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Urns For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1990s
Antique 19th Century Cloisonne Chinese Vase
Located in London, GB
This Chinese vase is made of brass with a lovely enamel cloisonné floral design. The elegant vase sits on a narrow round base with a short funnel neck. The cloisonne floral and leaf ...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Urns

Materials

Enamel

Monumental Blue and White Floor Vase or Dramatic Center Piece
Located in Buchanan, MI
Monumental blue and white floor vase or dramatic center piece 30" tall, 12" wide. We also have a large evolving collection of blue and white.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Spanish Arab Style Copper Two-Handled Jug with Wrought Iron Stand
Located in Madrid, ES
Copper containers of varying shapes and sizes have been used in Spanish homes and kitchens for many centuries. Copper and its alloys were particularly popular metals for storing and preparing foodstuffs, not only because they were they durable, but because these metals exhibited natural antibacterial properties. This particular jug, most likely made for the storage and serving of liquids such as water or milk, exhibits strong Hispano-Moresque influences. The baluster shape, symmetrical wing-like handles, and fitted, domed lid all reference Spanish Arab...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Islamic Antique Urns

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Ewers
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Ewers The scrolled lip above a slender neck and bulbous body cast with Bacchic putti, the scrolled handle mounted with a...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bronze & Brass Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bronze & Brass Urns represent the mastery of metal sculpture exhibited by the French during this wonderful era and are of a nice size ...
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze

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

19th Century Delft Polychrome Faience Vase
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century delft faience polychrome painted vase with round body and narrow neck ending in an open bulb. Beautifully decorated in blue, orange, brown and green with large medalli...
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19th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Urns

Materials

Faience

Antique Bohemian Ruby Red Enameled Gilded Overlay Glass Goblet, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
19th-Century Bohemian Ruby Red Cut Glass Covered Goblet This beautiful 19th-century Bohemian ruby red cut glass goblet, complete with its matching lid, is a fine example of expert cr...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Urns

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. marble and ormolu lidded urn. The urn is raised on a circular base decorated with acanthus leaves and an ormolu band above...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

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

Pair of Terracotta Urnes Vases castle , spain XIXs
Located in La xara, VC
This exceptional Pair of Urnes Vases second parts of the XIXs , Provenance Castle Near the district of Biarritz ! 1. Historical and cultural signifi...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Large 19th Century French Earthenware Vessel
Located in Houston, TX
Large 19th century French earthenware vessel. This handsome antique French Provincial earthenware, pottery or terra cotta urn or vessel with handle...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta

Pair Antique French Sevres Porcelain Champleve Ormolu Ewers Signed Rochette 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine & large pair of 19th century antique French Sevres Porcelain, ormolu and champleve enamel, handpainted ewers, signed "C. Rochette", circa 1890. Each ewer having a finely cast & gilded bronze rococo handle, each neck is decorated with exquisite champleve enamel. Each ewer having a dark blue porcelain baluster shaped body, with two oval hand-painted reserves each with a courting couple signed "C. Rochette", both reserves are surrounded with lavish gilding & at the base of each painted panel are the Sevres interlaced L's. To the rear are corresponding panels also finely handpainted with landscape scenes, the ewers are raised on champleve socle bases and with onyx plinths below. Condition of both ewers is excellent, a very beautiful pair of exqusite late 19th century Sevres ewers...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Urns

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Rare Empire French Fire Gilded Center Piece Tazza Warrior Horses Harp
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
More than 200 years old showpiece for on the table. Made from glass, fire-gilt bronze and green veined marble. Beautiful horses with a warrior and mythological figures with harp and ...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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

