Neoclassical Urns
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Style: Neoclassical
Pair 19th Century Pink Granite and Marbles Jardinieres Urns on Pedestals
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) carved pink granite campana form jardinieres on pedestals with white marble veneer at the base measure 58 1/2 inches tall and are in very good con...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble
Antique French Cast Iron Garden Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Large antique French Neoclassical style cast iron garden urn with swan handles and swag motif. This gorgeous huge Neoclassical iron urn, planter ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Iron
Pair of 19th Century French Neoclassical Style Iron Urns on Plinths
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century French Neoclassical style iron garden urns on plinths. These beautiful French cast iron campana garden urns, planters or jardi...
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1880s French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Iron
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 Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porphyry
Pair of Antique 19th Century Bronze Apulian Style Urns
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of antique late 19th century bronze Apulian style urns.
The Sienna marble base compliments the bronze twin scrolling handles and krater bowl above bodies depicting scenes of ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble, Metal, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Cassolettes
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel or a console with this colorful pair of antique cassolettes. Crafted in France circa 1870, each urn is built of porcelain stands on a square bronze base with cut co...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble
A Tessellated Marble Tazza Urn Dish By Maitland Smith
Located in London, GB
A Tessellated marble Tazza urn in Italian Emporador Marble. The undulating edge on the dish with brass banded soccle support.
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble
Pair of 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Rouge Marble Lidded Urns with Gadroons
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Neoclassical rouge marble lidded urns from the 19th century. Imbued with classical elegance, this pair of 19th-century Italian rouge marble urns captures the grande...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble
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 Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Limestone, Marble
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 Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Fine Alabaster Grand Tour Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-Classic Fine Alabaster Grand Tour (19th Century) Urn with carved floral details and filigree design top section having 2 handles and resting on a square base (1 handle re...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of 19th Century Neoclassical Granite Urns
Located in Palm Springs, CA
18th-19th century, each urn formed from a solid block of reddish, grey and black stone and of typical lidded form, granite, 24 in., generally good condition, scattered minor base chi...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Stone, Granite
Pair of Sevres Hand Painted Turquoise Porcelain Lidded Urns
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of Sevres hand painted porcelain turquoise lidded urns. Both of them are depicting in the front a sea shore fishermen scenes. In one, a group of fishermen are preparing a sailboat and in the other one, they are pulling the net. The back are adorned with some gilt fishing tools and baskets with foliages. Both scenes are golden framed with scrolls of acanthus and flowers beside them. Gilt white concave long oval shaped rings alternated with gilt foliages and shamrocks decorate the necks of the urns. The same pattern are repeated in the lids, but no white color in the center. The bell shaped lids ended with pinecones finials. A mix of scrolls and Greek keys serve as handles. The round bases are also decorated with gilt foliages. The Sevres hallmark appears in the lids and below the bases. One of the urn’s painting...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French, 19th Century Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Urn Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French, 19th century neoclassical style gilt bronze-mounted marble urns. The ovoid form marble urns flanked by foliate scroll handles with satyr mask terminals, o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century Wedgwood Jasperware Campagne Urn
By Wedgwood
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Wedgwood Jasperware twin handled campagne urn and cover, in the Neoclassical style, decorated with a frieze of Greek figures, with palmette borders in white on a blue ba...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
George III Neo Classical Water or Tea Urn by Samuel Godbehere & Edward Wigan
Located in London, GB
A very fine George III Neo Classical Water or Tea Urn made in London in 1790 by Samuel Godbehere & Edward Wigan.
This very fine piece stands on a square pedestal platform with four ...
Category
18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Silver
Antique American Neoclassical 14K Gold Covered Urn Trophy Cup
Located in New York, NY
American Edwardian Neoclassical 14k covered urn, ca 1910. Traditional form with girdled ovoid bowl, capped side handles, and stepped and domed foot. Cover domed with vasiform finial....
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Gold
Classical Manner White Painted Cast Stone Urns, Pair
Located in Astoria, 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...
