
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine pair of decorative mantel ewers or urns are French and were made, circa 1870. Cast in bronze the pair has been carefully patinated all-over then gilded in decorative areas ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Materials
Slate, Bronze
Pair of Late 19th-Early 20th Century French Bronze-Mounted Pink Granite Urns
Located in New York, NY
A rare pair of late 19th-early 20th century french bronze-mounted pink granite urns.
Each domed lid with pinecone finial, each side with winged female...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Urns
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Pair of Moroccan Ceramic Urns with Arabic Calligraphy Designs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Moroccan dark brown ceramic urns with lid from Fez Morocco.
Chiseled and hand-carved calligraphy designs ornate the urns in the Ottoman style.
Very decorative handmade Mooris...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century Urns 'Japanned Tole and Copper'
Located in Incline Village, NV
The copper domed covers are mounted with wood finials (possible added later). The shaped body of the urns terminate with turned socles which are in turn supported by drum like bases ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Urns
Materials
Copper
Pair of English Porcelain Covered Urns, Minton, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Painted by Joseph Wareham and gilded by John Robins.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Porcelaine de Paris Vases Signed and Gifted to "la Princess de Lamballe"
Located in New Orleans, LA
This pair of vases is made of exceptionally fine Porcelaine de Paris from the 18th century. The bronze mounts are covered in gold, and were 19th century additions. The porcelain itself is a phenomenal blue color with gold designs on it that looks magnificent. The vases each have a set of four portraits on them as well: two horizontal scenes on the front and back, with two vertical portraits above them on the front and back as well. The paintings on the front of each have people in them, whereas the ones on the back depict country scenes and buildings.
The inscription under the lid of the vase reads "Offert par Le Duc de Richelieu a la Princess de Lomballe." The Duke of Richelieu who gave these vases was most likely Louis François Armand de...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze, Gold Plate
Pair of English Porcelain Covered Urns, Spode Copeland, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
Rhododendron pattern.
Category
1920s English Vintage Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Gustave-Joseph Chéret Terracotta Jardiniere Urn
Located in New York, NY
Finely executed urn by sculptor Joseph Chéret (French, 1838-1894) inset with period aluminum liner for flowers. Epitomizes the mid-19th century Second Em...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Moorish Moroccan Blue Urns with Lid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Aqua blue hand-crafted pair of large Moroccan ceramic urns with lid. Measures: large 3'.
Hand-made Moroccan Moorish style turquoise ceramic jar...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Neoclassical Campana Form Marble Urns on Pedestals
Located in New York, NY
Pair of neoclassical Campana form marble urns on pedestal.
Stock number: DA31.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Green Moorish Ceramic Urns with Chiseled Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large green Moorish ceramic Urns chiseled with Arabic calligraphy poetry writing.
Handcrafted vases from Fez Morocco etched with Arabic calligraphy.
This kind of Art Writing looks ca...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Urns
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Large Italian Terracotta Jar with Lovely Rich Green Poured Glaze
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Italian 18th century green glazed terracotta double handled jar. This Italian jar features rich green paint of dark and light tones that have a po...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Large Neoclassical Green Granite and Gilt Bronze Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of exceptional neoclassical campagna shaped green granite urns mounted with finely chased gilt bronze lions' heads and sitting on finely executed gi...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Neoclassical Green and Gilt Faux Marble Samovar Coffee Urn
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical green and gilt faux marble samovar coffee urn. Gilt and green faux marble painted samovar with Greco Roman mask issuing spout on pedestal abov...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Urns
Materials
Metal
Two, 1900s, Lidded, Imari Jars
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of vibrant, early 20th century, hand painted and parcel gilt, lobed Imari jars with Foo dog embellished lids.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Very Chic English Mid-Century Urns of Great Scale and Proportions
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very chic English Mid-Century urns of great scale and proportions.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Neoclassical French Doré Bronze, Patinated Bronze and Rouge Marble Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of neoclassical French Empire Period doré Bronze, patinated bronze and Rouge Campana shaped marble vases, circa 1820, with gilt bronze decorations of finely sculpted playful p...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Art Nouveau Brown Speckled Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau brown speckled glass vase (Nancy).
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Glass
Pair of Moroccan Green and Brown Chiselled Ceramic Urns with Handles
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Moroccan green and brown ceramic urns with lid and handles.
Great Moorish style handcrafted and chiselled decorative ceramic urns etched with Arabic calligraphy poetry writin...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair French 19th C. Bronze Decoartive Urns on Marble Bases
Located in Hudson, NY
These well modeled bronze urns made in France during the third quarter of the 19th century show all the grace associated with the era. The classical body covered in finely detailed o...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Empire Style Onyx and Bronze Lidded Urn Cassolettes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large pair of 20th century urn form lidded cassolettes in onyx and bronze in the French Louis XVI taste (The lids are affixed and not removable). The pair features the most dramatic ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Carrara Marble and Gilt Bronze Urns
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of urns in the Louis XVI Manner Signed by Eugene Bazart of Paris.
Constructed of Carrara marble and finely cast, planished and gilt bronze; the waisted garland draped ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Large English Gilt Metal Standing Cups and Covers, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
While apparently unmarked, this pair of standing cups are almost certainly by Elkington and Co. and are replicas of a silver gilt example in the Victoria ...
