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Urns For Sale
Pair of Elegant Ormolu-Mounted Brèche Violette Marble Covered Urns
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of ormolu-mounted brèche violette marble covered urns. Each of baluster shape. The dome cover with foliate ribbon finial with cast mounts handles and berry swags above a...
Category
19th Century Baroque Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Antique Sevres Styled Covered Urns with Ornate Hand-Painted Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique covered urns are signed by and unknown maker, and presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1880 and d...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic urn designed by Louis Sue et André Mare
By Sue et Mare
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare urne or vase in ceramic designed around 1925 by French artists Louis Sue and André Mare
Documented
Category
1920s European Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Monumental Seibert and Rice Italian Terra Cotta Urn
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Boho terracotta urn. Made by the iconic Seibert and Rice group. Monumental in size and drama. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Terracotta
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble And Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and uniquely shaped French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu lidded urn. The oblong urn is raised on an oval mottled pedestal base with an Ormo...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Large Black Chalice Vase, France, c, 1960 signed ‘Chambord’
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large Black Chalice, France, c, 1960 signed ‘Chambord’
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
1940's Floor Brass & Copper Water Jug, Belgium
Located in Praha, CZ
Antique large floor water jug from Belgium. It was originally used for water, but can be used in many ways to brighten your interior.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Urns
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of Cassolettes Louis XVI Style
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
A superb pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bréche Verte marble and ormolu urns. Each is raised on a square marble base with ormolu trim and ormolu laurel wreath above. The bo...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large French Round Basket Container of Spiral-Work Cane with Lid
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large French basket container featuring a removable round top lid with wooden finial set upon a cylindrical body of hand-woven spiral cane work.
Dimensions are H 22 3/4 inche...
Category
Early 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Wood, Cane
19th Century French Tin Glazed Creamware Centerpiece Adorned With Putti Supports
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, 19th century.
A fine quality creamware centerpiece in two parts having a polychrome decorated swaged garland to base, 3 figural cherub which not only support a wonderful pier...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Creamware
Pair of marble urns decorated with putti, Napoleon III period, 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
A splendid pair of large Louis XVI style cassolettes in light brown marble with white veining from the Napoleon III period. Rare for their size (56 cm high), they are also well-balan...
Category
1860s French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rock Crystal Centerpiece by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
A elegant form rock crystal centrepiece.
Created by Phoenix gallery.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Urns
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pair Bronze Urns Cherub Bacchus Italian Grand Tour Campana 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Absolutely stunning pair of bronze urns mounted on salmon pink marble pedestals
The urns feature cherub scenes in relief around the urns as the partake in a Bacchanalian revelery whi...
Category
1880s Antique Urns
Materials
Marble
Round Handmade and Painted Chinese Terracotta Ding-Style Vessel
Located in Houston, TX
Round handmade and painted Chinese terracotta ding-style vessel with lid. Tripod footed base. Vessel is antique, probably Han, but original paint wore and the current finish is recen...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Terracotta, Paint
Akiko Hirai large moon jar
By Akiko Hirai
Located in London, GB
Akiko Hirai extra large moon jar made from Stoneware, porcelain, white glaze and wood ash 2021
H72cm (28.5 inches) W65cm (25.6inches)
Loewe Craft Prize Fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Porcelain, Stoneware
Arthur Percy Yellow Porcelain Golden Decor Lidded Jar, 1950s
By Arthur Percy, Gefle
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish midcentury modern bright yellow porcelain lidded jar with vertical wavy shape. Stylized golden starshaped flower decor, golden lines and round golden top. Stamped under base....
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
19th Century German Regency Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Art nouveau silver plate jug and bowl by Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Art Nouveau silver plate jug and bowl by Christofle circa 1890
Fine quality jug and bowl by well known french makers Christofle. Rich in art noveau design with matching floral patte...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Silver Plate
Raaquu Raku Fired Tamashii Urn in S/N80000080 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
Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N80000109 Art Series, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories
The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Urns
Materials
Copper
English Sheffield Silver Plate, Urns With Rams Heads And Faces
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Sheffield silver plated urns with rams heads and faces. Each urn is etched with a coronet (crown ) to the body. Some silver missing off of the ...
