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Urns For Sale
Roman Glass Urn
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A Roman glass, Grand Tour style handled urn. Late 19th/early 20th century.
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Urns

Materials

Glass

Pair French Marble Urns Antique Cassolette Ormolu
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant pair of French antique cassolettes or marble urns Love the colour and tone of the marble in cream with flecks of burnt orange and sand colours Great pair of classical amphora...
Category

1880s Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

Parisian Medici Marble Vase
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Parisian Marble Chemist Pot Sourced from Paris, France by Martyn Lawrence Bullard Suitable for planters, or vases
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Urns

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Pair of French Spelter Urns
Located in Wilson, NC
Pair of spelter urns, the lid has a large flame finial with acanthus and foliate surrounding the perimeter below. Inside is a removable brass liner. A round reeded base with centra...
Category

1890s French Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Brass, Spelter

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

Greek Krater Vase, After The Antique
Located in London, GB
A Greek twin handled terracotta krater vase, hand painted, after the antique.
Category

1970s Greek Vintage Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Hand Forged Bronze Urn
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand forged bronze urn with figural handles and incised base.
Category

1780s Italian Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Hand Painted Floral Urns with a Celedon Background
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a lovely pair of English celadon urns painted overall with colorful birds and foliage and situated on lucite bases, 20th Century.
Category

Late 20th Century American Other Urns

Materials

Epoxy Resin

Peter Beard Vase
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
PB 34 Peter Beard Vase with an Inverted Rim with a textured glaze 2024 25cm high, 15cm wide
Category

2010s Urns

Materials

Earthenware

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

Pair of Large Glass Jars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of large hour glass shaped glass jars with Ball finial cork tops. A perfect companion to flank a large shelf or decorative wall in a utilitaria...
Category

20th Century Urns

Materials

Art Glass

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

French 19th c. Louis XVI St. Sarreguemines Cobalt Blue Porcelain & Ormolu Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sarreguemines cobalt blue porcelain and Ormolu centerpiece urn. The centerpiece is raised by a richly chased circular Ormolu base with fo...
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Pair Antique Carl Thieme Potschappel Dresden Lidded Vases Pedestals Sevres 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine & monumental pair of late 19th century Porcelain lidded urns on pedestals by Carl Thieme (Potschappel) circa 1880. The urns are in three three sections & are very lavishl...
Category

1880s German Rococo Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Tall Cenedese Vintage Mid-Century Red Italian Murano Glass Urn or Vase
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful tall bright red Italian vintage midcentury urn with lid by Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy. A fun, funky and bright way to add a touch of bold color / color to your interio...
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Pair French Antiques Cassolettes Urns Red Marble Empire 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant pair of antique marble urns - or cassolettes Great bulbous form to the body of the urn Love the colour scheme with burnt orange, deep reds a...
Category

1880s Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

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

Large Vintage Ginger Jar, Chinese, Ceramic, Lidded Vase, Art Deco, Circa 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage ginger jar. A Chinese, ceramic lidded vase, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940. Impressive proportion, providing a ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Of Antique Neoclassical Style Bronze Urns Mounted On Slate Plinth Bases
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of Late 19th century bronze & slate Neoclassical style urns. Relief decorated with classical Greco-Roman figures and foliage, flanked by swan handles, with liners. The urns sur...
Category

Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Slate, Bronze

Pair of Exceptional Carrara White Marble Vases Grand Tour , 19th century
Located in Rome, IT
Exceptional pair of vases in the shape of a cantharus. From a foot with overlapping moldings like strips, woven ribbons and acanthus leaves, a smooth stem rises, tapering towards t...
Category

Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Carrara Marble

Emile Gallé, Vase Glycines Wisteria Purple Cameo Acid Etched Glass
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

Magnificent Mid 20th Century Large Chinese Export Green Porcelain Dragon Urn
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chinese Export large dragon motif porcelain urn with bird-like handles. Unsigned, artist unknown. Green color porcelain with a glazed finish. Made in China, in the mid 20th Century...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Blue Porcelain Amphora, Retier, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A french Retier porcelain vase in Indigo blue and gold with polychrome decoration, figures, flowers and plant motifs with Strasbourg 'Retier' mark on the base
Category

20th Century French Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Mahogany Neoclassical Urn Architectural Finial, 2
Located in New York, NY
Pair of carved Mahogany Neoclassical style architectural urn finials mounted on wood bases. Overall: 11.25" H x 5" sq. Keywords: Decorative, Flame, Garniture
Category

Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Mahogany

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

19th Century French Bronze Metal and Crystal Urn, Pair, attributed to Baccarat
Located in Louisville, KY
The 19th Century French artisans knew how to design lasting classical beauty. This extraordinary pair of French urns is proof of the mastery put forth in design and construction. Fro...
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Bronze Cup with Children on Handles, Gadrooned Decorations and Plants
Located in Marbella, ES
Bronze Cup with Children on Handles, Gadrooned Decorations and Plants
Category

