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Urns For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1930s
Late 19th Century Lacquer and Bamboo Betel Box, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Betel Box, Kun It Burma Late 19th/early 20th century Bamboo, lacquer H: 7.5 in x D: 8.5 in :: 19 cm x 21.5 cm Intricately painted motifs (including chili seed pattern, Nga Y...
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Late 19th Century Burmese Tribal Antique Urns

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Chinese Blue and White Baluster Form Urn or Vase with Crane and Tree Motif
Located in Essex, MA
A fine antique 19th-century Chinese porcelain large baluster vase decorated with various flowers and objects in low relief and underglaze cobalt blue within a white-glazed ground. Th...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of English Regency Lidded Urns, 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
Exuding timeless elegance, this exceptional pair of lidded urns hails from 19th century England, possibly originating from an esteemed estate or country manor. Crafted during the 186...
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Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Urns

Materials

Metal

19th Century Japanese Meiji Palace Urn with Foo Dog Handles
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Japanese Meiji palace urn with foo dog handles. Stunning large antique Japanese Meiji period palace urn with foo dog handles. This gorgeous As...
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1870s Japanese Meiji 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.
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Mid-19th Century Moroccan Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Unusual Pair of 19th Century Paris Vases
Located in London, GB
A sophisticated pair of Paris porcelain: Campana vases on bases. The body is hand-painted with elaborate flower panels and the rims of the vases are adorned with retrousseed leaves. ...
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Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Ribbed Polychrome Delft Urn with Lid Featuring Lion Finial
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Ribbed Polychrome Delft Urn with Lid featuring Lion Finial.
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19th Century Antique Urns

Materials

Delft

19th Century English Cut Glass Decanters with an Elongated Neck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English cut glass decanter. Attributed to F. & C. Osler. With an elongated neck, diamond cut facets, bulbous bodies, and star cut bases. Monogrammed to the bo...
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Urns

Materials

Cut Glass

Antique Pair English Porcelain Green Samuel Alcock Vases Urns Still Life Flower
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality identical pair of English rococo revival twin handle mantle vases, firmly attributed to Samuel Alcock, circa second quarter of the 19th century. Eac...
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19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Indian 19th Century Iron Lidded Water Vessel with Brass Accents
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian iron lidded water vessel from the 19th century with brass geometric accents and tapering lines. This alluring antique Indian iron lidded water vessel from the 19th ...
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19th Century Indian Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

19th Century Italian Gran Tour Bronze Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nicely cast with swan handles. Base is 4" x 4".
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Fine German 19th Century Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Potpourri Urn Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine German 19th century porcelain and gilt-bronze mounted Potpourri Urn-Vase with Lid, attributed to Meissen. The ovoid white porcelain urn, decorated on all sides and lid wi...
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19th Century German Regency Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Large 19th Century Imari Lidded Koro
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Japanese lidded Imari Koro, in the classical bold blue and orange Imari colours, depicting classical motif flower and fol...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Vieux Paris / Old Paris Porcelain Urn with Raised Gilt Detailing
Located in Madrid, ES
The term Vieux Paris, or "Old Paris" porcelain does not refer to one particular maker, but is used to describe French porcelain pieces made by one of more than thirty manufacturers o...
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Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair of Bronze and Ormolu Tazzas on Sienna Marble Columns
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th century bronze & ormolu Tazzas having double snake handles & garland & fluting to underside of bowls, raised on acanthus stands mounted on Sienna marble circular...
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Pair of Regency Period Bronze and Ormolu Perfumiers
Located in London, GB
An unusual Pair of early 19th Century bronze & ormolu Parfumiers in the form of urns with flame lids flanked by anthemion leopard handles, raised on triple feet ending on engine-turn...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Cassolettes
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Cassolettes from the 19th century. Marble and gilded bronze, in the style of Louis XVI
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair Alabaster Lidded Urns
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of beautifully hand carved alabaster urns with removable lids and outer rims to create an open vessel.
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Urns