Category
1890s English Antique Urns
Materials
Metal
Very Good 19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Urn
Located in Hudson, NY
A finely cast and patinated bronze urn decorated in high relief with classical figures and reeded handles attached with bearded mask.
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Japanese Carved Studio Porcelain Yellow Covered Urn Vase
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...
Category
1910s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Italian Etruscan-Style Urn
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century Etruscan-style urn with painted scenes along the Amalfi coast with mythological figures on reverse. Italy, circa 1940.
Dimension: 4.75" base diameter x 8.5" ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Urns
Pair of Bronze-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Covered Vases, circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
Pair of bronze-mounted Chinese porcelain covered vases, circa 1800.
Famille Rose. French bronze mounts are 19th century. Porcelain is...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Urns Pair Flowers French 18th Century Faiance France
Located in New York, NY
Urns Pair Flowers French 18th Century Faiance France. A pair of urns made during the 18th Century in France. Decorated with flowers painted in Blue, Or...
Category
Early 18th Century French Rococo Antique Urns
Materials
Faience
Regency Bronze and Ormolu Candlestick Urns with Pineapple Reversible Tops
Located in Downingtown, PA
The bronze urns rest on an ormolu flaring foot which rests on a two step bronze square base. The ormolu handles in the form of dolphins are applied to each side and encircling each i...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Marble Urns
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French pair of heavy urns hand chiseled from one piece of marble. The smooth and worn marble is full of patina. Perfect for styling your mantle or other table top needing a pair. T...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Urns
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Cast Iron Urn
Located in Ongar, GB
A beautiful 19th century cast iron French urn with nice original weathered paint giving it a wonderful decorative look.
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Iron
Antique French Stine Flagon
Located in Ongar, GB
A nice French stone flagon with double handles. Late 18th early 19th century.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Stoneware
Marble Taza
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A beautifully veined marble taza in the Neoclassical style.
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Marble
Cast Iron Urn on Pedestal
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This is a most impressive urn on pedestal. A garden statement piece
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Iron
Pair of Large Antique Chinese Palace Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of Chinese urns handcrafted in terracotta in an elegant classic form decorated in an alluring blue under a chic crackle glaze.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Karl Springer Large Art Deco Urn with Copper Leaf 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Large and exceptional Art Deco urn in bronze with applied copper leaf and blue enamel with disc feet by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The scale and opulent colors make this urn a s...
Category
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Enamel
Mid 19th Century Gilt Bronze Egg
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Makes a nice gift. Small and beautiful
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Urn
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Nice quality, small urn with marble base
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 18th Century Italian Urns With Tole Fans
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Nice decorative pieces
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Metal
French Modernist Hand Forged Amphora
Located in London, GB
A large sculptural iron amphora from 60s France.
Hand forged and hand beaten on detachable iron base.
Category
1960s French Vintage Urns
Materials
Iron
Vintage 1950s Marble Urn
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A classical shaped urn. The marble is beautiful.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Urns
Materials
Marble
Pair of 1950s Tole Urns
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pair of decorative tole urns. Nice large size.
Category
1950s French Vintage Urns
Materials
Metal
An English Alabaster Urn and Cover Inlaid with Blue John, circa 19th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
An alabaster urn and cover inlaid with blue John on square slate base. English, circa early 19th century.
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Urns
Materials
Marble
Raaquu Raku Fired Tamashii Urn in S/N8000055 Art Series, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Tamashii Urn ~ 魂 (Soul)
The Tamashii Urn serves as a focal point of remembrance for a loved one that has passed from this life but not from your heart. This vessel is fired using th...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Urns
Materials
Copper
19th Century English Wood Urn
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A wooden urn with pretty veneers. Great on a table.
Category
19th Century British Antique Urns
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze and Marble Urns
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Grand Tour Urns. Great detail. Made in the Late 19th Century.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hand Painted Floral Urns with a Celedon Background
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a lovely pair of English celadon urns painted overall with colorful birds and foliage and situated on lucite bases, 20th Century.
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Urns
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Vintage French Concrete Urns, a Pair
Located in High Point, NC
Weathered by exposure outdoors, this pair of antique urns, created in 20th century France, are brimming with unique character. A sharp geometry, artfully shaped, creates an eye-pleas...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Urns
Materials
Concrete
19th Century Italian Large Pair of Monumental Marble Urns
Located in Southall, GB
A pair of important Italian monumental marble urns with covers. Late 19th century. Each in the form of a bluster urn and covered in grey variegated ma...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Marble
Artistically Agato Scavo Jug Double Handled
Located in Jupiter, FL
This is a beautiful jog. The crest is rough and texture, while the rest of the vase feels like pottery with glass. The color is more yellow in the sunlight and the glaze has this bea...
Category
20th Century Italian Other Urns
Materials
Pottery
Creel and Gow Tall Wicker Pedestal with Urn
Located in New York, NY
Creel and Gow Wicker pedestal with Urn: 14" x 22" x 60"H
Introducing Creel and Gow's exclusive wicker and rattan collection, designed by Marco Scara...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Urns
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Quality pair of antique Chinese ornate bronze censers
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality pair of antique Chinese ornate bronze censers, having a quality pair of antique Chinese censers with pierced covers and Kylin finials to the tops,...
Category
Early 20th Century 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.