Category
1850s English Antique Urns
Materials
Silver Plate
Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N80000130 Art Series, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories
The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Urns
Materials
Copper
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Pink Granite And Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. pink Granite and ormolu lidded urns. The pair are raised on circular ormolu bases below the mottled G...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Tazzas
Located in London, GB
A small pair of early 19th century bronze and ormolu tazzas, having elegant scroll handles, above turned stems, raised on sienna marble plinth bases with ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Mottahedeh Terracotta Urn And Pedestal
By Mottahedeh
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage diminutive terracotta pedestal and urn from Mottahedeh. The urn and pedestal is approximately 11 3/4 inches tall, the urn is 5 3/4 inches tall and the pedestal is 6 inches ta...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Moroccan ceramics, Safi
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Ceramic pot with lid, Morocco - Safi, 30’s/40’s
Signed on the bottom
Category
1930s Maghreb Islamic Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Amythyst Purple and Gold Moser Style Glass Urn Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful amethyst purple glass urn box with gold gilded frieze, circa mid-20th century, Europe. Piece is amethyst glass with a gold gilded frieze, thin gold...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Urns
Materials
Gold
Large pair ormolu mounted Florite marble vases, circa 1800
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A spectacular pair of early 19th Century French Florite Beige lidded marble urns, each with wonderful mercury gilded ormolu mounts and handles with scrolling foliate and petal decora...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Marble
Late 19th Century Pair of Egyptian Revival Canopic Urns
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An unusual, exotic pair of Egyptian Revival Canopic Urns with Cleopatra embossed - actually bisquit tins by Huntley & Palmers, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Metal
Classical Manner White Painted Cast Stone Urns, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Classical Manner White Painted Cast Stone Urns, a pair, 20th century, with gadrooned sides and flaring lip above a socle on square base.
Dimensions: 13" H x 15" diameter
Dealer: S1...
Category
20th Century American Classical Urns
Materials
Cast Stone
Mid-Century Modern Silver Plate Trophy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage silver plate trophy with carved handles, engraved in 1955 for the Amateur winner of the Panama Open Golf Tournament. According to g...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair Early 19th Century Blue John Cassolettes with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair early 19th Century Blue John cassolettes with ormolu mounts each with an ovoid body applied with decorative mounts and scrolling foliate handles, beneath a removable cover toppe...
Category
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of Antique Decorative Urns, Japanese, Bronze, Vase, Edo Period, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique decorative urns. A Japanese, bronze baluster vase, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1850.
Delightful pair of va...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Grand Tour Bronze Tazzas on Sienna Marble Plinths
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Grand Tour bronze tazzas raised on stepped sienna marble plinths and mounted on sienna marble bases with bronze molding. Circa 1820, Italy.
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
21st Century Esker Small Vase in Biscuit Porcelain by POL
By JCP UNIVERSE
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"The unworldly beauty of ceramic in a sculpture by POL, realized exclusively for JCP Universe. Esker is a line of biscuit porcelain vases built with the rubble of ceramic factories. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Model of the Medici Vase, or Urn
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This Grand Tour bronze model of the Medici vase is beautifully cast and patinated. It features a deep frieze with a mythological bas-relief, the fluted loop handles rise from sayers'...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Large German Floral Hand-Painted and Gilt Porcelain Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Step into a world of timeless elegance with this exceptional early 20th century German floral hand-painted and gilt porcelain urn. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this u...
Category
Early 20th Century German Urns
Materials
Gold
Victorian Terracotta potpourri vase pierced cover Caryatids Neoclassical urn
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Terracotta potpourri vase with cover Neoclassical urn
Style: Neoclassical, Antique, Louis XVI, Antique, French
Design: In the manner of Amphora Austria, George Klimt...
Category
19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Glass Urn with Scalloped Edge
Located in New York, NY
A substantial glass urn with scalloped edge and handles, circa early-20th century USA. An American glass urn with scalloped edge around, handles on either side, finished with an octa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Urns
Materials
Glass
English 19th Century Apothecary Jar with Lid
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English 19th Century apothecary or herbalist jar of white ceramic in the shape of a classical urn. Jars were used by apothecaries in pharmacies and dispensaries in hospitals and m...
Category
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair French Stone Neoclassical Urns, 20th century
Located in South Salem, NY
Elegant and timeless, this pair of early 20th-century Neoclassical French stone urns embodies exquisite craftsmanship. Carved with care, each urn sho...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble
Large Antique Carved White Marble Medici Vase Garden Urn
Located in London, GB
Large antique carved white marble Medici vase garden urn
Continental, 20th Century
Height 73cm, diameter 55cm
Crafted in the 20th century, this ra...
Category
20th Century European Classical Greek Urns
Materials
Marble
Large Silver Plate Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Great proportions of this hand hammered silver metal urn.
Category
20th Century American Urns
Materials
Metal
Pair of Grand Tour Greek Bronze Vases on Marble Bases
Located in Richmond, London
A decorative pair of Grand Tour bronze-patinated urns of ancient Greek 'volute krater' form,
Italy, 19th century.
Why we like them
We love the decorative look of these urns, evoking the Grand Tour travels of the 19th century. Perfect for lamp conversion.