Late 20th Century French Urns

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Decorative Flower Vase, Chinese, Ceramic, Urn, Spice Jar, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative flower vase. A Chinese, ceramic lidded urn, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Pleasingly eye-catching with appealing blue and white finish Disp...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Modern Two Handled Footed Ceramic Urn
Located in New York, NY
Modern Two Handled Footed Ceramic Urn in blue glaze with applied abstract shapes to bowl, apparently unsigned. Dealer: S138XX
Category

20th Century Unknown Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Of Large Painted European Porcelain Urns with Gold Handles
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Pair Of Large European Porcelain with Gold Handles and Light Blue + Depiction in the Center
Category

Mid-20th Century European Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt stylized face vase in matte gray glazed stoneware with manipulated and applied facial details. Signed to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Pair of Hand-Painted Paris Porcelain Urns
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine pair of antique French urns in 'Porcelain de Paris', and dating from the early 19th century. These sensational vases are decorated w...
Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Pair of Large Antique Chinese Porcelain Urns with Lion Lid and Wood Stand
Located in Newmanstown, PA
A pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Urns with very fine painted detailed work on the urns. It has a variety of colors, mainly a deep vibrant blue, yellow, and other bright colors. 22...
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of English Sheffield Silver Plated Cobalt Blue Glass Urns by Barker-Ellis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VERY FINE PAIR OF ENGLISH SILVERPLATED COBALT GLASS CHESTNUT URNS Marked for Barker-Ellis of Birmingham, England made circa 1912-1931 with maker's mark to underside [seven-branch menorah], signed "England" and impressed "8" along with silversmith's scratched notations Item # 312DPP11Z An exceedingly fine pair of chestnut or candy urns by the renowned silversmithing firm Barker-Ellis of Birmingham, England, the menorah marker's mark was reportedly used by Barker-Ellis starting in 1912 and continued to be in use by the firm through 1931 [see the Smithsonian Museum of American History, acc. no. 1988.0569.07 for a tray of the same marking and documented dates of use]. The present version of the menorah mark is an earlier version of the marking and probably places the pair of urns to circa 1920. The urns feature a carved pineapple finial with exquisitely chiseled and chased leaves over a coved lid, this lifting off to reveal a spacious interior with removable hand-blown cobalt glass...
Category

20th Century English Regency Urns

Materials

Silver Plate

Speckled Gray Granite Mortar and Pestle Set
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Speckled Granite mortar and pestle with fine Elemental form, good weight and very good condition. The Mortar has a fine slightly pebble like outer surface and the interior is smoot...
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Granite

Meissen, Germany. Large porcelain lidded jar with exotic bird and flowers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Meissen, Germany, large porcelain lidded jar hand-painted with exotic bird and floral motifs. Mid-20th century. Marked. In perfect condition. First factory quality. Dimensions: Heigh...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Urns

Materials

Porcelain

A Grand French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Urn, Circa 1860
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful Louis XVI-style urn from France, circa 1860, this grand gilt bronze decorative accessory has been mounted on a square white marble with light cream accents. The main body...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Trio of STACKED Fluted Vessels, by Richard Haining, Available Now
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Listing is for the Grouping of Three STACKED Fluted Vessels. All three vessels are identical in their overall shape, but vary in the number of flutes; Single-Flute, Double-Flute...
Category

2010s American Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Hardwood, Maple, Softwood, Reclaimed Wood, Scrap...

Pair classical 19th Century Ormolu urns. after Balling for Versailles
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of Classical 19th Century French gilded ormolu urns. Each with two-headed Janus finials, the sides with boar's masks and bands of shells, oak leaves and Greek ...
Category

19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Neo-Classic Spelter, Gilt, Bronze Cherub and Rams Head Ewer
Located in Louisville, KY
This ewer is a stunning decorator item! The attention to detail from this era is nothing short of exquisite. From the beautiful cherub that adorns the handle to the rams heads, every...
Category

Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Large Vintage Terra Cotta Lidded Urns with Chevron Designs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of vintage lidded urns handcrafted in terra cotta in classic form and hand decorated in a chevron motif. Signed Mexico on the bottoms.
Category

20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Louis XVI style Gilt Bronze & Rouge Griotte Marble Urns
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of French Gilt Bronze mounted Rouge Griotte Marble Urns in the Louis XVI taste, late 19th Century, have female masks and draped swages, rising on a socle plinth base. Dimension...
Category

1880s French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze

Vintage Asian Blue and White Lidded Urns - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Asian blue and white lidded urns. Beautiful iconic design with large Asian characters. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Primitive Sandstone Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
Category