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20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Cast Stone
Antique Silver Plate Trophy Cup "Liberty Cartridge Company" Dated 1913
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Ver large and impressive antique silver plate trophy cup, "Liberty Cartridge Company's Trophy Longest Straight Run, 1913, Western Connecticut T...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Neoclassical Style Bronze Urn with Putti in Relief
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A footed urn with relief decoration of putti in high relief cavorting in a landscape as gardeners. They carry a planter with a tree, basket and garlands of flowers. An urn on a pedes...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English 19th Century Neoclassical Style Green Painted Lidded Tôle Urns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Neoclassical green painted tôle lidded urns from the 19th century, with scrolling foliage and palmettes, friezes of waterleaves, campanula and ivy. Created in Engla...
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Tôle
Italian Silver Neoclassical Lidded Urn
Located in New York, NY
Italian Silver Neoclassical Lidded Urn. Italian neoclassical sterling silver urn form zucchiera. Handles with foliate terminals and lid with a...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Maitland Smith Bronze Neoclassical Footed Trophy Urn Candle Holder Pillar 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Maitland Smith bronze neoclassical / Grand Tour / tazza style pillar candle holder. Square base with paw feet supporting a pedestal decorated with angels / winged N...
Category
1990s Philippine Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Signed, Christopher Eberhardt, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian bronze mortar and pestle. Christopher Eberhardt, Anno J667 Grabavw, Early 19th Century. Measures: 7.25" diameter at top, 5.75" diamete...
Category
1830s Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Hand-Painted Lidded Urn from Rouen
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century hand-painted lidded urn from Rouen is typical of the colorful and artistic works from the storied region, capturing the vivid natural hues o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Capo Di Monte Turquoise Blue Porcelain Hand Painted Lidded Urn Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Rare monumental 23-inch vintage Capodimonte turquoise blue hand painted porcelain lidded urn or vase, circa Mid 20th Century. This extra-large rare porcelain urn is hand painted with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Henry Dasson Egyptian Granite And Bronze Urns
By Henry Dasson
Located in New Orleans, LA
Henry Dasson used grey granite from the famed Aswan quarries in Egypt to craft this pair of rare and important urns. Aswan was the location from which ancient Egyptian builders quarried the rare granite used...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Granite, Bronze
George III Neo Classical Wine/Water Jug by Smith & Sharp, London, 1775.
Located in London, GB
A very fine & unusual George III Neo Classical Wine/Water Jug made in London in 1775 by Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp.
The Jug stands on an applied foot which is decorated with bold b...
Category
18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Silver
Antique Reed & Barton American Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Trophy Cup
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Edwardian sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. Faceted baluster with scalloped and beaded rim. Reeded and leaf-capped, -wrapped, an...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th century French Neo-Greek Style Patinated Brass and Onyx Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
Handsome patinated brass urn converted into a lamp. Four laurel trees and ten different male and female figures, all in classical dress, in circle the urn which includes a pedestal o...
Category
1890s French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Pair of Italian Neo-classic Parcel Gilt Painted Wood Flame Finial Decorative Urn
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Neo-classic (18th Century) monumental white painted wooden decorative floor urns in baluster form with parcil gilt flame finials, ram's head faux handles plus scroll ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Wood
Italian Neoclassical Bronze and Gilt Urns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian neoclassical (19th century) bronze and gilt trimmed urns surrounded by Greek masks and having intertwined handles resting on a square black ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
Large Decorative Black Enamel Urn with Brass Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome black enamel urn with brass detail.
The interior is lined with Brass.
This could be used decorative or to hold special items.
Neoclassical Style that mixes well with Trad...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Brass, Enamel
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Mantel Urns, circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
Wonderfully well preserved, this pair of 19th century French mantel urns were designed to adorn the mantel or buffet, or perhaps console in ...
Category
1890s French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Urns, C. 1800
Located in Doylestown, PA
A pair of campagna-form Vieux Paris porcelain urns with male and female figures painted on one side of each and ancient ruins on the reverse, gilt decoration. Circa 1800, French.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Large 18th Century French Tole Urn
Located in Hudson, NY
This large decorative tole urn was made in France, circa 1780 . The elongated form is topped with a cascading series of icicle shapes that again appear at th...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Tôle
Neoclassical Sevres Parian and Doré Bronze Mounted Urns or Vases 1920s a Pair
Located in Manhasset, NY
Neoclassical pair of Sevres Parian and doré bronze mounted Urns or Vases circa 1920s. This spectacular pair of table vases having doré bronze bases suppo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
Georgian Blue John and Silver Urn
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important George III blue John urn is attributed to famed Swedish architect Sir William Chambers. The solid piece is carved entirely from rare Blue...