Design
This shape was introduced in the late 6th century B.C. and was favoured by significant artists who worked in terracotta and in bronze. The earliest example in bronze belongs to the late 5th century B.C. and was found in a tomb in Agrigento. A characteristic of volute-krater handles is the fine articulation of the volute itself and of the lower terminals where they rested on the shoulder of the vase. Here, as in most metal examples, they assume the form of swans' heads. A pair of handles of this design is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Chiurazzi, De Angelis and Sommer where the main Neapolitan foundries that catered for the needs and tastes of the grand-tourists throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. They produced a wide range of fine quality objects, often using the museum casts...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Large Italian Alabaster Vase on Stand
Located in London, GB
This large and impressive vase was carved in Italy in circa 1900 from a veined grey alabaster. The vase is shaped like stylised loutrophoros-amphora vessel with an ovoid body and elo...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Rococo Antique Urns
Materials
Alabaster
Massive Mid Century Modern Sculptural Hand Thrown Drip Glaze Vase - Urn
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and massive vase - urn which will be a eye catcher in your living or business space. Almost 4 ft tall and 30 inch at its widest in the center down to about 7 inch at the bas...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Clay
Small Vase by Milan Pekař
By Milan Pekar
Located in Geneve, CH
Small vase by Milan Pekar
Dimensions: D10 x H22 cm
Materials: Glaze, porcelain
Hand-made in the Czech Republic.
Also available: different colors and patterns
Established own studio August 2009 – Focus mainly on porcelain, developing own glazes. Mould makings, and Slip casting. Milan Pekar is an award-winning product designer. Assistant professor at Studio of Ceramics and Porcelain...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Volume 1 Vase by Milan Pekař
By Milan Pekar
Located in Geneve, CH
Volume 1 vase by Milan Pekar
Dimensions: D11 x H15 cm
Materials: Glaze, porcelain
Handmade in the Czech Republic.
Also available: Different colors and patterns
Established own studio August 2009 – Focus mainly on porcelain, developing own glazes. Mould makings, and Slip casting. Milan Pekar is an award-winning product designer. Assistant professor at Studio of Ceramics and Porcelain...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Dutch Neoclassical Silver Potpourri Urns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A pair of Dutch Neoclassical silver potpourri urns, the Hague, late 18th century
Sourced by Martyn Lawrence Bullard
Hallmarked sterling silver
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Silver
Pair of 19th Century Paris Mantelpieces
By Old Paris
Located in London, GB
A pair of Napoleon III mantelpiece vases in the eighteenth century style, elaborately decorated and gilded on a :bleu de ciel: background. Each vase ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Sevres Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Urns in Louis XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Pair 19th Century Sevres Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Urns in Louis XVI Style, cartouches signed Marchand with spurious Sevres marks on underside.
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Vase /Urn With Lid by Kaiser Eleonore Series Design K.Nossek Germany
Located in Bastogne, BE
Beautiful interior vase made of elite high quality porcelain by Kaiser, Eleonore Series.
The vase is painted by designer -K. Nossek. His design solutions always attract attention an...
Category
1970s German Vintage Urns
Materials
Porcelain
White and Gilt Capodimonte Porcelain Urns with Lids and Putti Decoration
By Capodimonte
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of white and gilt hand painted Capodimonte classical urns with lids on a tapering square base. The urns have Classic scrolled handles and are decorated on the bodies with raised...
Category
19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Glazed Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and glazed Porcelain lidded centerpiece/urn. The Turquoise colored lidded bowl is made of Chinese glazed porcelain and is r...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Burmese Tribal Antique Urns
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Large Contemporary Cast Bronze Krater Urn on Pedestal with Mythological Figures
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large contemporary classical themed cast bronze urn on pedestal with lion handles. Featuring a tall silhouette, this exquisite urn was cast w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Greek Urns
Materials
Bronze
Midentury Stoneware Floor Vase, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Statuesque stoneware floor vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, in a clean form with beautiful blue glaze with a somewhat grainy look.
Carl-Harry Stålhane was one of the stars among Swedish...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Stoneware
Pair Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Porcelain Imari Lidded Jars Urns, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good pair of large antique Japanese Meiji period porcelain lidded jars, circa 1880.
The jars having ribbed dome shaped lids topped with lion-dog (Komainu) finials, the baluster shaped jars also of corresponding ribbed form. The lids and jars are skillfully hand-decorated in the Imari palette with blue & iron red floral decoration over a white body, on one side are a pair of floral cartouches on another side is a fan shaped cartouche.
Condition is very good indeed, no damage or restoration, a very handsome pair of 19th century Japanese Imari lidded jars...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
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.