Materials

Alabaster

19th Century Italian Antique Pair of Renaissance Style Terra Cotta Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Renaissance style very ornate antique Italian terra cotta vases decorated with Caryatides and garlands, in good condition. The bodice of the urns is set on a square base. T...
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century French Neo-Greek Classical Bronze Lamp by Henry Cahieux
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
A 19th century French Neo-Greek Classical bronze lamp by Henry Cahieux probably cast by the Barbedienne foundry, Paris and inscribed Hy Cahieux, 21.5cm...
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Late 19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Marble and Ormolu Cassolettes Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French bronze mounted urn form cassolettes with beautiful rose colored marble and nicely detailed cast floral garlands. Removable lids with flame finials. Smal...
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19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th century pair of Pink Marble Vases in the Louis XV Manner
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Fleur de Pêcher Marble Vases In the Louis XV Manner Constructed from Italian fleur de pêcher marble and ormolu mounted, the pair of ovoid baluster vases standing on squ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Neoclassical Polished Iron Campana Form Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel or buffet with this elegant pair of classical Roman antique urns. Crafted in France circa 1870, each vase stands on an integral platform square base, over a gadroon...
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Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Pair of Exceptional Alabaster Lorenzo Bartolini Urns
Located in London, GB
An exceptional pair of large alabaster lidded vases in the manner of Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850). The lidded urns of baluster form, are finely carved from translucent alabaster the...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Urns

Materials

Alabaster

Large Antique Royal Vienna Double Portrait Hand-Painted Porcelain Vase, Ruth
Located in New York, NY
A large antique Royal Vienna covered bronze mounted and porcelain urn vase. The vase is adorned with hand painted double portrait of ladies and co...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century French Terracotta Confit Pot
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large earthenware confit pot from the Southwest of France with traditional yellow, ochre glaze. One of the tallest I have ever seen at 14" high. Some chips and hairline and losses ...
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Late 19th Century European French Provincial Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal urn. The urn is raised by a square base with elega...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

Pair French Empire Bronze and Marble Campana Form Urns
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome pair of Classical style urns are finely cast featuring acanthus leaves, mask form handles, and laurel leaf wreaths on Sienna marble plinth form bases.
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

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

19th Century French Marble and Bronze Cassolette Urns Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French bronze mounted urn form cassolettes with beautiful deep red and orange veined polished marble. Nicely detailed cast floral garlands, and large foliate h...
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19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Buff Terracotta Urn
Located in Ongar, GB
A lovely 19th century buff terracotta urn with grape and vine decoration. Slight losses on rim which you can see in the pictures. Nothing to detract though.
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19th Century British Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Regency Tole Chestnut Urn
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good example of an early 19th c. Regency Tole Chestnut Urn . The black urn is finely decorated in Chinese motifs with lion head and ring si...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Urns

Materials

Brass, Tin

Pair of 19th Century French Carved Green Marble and Bronze Dore Cassolettes
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1890, these antique urns are carved of marble and stand on square bases ending with bronze rounded feet. Each vessel with bronze ring motif around, is dresse...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Italian Alabaster Urns, circa 1800
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each of baluster form urn surmounted by a final of scrolling foliage and flanked by carved griffin-form handles raised on a circular socle over an octagonal plinth base.
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19th Century Italian Antique Urns

Materials

Alabaster

French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Oxblood Red Glass and Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Neo-Classical st. oxblood red glass and ormolu lidded urn. The urn is raised by a circular base with handsome ormolu paw feet amidst scrolled and flute...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Copper Jug Shop Display
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
2ft tall Copper Jug Shop Display This is a great piece, it is made in hand beaten copper, which has a beautiful aged colour I expect the Jug was origi...
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1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Urns

Materials

Copper

19th Century Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Reticulated Vase on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a table or a buffet with this elegant and colorful antique vase. Crafted in China circa 1880, the vessel sits on a four-leg wooden base with scrolled feet; it features an en...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Urns

Materials

Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair 19th Century Blue & White Chinese Lidded Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century blue & white Chinese Lidded Urns will make a delightful addition to your decorating scheme! handcrafted from local clays, each fe...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Urns

Materials

Ironstone

French Sevres Porcelain Urn on Bronze Dore Pedestal in Celeste Blue 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Sevres urn with French garden scene hand painted on the front of the urn And a French landscape painted on the verso. Sevres mark is painted Unde...
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19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Large Antique 19th Century Hammered French Copper Water Jug with Handle
Located in COLMAR, FR
A wonderful antique French Water jug in copper. This handmade jug dates from the late-19th Century and is a great exemple of craftsmanship from this era. Most likely made by a local ...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns

Materials

Copper

19th C. French Islamic Champleve Enamel Vase and Underplate, Signed Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th century French Islamic/Orientalist Style Champleve Enamel Vase and Underplate, Signed F. Barbedienne. The wide-mouthed vase terminates down a narrowing body and is m...
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1850s French Islamic Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Mid-19th Century French Paris Ceramics Urn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very rare French Paris Ceramics urn with nice gold details. Add some architecture to your decor.
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Style Italian Plaster Urns with Flame Finials
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Italian neoclassical style urns in relief that can either stand on their own or hang from the wall as decorative elements. Quite handsome, with acanthus leaf decoration and f...
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Plaster

French 1870 Third Empire Napoleon III Pair of Urns in Marble with Gilded Ormolu
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of mythological Urns from the French third Empire period. Fabulous decorative pieces, created in Paris, France during the period of the Third French Empire under Napoleon III...
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1870s French Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

Moroccan Antique Pottery Small Jar/Before 19th Century/Excavated Earthenware
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an antique Moroccan pottery jar that belonged to a Japanese pottery collector. Unglazed pottery also exists in Morocco. This was pro...
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19th Century Moroccan Other Antique Urns

Materials

Pottery

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze and Marble Urns Signed Clodion
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and black Belgian marble urns signed Clodion and attributed to Barbedienne. Each urn is ra...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Early 19th Century Empire Toleware Decorative Urn
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century empire toleware decorative urn circa 1830. Rare decorative urn that would have been used for incense or pot pourri. Original blac...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Metal

Pair of 19th Century French Enamelled Urns by Alfred Corneau
Located in Ongar, GB
A beautiful pair of French enamelled iron urns by Alfred Corneau. These will look beautiful indoors or the garden.
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19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Pair of Large, Very Fine Carved Marble Garden Urns of Campana Form with Plinths
Located in London, GB
Pair of large, very fine carved marble garden urns of campana form with plinths Continental, late 19th/early 20th century Vases: height 100cm, diameter 69cm Bases: height 62cm, wi...
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Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Limestone, Marble

Amazing Italian Bowl Made of Agate and Gilded Silver with Stones 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing Italian Bowl Made of Agate and Gilded Silver With Stones 19th century Neo-Renaissance agate bowl with acanthus leaf rim rests on four legs depicting winged chimeras. Moun...
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Urns

Materials

Stone, Agate, Silver

19th Century French Napoleon III Ormolu & White Marble Urns, circa 1850
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique Mid-19th century French Ormolu mounted on white marble urns on green marble bases. CONDITION In Great Condition - No Damage. Size Height: 36cm Width: 15.5cm Depth: ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Medici Urns
Located in Ongar, GB
A gorgeous pair of early 19th century cast iron Medici urns from the south of France. These would look beautiful indoors or in the garden with their ol...
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19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Set of 3 x 19th Century French Enamelled Urns
Located in Ongar, GB
A beautiful set of 3 x 19th century enamelled iron urns by Alfred Corneau. These will make lovely decorative urns either in the garden or indoors. The original enamel has lovely we...
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19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

19th Century Victorian Neo-Classical Marble Urn & Cover, circa 1850
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid-19th century Victorian Neo-Classical large and impressive marble urn with cover. The body decorated in high relief with large floral motif band, centred with a floral ros...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

Early Large Egyptian Terracotta Pot Fragment with Arms
Located in Southampton, NY
Early Large Egyptian Terracotta Pot Fragment with Arms An early piece, perhaps earlier than 19th Century. Purchased in France as originally from E...
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Early 19th Century Egyptian Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

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...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Royal Crown Derby Covered Urn, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Hand painted with fine enameling and relief/reticulated decoration; cherubs, wild life and birds.
Category

19th Century English Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century English Lead Garden Urn
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An antique, 19th century urn of classical form, with double handles and figures encircling the body Bent and dented 16?H, Square Base 8?, OAD 15.25?.
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19th Century Antique Urns

Materials

Lead

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.

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