Late 20th Century Urns

Materials

Sandstone

Brown Glazed Terracotta Lidded Pineapple Jar
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Brown glazed terracotta lidded pineapple urn with an impressive display of pottery prowess, featuring a dramatic leaf and cone lid over an ambitious repe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Moorish Urns

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

Pair of Large Bronze Mounted Marble Garniture Urns
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Finely crafted large white and brown marble urns with patinated bronze mounts. The lids with artichoke finials, palmettes and acanthus leaves, attached to the necks decorated with le...
Category

20th Century Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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

Empire period bronze and ormolu Grecian style pair of classical urns, circa 1830
Located in Central England, GB
This superb quality pair of French Empire classical twin handled urns is very stylish and cast in very heavy solid bronze with alternate sections highlighted with original ormolu whi...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Vintage Coastal Pencil Reed Lidded Urn
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Coastal lidded urn. A chic pencil reed in warm neutral tones. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Bohemian Urns

Materials

Reed

Pair French Antique Porcelain Rams Head lidded Vases Urns PotPourri Veuve Perrin
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine pair of antique 19th century French handpainted porcelain style pot-pourri urns, Veuve Perrin, Marseilles. The urns were designed to receive fragrant pot pourri, each lid...
Category

Early 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Wedgwood Jasperware Campagne Urn
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...
Category

19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Georg Jensen Silver Bonbonniere With Acorn Finial 170
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

Vintage Glazed Ceramic Yellow Urn
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage glazed pottery urn. Beautiful bright yellow in a gloss finish. Drilled for drainage. Add a little flash of color to any space. Part of a collection of urns that are...
Category

Late 20th Century Bohemian Urns

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Pair of Cast Concrete Swag Urns - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous pair of large cast concrete urns. Beautiful swag details and large handles. Perfect indoors or outdoors. You decide. Covered with a brilliant all over patina. Acquired fro...
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Concrete

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Verde Indio Marble Ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Verde Indio marble ewers. Each small scale ewer is raised by a square Verde Indio marble base below a central c...
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century French Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Sèvres Urns Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel or a console with this important pair of porcelain and bronze Sèvres urns. Created in Paris, France, circa 1870, each impressive vase sits on a square bronze base w...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Neoclassical Bronze Urns Sosibios Volute on Slate Plinths French Pair
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Bronze Sosibios Volute Urns on Slate Plinths A pair of French bronze Sosibios volute krater neo classical urns. Beautiful classical design with each vase is of krater form with a bas-relief figural frieze decoration depicting Artemis and Hermes and a Bacchic procession. The vases consist of volute handles to either side in the manner of a pottery krater, the term krater meaning mixing vessel and this style of vase originally used for mixing wine with water. Elaborate twin scrolling volute handles with swans head terminals and ivy wreath cast...
Category

19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Slate, Bronze

Pair Of Vintage Decorative Vases, Chinese, Ceramic, Flower Urn, Art Deco, C.1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an artisan pair of vintage decorative vases. A Chinese, ceramic flower urn with lid, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940. Delightful pair of generously sized balu...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Antique and Vintage Urns for Sale

Decorative vases and antique and vintage urns are statement objects for the home that can date back centuries. Ranging from pieces with intricate, hand-painted details to more minimal forms with abstract shapes, decorative vases and urns come in a range of styles and sizes.

An urn is a type of vase that typically has a cover, a narrow neck and a round body, sometimes with a footed pedestal. However, when a vessel is called an urn, this often denotes its purpose rather than its origin or shape. One of the urn’s most crucial roles was and remains to be to hold the ashes of people for funerary rites. Another type of urn is adorned with figures that tell a story or show a scene.

Some of the earliest vases were formed from clay or metal-like bronze. Mesopotamians used them not only for decoration but also for storage. In ancient Greece, vases and urns frequently depicted stories from mythology, showing images of the gods and heroes. In ancient Egypt, vases such as the amphora had ceremonial purposes.

Over time, vases grew in popularity among artists as a different kind of canvas for expression. Unlike many of the ancient examples, these vases were not always functional but instead made for a striking addition to one’s decor. Even a plain, solid-colored vase can add color or style to a room. Metal urns are elegant additions to your living room or foyer rather than outside, unless you’re partial to the alluring weathered patina that is expected to characterize an antique cast-iron garden urn.

Every interior designer will tell you that decorative objects are what make a house a home. Decorative objects trumpet the homeowner’s personality while bringing a room to life. For designers, they present an opportunity to express their creative vision.

When looking for a decorative vase, it’s important to note the design and also the size and shape. Decorative vases vary from those with a wide base to those with long slender necks. Browse decorative vases and an extensive ceramic urn collection on 1stDibs.

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