Impressive 19th Century Bronze Ormolu Mounted Cut Glass Covered Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This important pair of Empire period vases, crafted in France during the first half of the 19th century, showcases exceptional artistry and refined elegance. The vases, made from exq...
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1830s French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair French 19th Century Napoleon III Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Urn Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Napoleon III Empire style patinated-bronze and gilt-bronze mounted allegorical covered urn vases lamps in the manner of Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Fr...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Luis XVI Bronze & Marble Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Louis XVI style bronze and dark Verde Antico marble urns made in France in the 19th Century. The top of each urn has a dainty bronze pine cone, and the urns have two putti/my...
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19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Verde Antico Mounted Marble Urns
Located in New York, NY
A Very Special Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Verde Antico Marble Urns and Cover. Each with grape finials. The handles formed ram’s head, raised upon a waisted sole and dome...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Berlin Porcelain Faux Marble and Gilt Urns, circa 1825
Located in New York, NY
of amphora form, affixed at the shoulder with two gilt griffin-form handles, painted to simulate red white-veined marble, gilt rims, sceptre mark above eagle within roundel in underg...
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1820s German Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pr. Russian Dore Bronze Mtd. Hand-Diamond Cut Amethyst Crystal Swan Handle Vases
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of Russian Louis XVI style doré bronze mounted hand-diamond cut amethyst crystal double swan handle vases. The doré bronze swan handles are beautifully matted and burnished finished with hand-chiseled and hand-chased details to the neck, wings, and body. The waisted doré bronze neck and base are finished in two-tone matted and burnished doré bronze and are further hand-chiseled and hand-chased. The amethyst crystal is hand-diamond cut with prismatic lattice patterns as well as feathered decorations in the midsection of the vase. The Amethyst Crystal vases are attributed to the Imperial Russian...
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1850s Russian Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Pair French Marble Urns Amphora Cassolettes Empire 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of French Empire marble cassoulets Classic urns of amphora form Beautiful tones of marble including salmon pink, orange, cream and burgundy Ormolu fixtures are original and finely cast Purchased from a dealer on Marche Biron...
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1890s Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

19th century xxl Spanish terra cotta urn ...
Located in Brecht, BE
an xxl spanish terra cotta urn, these were used as wine or olive oil containers, highly decorative piece inside the house as well as outside, often used now as planters or garden orn...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Neoclassical Veined Marble Tazza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful veined marble Neoclassical tazza. Tazza bowl is bolted to base.
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Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

Vintage Grad Tour Gilt Tipped Porcelain Urns - A Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your interior with this exquisite pair of vintage Grand Tour gilt-tipped porcelain urns, masterfully crafted in the neoclassical style. Each urn boasts an elegant amphora sil...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Pair of Japanese 19th Century Imari Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of beautiful and large scale Japanese 19th century Imari lidded urns. Each urn displays most elegant traditional floral hand painted designs with finely detailed and most char...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

French Belle Epoque Period Famille Rose Porcelain and Ormolu centerpiece urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most decorative French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Famille Rose Porcelain and Ormolu centerpiece urn. This stunning centerpiece is raised by a square Ormolu pl...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Famille Verte Chinese Porcelain Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very decorative 19th century Famille Verte Chinese porcelain lidded urn. The urn has a wonderful design of water lilies with butterflies and assorted foliage amidst a yellow backgr...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Pair Of Marble And Ormolu Classical Urns
Located in Reepham, GB
Pair of Campagna form green marble urns with lids, mounted with ormolu bronzes of Egyptian inspired sphinxes.
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19th Century Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

Antique Neoclassical Style Alabaster Lidded Urn
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent neoclassical styled alabaster lidded urn form vessel. Likely Italian in origin, the exceptionally executed antique features visually str...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Alabaster

Grand Tour Terracotta Amphora Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Grand tour version of an ancient Greek amphora jar. Painted terracotta with figures and horses. The two-handled storage jar held oil, wine, mil...
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta, Paint

Pair of American Monumental Gilt Mount Hand Blown Apothecary Urns, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American monumental hand blown glass apothecary urns with covered lids, flanking gilt mounted artichoke's, and resting on circular step back molded bases. Mid 19th century Me...
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1850s American American Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair 19th Century Bronze and Marble Neoclassical Pitchers / Ewers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (19th century) neoclassical bronze and black marble pitchers (ewers) in the Renaissance style, with brass fittings installed to enable use as table lamps. Stock Numbe...
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19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Antique Monumental Majolica Palissy Style Urn 19th C.
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Norwalk, CT
This historically relevant vase stands at almost 4 feet tall, bringing a striking amount of presence to any room where it is displayed. This urn has been expertly crafted in the style of Bernard Palissy, famed 16th century ceramic artist known for his 'rustic' style and use of nature imagery. In the case of this large floor urn...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Urns

Materials

Earthenware, Majolica

George IV Coronation Urn by Perrin & Geddes
Located in Steyning, West sussex
This magnificent cut glass urn stands on a Garter star cut foot, supporting the most unusual, deep scale and swirl cutting design. The corresponding lid unusually mounted with a crow...
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1820s Antique Urns

Materials

Cut Glass

Sevres Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Bronze mounted and ormolu sevres porcelain decorative vase / urn. The vase features exterior hand painted floral still live scene details with gilt borders on each side. The vase is ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze, Gold

