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Urns For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Antique French Silver Gilt Urn with Rooster Lid
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique French silver gilt urn with rooster lid
Mounted in Lapis Lazuli base with Rhodonite legs
Maker: N.M.R
Made in France, 1875-1915
Fully hallmarked.
Dimensions:
Approxim...
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Urns
Materials
Silver
English Porcelain Royal Crown Derby Covered Urn, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Signed Desire Leroy. Désiré Leroy apprenticed at the Sèvres factory in the mid 19th century. At the age of 38, he moved from France to take an appointment at Minton. In 1890, he was ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Cut Crystal Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Regency style crystal urns, hand blown with wheelcut decoration.
Category
Early 1900s English Art Deco Antique Urns
Materials
Crystal
Set of 5 Large Vintage Venetian Glass Apothecary Jars with Lids and Fruit Handle
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare vintage cobalt blue venetian glass apothecary jars. Set of 5. Each jar has a lid with glass fruit or flower as handle. Perfect for vanity or bathroom storage. Very good conditio...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Beaux Arts Urns
Materials
Blown Glass
Carlton Ware, England. Large and rare lidded vase in faience.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Carlton Ware, England. Large and rare lidded vase in faience.
Decorated in cloisonné technique.
Oriental style with a motif of two roosters in a floral landscape.
1920s/1930s.
Marked...
Category
1920s British Vintage Urns
Materials
Faience
Pair of Early 20th Century Covered Delft Desvres Vase
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Pair of Early 20th Century Desvres Delft Covered Vase. Profusely decorated with bird finials to lids. One small Chip to rim of one vase France Circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century Urns
Materials
Pottery
Early 20th Century Lacquer & Bamboo Cheroot Box, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Cheroot Box, Hsei-leit-taung
Burma
Early 20th century
Bamboo, lacquer
Measures: H: 9.25 in x D: 14 in :: 23.5 cm x 35.5 cm
A specialty box for storing cigars. It exhibits an unusua...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Urns
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Pair Of Anglo-Indian Brass Urns With Cobras
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Anglo-Indian Brass Urns With Cobras.
This great pair of incised brass urns with cobra handles date to the 1920's India.
Unusual statement accessory.
Category
1920s Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Urns
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Antique Chinese Palace Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of Chinese urns handcrafted in terracotta in an elegant classic form decorated in an alluring blue under a chic crackle glaze.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Renaissance Style Brass Tazza
Located in Germantown, MD
Large Early 20th Century Renaissance Style Brass Tazza. Measures 12 inches in diameter and stands 3.25" tall. Great quality.
Category
Early 20th Century Renaissance Urns
Materials
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Lacquer & Bamboo Food Offering Vessel, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Food offering vessel, Ok-Kwet
Burma
Early 20th century
Bamboo, lacquer
Measures: H: 11 in x D: 11 in :: 28 cm x 28 cm
The black lacquered exterior and red interior Ok-Kwet, consis...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Urns
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Chinese Qianlong Porcelain Urn French Gilt Mounts 1910
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Characterful Chinese antique Qianlong urn with French gilt mounts
Porcelain features distinctive hand painted designs including
Chinese figures and motifs
We date this to circa 1910
...
Category
1910s Vintage Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Very Large Antique English Vase & Cover, Burnt Orange Black Chinoiserie Design
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large and impressive hand painted vase and cover from the re known studio of Carlton England. This Chinoiserie design features a variation of the Willow on a burnt orange backgroun...
Category
1920s British Chinoiserie Vintage Urns
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Large Gorham Edwardian Big Game-Era Trophy Cup with Horn Handles
Located in New York, NY
Large Edwardian big-game sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910. Baluster bowl with twist-mounted horn handles. On front is engraved parchment scroll for e...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ceramic urn designed by Louis Sue et André Mare
By Sue et Mare
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare ceramic by duet of French Artist Louis Sue and André Mare.
The piece is very documented in books and museum.
