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Urns For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1950s
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
Milo Baughman Inspired Oversized Cork Jar
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large Mid-century oversized cork jar largely inspired by the works of Milo Baughman and Paul Frankl.
This large square shaped jar features a large piece of sculpted cork with a mirr...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Cork, Glass
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
Ceramic French Urns by Turnad, Paris circa 1950's
By Turnad
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of extra large signed ceramic urns dripped in a glaze of dark umber and white over dense terracotta forms. Large in scale, these make a great statement and are very rar...
Category
1950s French Vintage Urns
Materials
Terracotta
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
Early 20th Century Pair Porcelain Urns / Campana Shaped Vases
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century pair porcelain decorative urns / campana shaped vases with gilt gold side handles and exterior design details. Each vase is in great vintage condition. Minor wear ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Urns
Materials
Gold
Pair of Oriental Bronze Urns Vases Bird Serpentine Decorations Chinese Japanese
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of vintage oriental bronze urn vases depicting birds and serpents.
A good looking and decorative pair in lovely order throughou...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Cast Iron Urns “Mikrokosmos” by Olof Hult
By Olof Hult
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of cast iron urns “Mikrokosmos” designed by Olof Hult (1892-1962) for Nafveqvarns Bruk, Sweden, designed 1922, executed 1920s-1930s. Height 7", diameter 15". Similar item was ...
Category
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Iron
Maling Pottery Pail and Cover, Cetem Ware, 1908-1930
Located in Downingtown, PA
Maling pottery pail and cover,
Cetem ware,
1908-1930.
The tall cylindrical pail and cover with removable wicker handle is covered with a green swiz...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Urns
Materials
Pottery
Royal Vienna Lidded Vase or Urn
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand painted Royal Vienna lidded vase/urn with beehive mark signed "kaufmann".
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Art Nouveau Bronze Urn
Located in New York, NY
Japanese late Meiji period Art Nouveau large bronze urn. The piece showcases secessionist elements of a voluptuous nature and was likely used as an architectural element. Handmade in...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Wilhlem Kåge Vase
Located in New York, NY
Wilhlem Kåge unique "Farsta" vase. Fantastic form of stoneware with subtle patterning and glazed in shades of brown. Handmade by Kåge during his 30 years working at Gustavsberg, and ...
Category
1950s Swedish Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Large Chinoiserie Style Urns or Vases on Pedestals of Glazed Terracotta
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of large chinoiserie style urns or vases on pedestals of glazed terracotta
Measurements:
Item A:
Pedestal: H 31.29 in, D 12.99 in, W 13.38 in
Total height with vase 45.66 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Urns
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Marble and Bronze Table Lamp with Custom Shade, French
Located in Stamford, CT
Marble and bronze table lamp with custom shade. A finely crafted doré bronze and marble urn depicting satirical horned heads mounted onto the bronze framed marble urn. The whole havi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Overscale Antique Sèvres Porcelain Urn Vases in Cobalt Blue with Gilt Accents
Located in Miami, FL
Overscale antique Sèvres Porcelain urn vases in cobalt blue with gilt accents
Offered for sale is a striking pair of overscale cobalt blue handled Sèvres Porcelain urn vases with ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Giant Bishop Chess Piece Wooden
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very nice giant Bishop chess piece. Made of several woods following a pattern. The top comes off, and it has something like an urn, maybe a secret hidden place.
Chess is a two-pla...
Category
1910s Unknown American Classical Vintage Urns
Materials
Wood
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Marble and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Urn Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style Brêche violette marble and gilt bronze-mounted figural urn (Now a lamp). The ovoid marble body surmounted with twin gilt bronze figures...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chinese Glazed Pickling Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for pickling foods, this early 20th century ceramic jar is coated inside and out with a warm grey glaze. Decorative ridges patterning the jar's high shoulders manipul...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Superb Gilt and Patinated Bronze Newell Post
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb gilt and patinated bronze Newell post,
France, circa 1900.
Dimensions: Height 24", Diameter (widest point) 13.5"
CW2338.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
French Serves Painted Rams Head Bronze Mounted Lidded Vase, Centerpiece or Urn
Located in Stamford, CT
French Sevres painted ram's head bronze mounted lidded vase. This wonderfully detailed vase has been professionally cleaned on a revolving base with fine doré bronze mounts. Artist a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Urns
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ceramic Glazed Urn, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once ancient and contemporary, this beautiful urn speaks to the timelessness of Chinese ceramic design. Made in northern China in the early 20th century, the urn pays respect to m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Swirled Glaze Wine Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century ceramic jar from China's Sichuan province is formed in a traditional shape meant for storing wine and spirits made from rice a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Ceramic Glazed Urn, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once ancient and contemporary, this beautiful urn speaks to the timelessness of Chinese ceramic design. Made in northern China in the early 20th century, the urn pays respect to m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Urns
Materials
Ceramic
"Roman and Greek Myths, " Fabulous Gilded Bronze Urn with Multiple Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Teeming with male nudes and mythological scenes illustrating stories such as Diogenes' search for an honest man, and Romulus and Remus' role in the birth of Rome, this rare bronze urn was sculpted by Ferdinand Levillain, France's master of bas relief at the turn of the last century. Levillain was famous for his low reliefs in medallic work and finely-detailed bronze objects, and was greatly admired in his day for giving a modern interpretation to Greek and Roman subjects. This stunning gilded bronze urn...
Category
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Proto Bauhaus Hammered Silver & Copper Vase or Wine Cooler by Hutscheneruther
Located in New York, NY
Elegant early German modern (Proto Bauhaus) handcrafted vase or wine & champagne cooler in hammered silver with an under-layer of copper / bronze by Hutscheneruther
Stamped on rea...
Category
Early 20th Century German Modern Urns
Materials
Silver, Bronze, Copper
Pair of Scandinavian Modern, Swedish Art Deco Cast Iron Urns by Robertsfors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Scandinavian Modern. Swedish art deco cast iron urns with hammered texture, applied handles and square plinth. The urns have been restor...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Urns
Materials
Iron
Antique Handcrafted Water Pitchers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique pair of water pitchers or jugs handcrafted with copper, hammered, riveted, and plated with a translucent silver finish, giving them an acquired rustic quality only time and u...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Moorish Urns
Pair of Urns by Näfveqvarns Bruk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of cast iron urns by Näfveqvarns Bruk. Model "Amor",
Sweden, early 20th century.
Diam: 12.2", with arms: 15.4"; H- 8.7".
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Urns
Neo-Classical Veined Marble Urn
Located in New York, NY
Outdoor Continental Neo-classical (19/20th Cent) veined marble urn on square base
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Revival Urns
Materials
Marble
19th Century Spanish Ceramic Floral Urn with Two Handles and Carved Wood Base
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish ceramic floral urn with two handles and carved wood base
Enameled and gilded vase ceramic Peyró Antonio Valencia, circa 1950 signed and stamped "Porcelain Peyró". Bas...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Petite, Turquoise, Porcelain Urns, circa 1910
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Striking pair of hand painted and glazed urns with gilt bronze mounts. Marked "Made in France" on the base of each.
Category
1910s French Vintage Urns
Materials
Bronze
French Glazed Pottery Vessel in the Style of Longwy Mounted on a Bronze Base
By Longuy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of cylindrical form and vibrantly painted in turquoise, yellow and maroon with blue and green accents, depicting flowers and vine-forms.
Category
Early 20th Century French Urns
Pair of Large Antique Italian Marble Urns with Dancing Cherubs
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of monumental antique marble urns. Each urn is carved with raised impressive cherubs depicting dancing. Eight cherubs on each urn, draped wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Marble
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.