Antique Stoneware Urn with Handles
Located in South Salem, NY
19th Century French confit pot or jar. Handcrafted and with the traditional two handles. Originally used to store and preserve food.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Black Basalt Two-Handled Urn
Located in New Orleans, LA
A remarkable example of Josiah Wedgwood's legendary ceramic art, the importance and rarity of this urn vase simply cannot be overstated. Black basalt refers to the fine-grained stoneware developed by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1760s that was inspired by the hard, natural stone known as Egyptian basalt...
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19th Century English Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Pair of Italian Basalt with Gold Gilt Ormolu Urn/Vases - Wedgewood Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of gorgeous black vases (possibly basalt) with gilt ormolu details. Stamped Italy. Please note these do have some signs of age with some chips (See pics).
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Snake Handled Meissen Urns
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Stylish and chic pair of Meissen urns in Classic glazed white porcelain with gold accents. These urns are classical in form and feature entwined snakes as ...
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1870s French Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases
Located in London, GB
These beautiful Japanese vases were crafted during the Meiji period of the late 19th Century, which was referred to as the Golden Age of cloisonne enameling. The vases are of elo...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Urns

Materials

Enamel

19th Century French Painted Tole Covered Urn Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
This very handsome pair of French toleware lidded urns, in a deep red color with gold gilt accents, feature lion head handles on either side and artichoke finials atop the lids. Each...
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1860s French Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Metal

Pair of Breccia Marble and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of breccia marble and gilt bronze cassolettes, France, mid-19th century.
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Urns

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

French Ormolu Mounted Pink Sevres Vase, (19th Century)
Located in Lisbon, PT
A beautiful antique decorative pink porcelain Sèvres Style urn with a hand-painted background of a guitar musician and his lady. A Serenata scene. In the back a lake scene with a ca...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Pair of Large Bronze-Mounted Celadon and Gilt Covered Potpourri Jars, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large bronze-mounted celadon and gilt covered potpourri jars, circa 1870 on French mounts.
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1870s Chinese 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.
Category

19th Century Antique Urns

Materials

Delft

Large Royal Crown Derby Covered Jar, 19th century
Located in New York, NY
With hand painted floral decoration.
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19th Century English Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pr. of Old Paris Miniature, Gilt Decorated Footed Urns With Garden Scenes, c1800
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of Old Paris Miniature, Gilt Decorated Footed Urns with garden scenes, c1800. Miniature urns of this type are rare and the decoration is exceptional. The urns have bolted construction with scrolling handles and molded face mask terminals. The beautiful hand painted panels are of a seated young man and woman in traditional dress in a neoclassical garden with classical urns, landscaping, architecture and a fountain. Fine condition with mild typical wear to the gilt. Trent Antiques has been a respected name in antiques for...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

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

Pair of Wedgwood Tri-Color Covered Urns, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Sage green and lilac jasperware. Each pyriform vessel decorated with figural medallions beneath floral garlands, further decorated with leaf and palmette bands, the domed cover with ...
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1890s English Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Exceptional Large C19th Malachite Tazza
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A spectacular early C19th Russian malachite tazza/urn of good scale and elegant form. The circular shallow dish with silvered-bronze mounted rim of sty...
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1820s Russian Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Silver Plate

Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of French 19th century neo-classical st. Brèche Verte d'Egypte marble and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by richly chased ormolu paw feet with acanthus le...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Set of 3 Large Derby Urns, England 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 3 large Derby Urns, England 19th century.
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19th Century English Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Rare French Porcelain Covered "Pagoda" Urns, Bayeux, circa 1845
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare French porcelain covered "Pagoda" Urns, Bayeux, circa 1845.
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1840s French Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Neoclassical Swedish or Russian Porphyry Campana Urn Vase
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An early 19th century Swedish or Russian Porphyry campana urn vase carved in a Classic shape, likely carved by the Alvdalen factory in Sweden, the vase presently mounted on a faux gr...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Porphyry

Pair of French Old Paris Porcelain Basalt-Glazed Urns w Neoclassical Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of French Old Paris porcelain basalt-glazed double-handled urns with neoclassical decoration; each shapely vase with everted neck above an ovoid body flanked by loop ...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Egyptian Revival Marble and Bronze Cassolettes / Urns
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Pair of exquisite 19th-century Egyptian Revival urns/cassolettes/clock garnitures. Beautifully decorated with cast bronze Egyptian Revival motifs, including pharaoh masks on both sides and red engravings...
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1860s French Egyptian Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Italian 19th century Louis XVI St. white Carrara marble urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and large scale Italian 19th century Louis XVI St. white Carrara marble urn. This most impressive urn is raised by a square base below the circular socle pedestal. The bod...
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19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique 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.

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