Often used on the steam line between France to US
Circa 1925
Category
1920s European Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Large Antique Royal Doulton Lambethware, Attributed
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an extraordinary studio work attributed to the Royal Doulton Lambethware studio and is in the Arts & Crafts aesthetic. Although the piece is not marked, it bares all of the ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Urns
Materials
Majolica
Diminutive Pair of Ocean Blue Mercury Glass Vases, France Circa 1900s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Diminutive Pair of Ocean Blue Mercury Glass Vases
France, circa 1900s
A captivating pair of Ocean Blue Mercury Glass Vases, originating from France in the early 1900s. Each vase,...
Category
Early 20th Century French High Victorian Urns
Materials
Mercury Glass
Pair of Large Italian Cast Iron Urns, c. 1900's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of large rustic cast iron garden urns made in Italy in the 1900's; each adorned with gadroon motifs all around as well as a layered base design that supports each urn.
Dimension...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Iron
Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Style Marble Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of circa 1900 French Louis XVI style marble vases with finely worked gilt bronze mounts. Gilt bronze swags terminate in handles anchored by satyr masks. Removable gilt bronze lids.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Monumental Antique Chinese Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Palace Urns Vases 53"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare pair of two monumental antique Chinese Qing Dynasty palace urns or temple vases, circa 1900s. Made of porcelain featuring chinoiserie Canton Famille Rose and medallion design w...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Garden Cast Iron Urn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique cast iron garden urn circa 1900. Visible wear throughout on metal is consistent with age and use. Two urns received, each sold separately. This item requires white glove
Category
Early 20th Century American Urns
Materials
Iron
Vintage Asian Blue and White Foo Dog Urns - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning pair of vintage Asian urns. An iconic blue and white hand painted design. A handsome pair of foo dogs on top of each urn. Acquired from a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Antique English Brass Umbrella Stand
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a gorgeous English umbrella stand. The brass is in excellent condition and shines beautifully, while also boasting its antiquity in with a lovely patina. The design is slight...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Urns
Materials
Brass
Huge Antique Silvered Metal Campaigns Urn Planter - Barbara Lockhart Estate
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge Antique Silvered Metal Campaigns Urn Planter - Barbara Lockhart Estate
Category
1920s Renaissance Vintage Urns
Materials
Metal
Antique Pair Large 16inch Grand Tour Gilt Bronze Campana Urns Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A stunning large antique pair of Italian ormolu mounted campana urns raised on polished granite plinths, Circa 1920 in date.
These stunning urns have been superbly cast with emblema...
Category
1920s Vintage Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Grand Tour Classical Faux Malachite Cast Iron Urn
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning Grand Tour Neoclassical vase, urn, or planter.
Italy, Circa Early-20th Century
Cast iron, with a hand-painted faux malachite pattern, and gold handles & rims
Measures:...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Urns
Materials
Iron
French Art Deco Marble Urns with Bronze, circa 1920
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French Art Deco marble urns with bronze,
circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Patinated and Gilt Bronze Trophey-Style Urn
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a stately looking patinated and gilt bronze chalice-style urn situated on a Verdi marble base. This is possibly a trophy cup, featuring depicti...
Category
Early 20th Century American Other Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Emile Gallé, Vase Glycines Wisteria Purple Cameo Acid Etched Glass
By Emile Gallé
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Glycines" (Wisteria) made in multilayer purple and white cameo acid-etched glass.
Molded signature.
Perfect condition.
height : 33 cm
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Urns
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Chinese Sterling Dragon Incense Burner-form Urn
Located in Austin, TX
Delve into the enchanting realm of Oriental mystique with this early 20th-century Chinese Sterling Dragon Incense Burner-form Urn. Crafted from sterling silver, the urn boasts an intricate design featuring a dragon clutching a pearl finial and a hammered body adorned with dragons pursuing a flaming pearl. Balanced on three distinctive paw feet and embellished with stylized clouds and gilt characters, this urn is an exceptional representation of Chinese craftsmanship and mythology. The dragon is a symbol of power, strength, and luck within Chinese culture; this striking vessel reverberates these attributes while serving as a functional incense burner. Its ability to pair cultural symbolism with utilitarian purpose renders it an ideal piece for both collectors and casual admirers alike.
