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
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
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
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
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
$48,186 / set
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
18th Century English Hand Painted Leather Fire Bucket
Located in Nashville, TN
18th century English hand painted leather gallon fire bucket
Wonderfully aged and patinated oil painting of a cherub rising from a shell fo...
Category
1790s English Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Leather
19th Century Neoclassical Style Tole Water Cooler by Adams & Westlake
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 19th century tole water cooler by Adams & Westlake out of Chicago. It has an enamel interior with a brass spigot. The exterior shows paint losse...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Pair of Antique French Neoclassical Style Urns
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of antique French Neoclassical style Urns.
Great pair of 19th century French Neoclassical style bronzed metal urns on marble bases. These stunning antique French Grecian style u...
Category
1920s French Vintage Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble, Spelter
$2,495 / set
Pair of Neoclassical Royal Tettau German Porcelain White & Gold Urns c. 1930-50
By Royal Tettau
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely pair of vintage German porcelain white and gold urns or vases from the Royal Tettau Manufactory, circa 1930-1950. Maker's mark on rever...
Category
20th Century German Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Oxblood Red Glass and Ormolu Lidded Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Neo-Classical st. oxblood red glass and ormolu lidded urn. The urn is raised by a circular base with handsome ormolu paw feet amidst scrolled and flute...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Urns
By Neo Art Inc.
Located in London, GB
A delicately cast pair of twin handle bronze and ormolu urns in neoclassical style with deep moulded acanthus leaf design and garland of flowers, the entirety resting on gilded lion ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$4,680 / set
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical Patinated Bronze Marble and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality pair of French 19th century neo-classical patinated bronze, marble and ormolu urns attributed to Barbedienne. Each urn is raised by a square Black Belgia...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
French Neoclassical Bronze and Leather Urn-Form Peacock Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Neoclassical style table lamp in the form of a leather clad urn with bronze peacocks on either side joined by a decorative rope border with circular bosses in the center. The base wi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair, Cabinet of Curiosity Neoclassical Style Blanc De Chine Porcelain Urns
By Capodimonte
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, 20th century.
A pair of petite blanc de chine porcelain urns with floral stem motif extending from each. Marked to underside with the Capodimonte blue mark.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
$556 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair Neoclassical Carved Wood Urns
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusual and outstanding pair of parcel gilt carved Urns. The urns are in excellent overall condition for their age. Over time they have acquired a wonderful deep natural p...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Wood, Paint
$3,450 / set
Salviati, Antique Hand Painted Venetian Glass Urn, Italy, Early 20th Century
By Salviati
Located in Chatham, ON
SALVIATI (Attributed) - Antique Venetian twin handled glass urn - Neoclassical style with hand painted enamels - fine detail to the handles - unsigned - Italy - early 20th century.
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Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Enamel
$5,530 Sale Price
30% Off
Tall Carved Alabaster Marble and Bronze Urn Table Lamp, Italy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautifully carved Italian alabaster marble handled urn table lamp, early 20th century. Classic urn form features decorative bronze fittings, sculptural curved side handles, and a fluted column plinth...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Bronze
Italian Porcelain Urn or Jardinière Neoclassical Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, relatively large, Italian white porcelain urn or jardinière with gold Neoclassical design, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy. Bea...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Bronze-Mounted Marble Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The finest of bronze castings. Lids are attached. The base is 6" x 6".
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$12,500 / set
Pair Pink Floral and Gilt Porcelain Painted Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair pink floral and gilt porcelain painted urns. Pair urns with vibrant pink, mulberry and fuschia banding alternating with rich floral sprays o...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
$2,000 / set
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
English Victorian Neoclassical Britannia Silver Trophy Cup 1896
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Neoclassical silver covered urn. Made by Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd in London in 1896. Bowl with half-gadrooning interspersed with acanthus leaves; leaf-capped flying side h...
Category
1890s British Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Silver
Hester Bateman Georgian Neoclassical Urn with Museum Provenance, 1785
Located in New York, NY
George III sterling silver urn. Made by Hester Bateman in London in 1785. Girdled bowl with flared rim and capped s-scroll side handles; domed foot. Gilt interior. Visible handwork. ...