Category
18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Stone, Marble
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 Vintage Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Bronze Urn Stamped "Clodion"
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A campana form urn with twin handles, cast with frolicking putti and trailing ivy leaves. The basin seated on a spiral fluted foot over a square plinth. Stamped CLODION below one han...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Borgogna Breccia Marble Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Breccia de Bourgogne marble bird bath/urn. The striking urn is raised by a square base below the socle shape ped...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble
Pair of Palatial Large Antique Italian Neoclassical Carved Alabaster Urns
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Large and Palatial Antique Italian Neoclassical hand carved Alabaster urns of superb craftsmanship and great detail. The main body of each large hand carved alabaster...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of French Mid-19th Century Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Neoclassical St. Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French mid 19th century patinated bronze and ormolu neo-classical st. urns. The urns are raised by square pediments with a patinated base below a Coeur de Rai desi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Griotte Rouge Vases Attributed to Charles-henri-Joseph Cordier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fashioned of rare and precious griotte rouge marble and gilt bronze, these vases embody neoclassical elegance at its finest. Borrowing its forms a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
19th Century Pair of Italian Bronze Grand Tour Urns
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Pair of Italian Bronze Grand Tour Urns. Gorgeous design, see photos.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th C. Silvered Bronze Neoclassical Covered Bowl, Att. E.F. Caldwell
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th Century silvered bronze neoclassical/archeological style covered bowl, Attributed to E.F Caldwell. The bowl and cover are each beautifully hand-chased and hand-chise...
Category
1890s American Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Iron
Pair of Antique Roman Neoclassical Campagna Shaped Black Scagliola Vases or Urns
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of large antique 19th century Roman neoclassical Campagna shaped black Scagliola vases or urns. Seated on a square base, the rim and body of each vase has a meticulously ...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Scagliola
Two Very Large French Silvered Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
Standing 1.15 meters (45 inches) tall, these grand neoclassical style vases are designed to make an impact. Crafted from silvered bronze, the vases are truly magnificent works, which...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
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 Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Early 19th Century Bronze Campana Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour urn, of bronze, with a gilt and patented finish showing natural wear, having a column-snape urn-form; its down-turned bezel over its body, de...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
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 Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Silver
Pair of Cast Iron Warwick Vases
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A very finely cast pair of cast iron models of the renowned Warwick Vase circa 1870. While the original Warwick Vase is a colossal 6ft high, these replicas are scale at just 40cm tall, bringing prestige to an interior placed on a console, column or sideboard. Unusually, each vase has an original, removable enamelled cast iron liner.
True to the antique original, these cast iron vases features an egg and dart moulded rim above male and female masks among torches, vine leaves, berries and scrolls in high relief between distinct entwined handles. Each stand on a socle above a plain pedestal base.
The original Warwick Vase, often closely associated with the Albani Vase...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Iron
Fine 19th Century Austrian Royal Vienna Porcelain Hand Painted Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century Austrian Royal Viennese porcelain urn with hand painted classical scenes. Very fine detailed decoration.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
French Neoclassical Pair of Grey Marble Urns
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French neoclassical pair of grey marble urns, 20th century
Beautiful and highly decorative pair of white veined, grey marble urns.
Dimension...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble
Circa 1880 Pair of German Sterling Silver Lidded Urns
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of circa 1880 German Sterling Silver lidded urns, very heavy. An impressive pair of solid silver urns or vases that are decorated with detailed chased and applied elements including stylized leaves chased around the lower portion of the body. Each Vase has an applied wreath shaped cartouche on one side, one with the image of a woman and a man in period clothing...
Category
19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
French, 19th Century, Neo-Classical St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Tazza
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu tazza. The tazza is raised by a square base with a beautiful wrap around mottled fo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Neoclassical urns for sale on 1stDibs.
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