CHINESE STERLING SILVER INCENSE BURNER...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Painted Olive Jar
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large early 20th C painted terracotta olive jar. Would make a great lamp base. 1910.
Reference: 8179
Dimensions
26 inches (66 cms) High
18 inches (46 cms) Diameter
Category
Early 20th Century Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Rare Art Nouveau Ceramic Urn Turquoise & Blue Josef Ekberg Sgrafitto 1925
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large art nouveau lidded urn in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1925. The urn is 39 cm (15.6") high which makes it a quite spectacular and unique piece in the S...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Urns
Materials
Ceramic
A Pair of Monumental Four Handled Tall Pottery Urns
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A very tall pair of Turquoise color glazed urns with lids. These 59 inch tall potter urns with bronze mounts at the handles, and at the base with a a mottled mostly blue glazed surf...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
SILVER CUP Naples- Italy early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
SILVER CUP Naples- Italy early 20th Century
in 800 thousandths silver, with openwork decoration of Gallo-Roman inspired centaurs from the Berthouville Treasury.
With Italian contras...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Urns
Materials
Silver
Pair of Large Cast Iron Garden Urns, Garden Planters
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Pair of Large Cast Iron Garden Urns, Garden Planters
This is a superb and unusually large pair of cast iron urns
The urns are in...
Category
Early 1900s Classical Greek Antique Urns
Materials
Iron
Gigantic Antique Indian Brass and Bronze Water Vessel Lota Pot
Located in Asheville, NC
India water vessel also called a Lota Pot was used to store water in India and local regions. It was hand-forged of a bronze and brass alloy. It has marked by...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian International Style Urns
Materials
Brass
Georg Jensen Silver Bonbonniere With Acorn Finial 170
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An exceptional and early Georg Jensen 830 silver bonbonniere, design #170 by Georg Jensen in 1916. The vessel, crafted in an oval shape, features meticulous hand hammering, and is a...
Category
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ake Holm, Hoganas Large Art Deco Ceramic Urn with Lid by
By Ake Holm
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco Swedish ceramic urn with lid by Åke Holm for Höganäs.
Front decorated with a winged figure playing a trumpet, the other side decorated with a flower. The lid has a ball sha...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Pottery
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Monumental Tureen #573
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An Exquisite and Exceptionally Rare Georg Jensen Silver Centerpiece Tureen and Lid, Model 573, thoughtfully crafted by the visionary Georg Jensen in 1926. This remarkable creation st...
Category
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fine pair Vintage Spanish hand crafted Silver Cockatoo Birds Decorative Antique
Located in London, GB
A Fine pair of Vintage Spanish hand crafted Silver Cockatoo
Expertly crafted with beautifully detailed silver repousse workmanship, the birds are hollow bodied with solid legs
Each with Spanish star...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Urns
Materials
Silver
Crichton English Neoclassical Sterling Silver Covered Urn 1916
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver covered urn. Made by Lionel Alfred Chrichton in London in 1916. Girdled urn with half strapwork on stepped domed foot; leaf-capped s-scroll sides handles. Co...
Category
1910s English Neoclassical Revival Vintage Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique American Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Loving Cup Trophy
Located in New York, NY
American Edwardian Classical sterling silver loving cup, ca 1910. Tapering bowl with flared rim and curved bottom on reeded domed foot; three leaf-wrapped and scroll-mounted handles....
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Cobalt Blue Ceramic Urn or Planter
Located in Nantucket, MA
An Asian ceramic large tea container with an amazing cobalt blue glaze. Brass collar. Beautiful shape and in good condition. Could also be used as a planter. Opening of the mouth of the urn is 9".