Category
1780s British Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antiqu Salmon Red Concrete Garden Urn Planter
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome antique concrete garden urn or planter. This salmon colored paint encrusted urn is in fabulous vintage condition with lots of gorge...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Concrete
19th century Old Paris Porcelain Urn Pair with Swan Handles
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of French Old Paris unmarked urns are made of hard paste porcelain with polychrome and gold leaf. The pedestal bases are attached with an iron bolt. These classical form urns ar...
Category
1830s French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
$842 Sale Price / set
34% Off
Early 19th Century German Neoclassical Silver Compote by Johann Martin Schott
By Johann Martin Schott
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 19th century German neoclassical silver compote or jardiniere
Hallmarked Martin Schott, Frankfurt, 1820-1840, Germany
Measures: 8" H, 9" W, 4" D.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Silver
Neoclassical Style Bronze Mounted Hand Painted Porcelain Urn
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a heavy mounted gilt bronze porcelain urn. It is hand painted in the center of the body with a pastoral scene of a romantic couple seated and the gentleman is offering a bouquet of flowers to the lady. The other side depicts a scene of a maid showing a basket of flowers to a lady, while another lady observes some birds and a male servant is apparently rolling a yard stick. A relief of white feathers with gilt borders adorned above and below the hand painted scenes. A gilt bronze wide band embellished with a relief of acanthus leaves covers the neck. From it come out one gilt bronze “S...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
$740 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Neoclassical style Ceramic and Bronze Centerpiece Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large ceramic urns with crackled beige glaze and patinated bronze mounts with neoclassical motifs including elaborate scrolling handles, floral vines, acanthus and covers wi...
Category
1990s European Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
Striking White Italian Ceramic Neoclassical Urn
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A beautiful vintage Italian ceramic urn makes a timeless romantic tabletop accessory. Lovely details.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Neoclassical Style Pair Of Brown Marble Bell Shaped Urns
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a set of brown marble bell shaped urns with gilt bronze ram heads and square marble pedestals. The marble has a bold white veining patte...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble
$6,800 Sale Price / set
43% Off
Capodimonte 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
Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Urns or Planters
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of heavy bronze urns or planters, circa early 20th Century. Beautifully detailed with swags and rosettes encircling the rim, feathers on each of the 3 tripod legs, and leaves ar...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
$2,500 / set
19th Century Spanish Ceramic Floral Urn with Two Handles and Carved Wood Base
Located in Miami, FL
19th Spanish ceramic floral urn with two handles and carved wood base
Enameled and gilded vase ceramic Peyró Antonio Valencia, circa 1950 signed and stamped "Porcelain Peyró". Bas...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Onyx Urns, 19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Neo-Classic (19th Century) Onyx Urns having a fluted design middle section with handles resting on a small round base (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Stone
Pair of Large 19th Century French Granite Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous pair of large scale granite urns. Measure approximate 21.5 height x 16 width x 16 depth.
Almost 10 inch opening at top.
Have been used as planters.
The body has Classic...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Granite
$8,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Orb and Pedestal With Storage
Located in Locust Valley, NY
This vintage orb and pedestal combination exudes classical charm with a practical twist. The orb, designed in the form of an urn with draped detailing and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Neoclassical Directoire Style Tole Vases
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning pair of French vases, urns, cachepots, or garniture set. Featuring neoclassical Directoire style motifs of a muse and musical trophy. The vase is supported by paw feet with a gilt finish and mounted to a faux marble plinth...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Metal
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Neoclassical Urns
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Lovely pair of 19th century bronze urns on a original marble base. The vegetal motives, meanders and lobbed moulding are typical of the Classic revival period. Beautiful detail are t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
$3,704 / set
Fine and Monumental Pair of Italian Neoclassical Siena Marble Urns on Pedestal
Located in Queens, NY
Fine and Monumental Pair of Italian Neoclassical Siena Marble Urns on Pedestals
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble
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....
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Gold
Italian Neoclassical Style Pair of Rock Crystal and Bronze Tazzas
Located in Cypress, CA
Italian neoclassical style pair of hand-carved and hand polished rock crystal and gilt bronze tazzas, mid-20th century.
Base measurement is 4.25 inches x 4.25 inches.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Charming Little Pair of Black Iron Urns
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic pair of diminutive black cast iron urns that make an elegant accessory.