The Lockhart Collection is a personally curated gallery...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Agato Scavo Jug with Spout & Crest “Stamped”
Located in Jupiter, FL
A very unique jug with spout, the crest is what makes this earthly piece have such a regal feel. The patina is charming and the glaze looks like glass, so there’s two different feel...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Other Urns
Materials
Pottery
Pair of French Gray Painted Cast Iron Garden Urns
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French gray-painted cast iron garden urns circa 1910. They feature an unusual, whimsical shape, beautifully decorative rims and a rich patina. Sold together and priced $4,400...
Category
1910s French French Provincial Vintage Urns
Materials
Iron
Pair of Large Italian White Carrara Marble Urns
Located in Pasadena, CA
Large scale pair of classic white carrara urns. These urns can be used either indoor or outdoor. They would be wonderful on their own, planted or filled with white orchids.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Marble
Garrard English Neoclassical Sterling Silver Covered Urn, 1923
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Garrard & Co. Ltd in London in 1923. Girdled urn with leaf-capped double-scroll flying side handles and knopped support; stepped and dome...
Category
1920s English Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Lacquer and Bamboo Offering Vessel, Hsun Ok, Pagan, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th or early 20th century lacquer and bamboo offering vessel, Hsun Ok, Pagan, Burma
A large offering vessel composed of four pieces, a base, a large food bowl with lid and the...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Urns
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Two Late Qing Dynasty Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
The enamel vases in this pair are of ‘garlic head’ form, each sitting on a four-leg, four scrolled foot wooden stand. The vases are of tripartite form. Each vase features a flared neck, an ovoid body, and a pinched stem, and each includes four gilt bronze (ormolu) medallions fashioned into reticulated cloud scroll patterns. Glimpsed through the reticulated medallions of each vase is a smaller, nestled vase, similarly decorated to the external shell. The body of each vase presents a rich blue enamel ground onto which cloisonné enamel motifs, bounded within gold enamel wire, are worked. The motifs are traditional, ranging from lotus scrolls and lotus flowers to ruyi heads, and are executed in a bold green, red, yellow, and pink palette. Upon the neck of each vase are mounted two gilt bronze elephant...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu
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
Two Large Reclaimed Carved Limestone Planters
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A rare pair of impressive large scale reclaimed carved limestone planters detailed with Regency style anthemion motifs and scrolls.
With a Mediterranean look, these magnificent planters will sit in pride of place in any garden, the limestone a soft golden colour with an aged patina from light weathering that can only be achieved by exposure to the elements over many years. These spectacular antique stone pots...
Category
Early 20th Century English Urns
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Fine silver filigree kiddush goblet jerusalem jewish modernist silver
Located in London, GB
Fine Vintage silver Kiddush Goblet with filigree high grade Silver malachite, silver filigree Kiddush goblet Jerusalem Jewish.
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Urns
Materials
Gold, Silver
Pair of Italian Neo-Classical Style Marble Urns
Located in Sheffield, MA
A most attractive pair of Italian Neo-Classical style white Carrara marble urns. Elegant fluted bodies giving it both a clean modern and yet classical look. Marble shows aged patina...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Urns
Materials
Marble
Comyns English Neoclassical Sterling Silver Trophy Cup Urn, 1922
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Charles & Richard Comyns in London in 1922. Urn with ovoid bottom on raised and stepped foot; leaf-capped high-looping double-scroll side...
Category
1920s English Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Urn Flambé 1930s - Gunnar Nylund - Rörstrand
Located in Stockholm, SE
A ceramic urn designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand. It is 22.5 cm (9") high and in excellent condition. It is marked as the photo shows and it is marked as 1st quality, it has some...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
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
Vintage Boho Patinated Wrought Iron Urn
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho urn. A chic patinated painted finish on a classic wrought iron shape. A brilliant green paint partially remains. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Early 20th Century American Urns
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
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.