Category
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Iron
$550 / set
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
$17,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Italian Neoclassic Carved and Painted Urns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Neo-classic (18th Cent) cream painted and gilt trimmed carved urns/finials with gilt flame top and open design side arms (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
$14,000 / set
Pair of French Neoclassical Burgundy Marble and Bronze Decorative Urns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Neoclassical decorative urns made from globular, burgundy marble bodies nestled within decorative bronze cradles held by square bases, a...
Category
18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Metal
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porphyry
$8,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by a square patinated bronze base with an elegant central diamond reserv...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Neoclassical Italian Lidded Urns
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of elegant 19th century Italian porcelain lidded urns with hand-painted scenes and gilded details. One side of the urns features a neoclassical scene, and the reverse side featu...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
$4,500 / set
Currier & Roby Traditional Classical Sterling Silver Covered Urn
Located in New York, NY
Classical sterling silver urn. Made by Currier & Roby in New York, ca 1930. Traditional form with girdle and domed foot; leaf-capped double-scroll side handles. Cover domed with vasi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
Neoclassical Maiden's Visage Covered Urns
Located in MC Leansville, NC
This commanding pair of Neoclassical Maiden's Visage Covered Urns brings classical grandeur into the present with an unmistakable presence. Cast in a lustrous metallic finish, each u...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Metal
$1,499 / set
French 19th Century Wrought Iron Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning Neoclassical Wrought Iron Jardiniere or Urn with a pedestal base; their sturdy construction gives them substantial weight so you can count on them to stand strong. An egg ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Imperial Porphyry and Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding and high quality Italian 19th century neo-classical st. Imperial Porphyry and ormolu urn. The exceptional solid Porphyry urn is raised by a square ormolu base with a r...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu
Set of Four Bronze "Warwick" Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of four patinated bronze "Warwick" urns. Each with double handle.
Largest: 11"h x 15" w x 10.5"d
Medium: 6.75"h x 11"w x 7 5"d
Small: 5.25" h x 8.25"w x 6"d
Smallest: 4.75"...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
$8,820 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Empire Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Napoleon Vase
Located in London, GB
This Sevres style porcelain vase is beautifully painted with an image of Napoleon I on horseback. In this painting, Napoleon visits his men, some of whom are wounded, in what appears to be a military camp. He is seen, leading a group of mounted soldiers, on a white horse, respectfully doffing his bicorne hat to his troops. The painting is signed ‘F. Amblet’. This oval painting is given an elaborate gilded decorative border, reminiscent of a giltwood frame. These beautiful gold foliate patterns continue onto the base of the vase, as well as the top, where we see a pair of griffins.
The vase is fitted with two handles, cast as double French imperial eagle heads, which spring from classical female masks, each wearing with winged helmets. ‘M.re IMPle de Sevres’ is painted its base.
This antique Napoleonic vase...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of handled finely chased and cast bronze and dore bronze urns/garniture.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze
$2,650 / set
Pair of 19th Century French Carved Green Marble and Bronze Dore Cassolettes
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1890, these antique urns are carved of marble and stand on square bases ending with bronze rounded feet. Each vessel with bronze ring motif around, is dresse...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,580 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Unusual Pair of 19th Century Paris Vases
By Old Paris
Located in London, GB
A sophisticated pair of Paris porcelain: Campana vases on bases. The body is hand-painted with elaborate flower panels and the rims of the vases are adorned with retrousseed leaves. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
$2,891 / set
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Porphyry and Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high-quality pair of French 19th century neoclassical St. Porphyry and ormolu lidded urns. Each very uniquely shaped and most decorative urn is raised by fine bal...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu
Set of Four Alabaster Urns with Beaded Glass Ornaments on Pedestals
Located in New York, US
Our set of four neoclassical alabaster urns with ormolu bronze mounts, of northern European origin and dating from the early 20th century, feature cascading molded and beaded glass ornaments...
Category
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Pair of Bronze & Slate Neoclassical Style Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Late 19th Century bronze & slate Neoclassical style urns. Relief decorated with classical Greco-Roman figures and foliage, flanked by swan handles, wi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Slate, Bronze
$4,200 / set
Neoclassical urns for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical urns for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage urns created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, building and garden elements, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical urns made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original urns, popular names associated with this style include Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Wedgwood, Adams & Westlake Co., and Ferdinand Barbedienne. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for urns differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $206 and tops out at $282,191 while the average work can sell for $4,500.