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Pair Of Louis XVI Style Cassolettes In Sea Green Marble And Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Pair of Louis XVI style cassolettes in sea green marble and beautiful gilded and chiseled bronze ornamentation decorated with rams' heads and floral garlands. After a model by Henry...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Creel and Gow Tall Wicker Pedestal with Urn
Located in New York, NY
Creel and Gow Wicker pedestal with Urn: 14" x 22" x 60"H Introducing Creel and Gow's exclusive wicker and rattan collection, designed by Marco Scara...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Urns

Materials

Wicker, Rattan

Moroccan handmade antique brass tea kettle with warmer on stand. Museum quality
Located in San Jose, CA
Hand crafted Moroccan antique brass tea kettle pot with warmer on stand., Museum quality, one of a kind antique artistically and delicately ha...
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1950s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Brass

Pair of Terracotta Urnes Vases castle , spain XIXs
Located in DÉNIA, ES
This exceptional Pair of Urnes Vases second parts of the XIXs , Provenance Castle Near the district of Biarritz ! 1. Historical and cultural signifi...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Napoleon III Antique Urns

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Terracotta

Pair Bronze Urns Cherub Bacchus Italian Grand Tour Campana 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Absolutely stunning pair of bronze urns mounted on salmon pink marble pedestals The urns feature cherub scenes in relief around the urns as the partake in a Bacchanalian revelery whi...
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1880s Antique Urns

Materials

Marble

Oversized Antique Cast Iron Garden Urn by Walbridge & Co, Painted, Circa 1890
By Walbridge & Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique oversized garden urn by Walbridge & Co. offers cast iron construction with embossed maker name, more recently painted, c1890 Measures...
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Late 19th Century American Classical Greek Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

Pair 1980's Modern Jaru Pink Crackle Lidded Ceramic Jars
By Jaru
Located in West Chester, PA
A fantastic pair of artisan made ceramic lidded jars fired in a pink crackle glaze finish by the California pottery company Jaru.
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Late 20th Century American Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Victorian Majolica Garden Urn of Campana Form
Located in Montreal, QC
This majolica urn is of campana form, half-fluted in mustard and emerald green with moulded matching rim. It was for a flower pot originally but might make a stylish wine bucket ...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Urns

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Majolica

Raaquu Raku Fired Tamashii Urn in S/N8000112 Art Series, Malaysia
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Tamashii Urn ~ 魂 (Soul) The Tamashii Urn serves as a focal point of remembrance for a loved one that has passed from this life but not from your heart. This vessel is fired using th...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Urns

Materials

Copper

Monumental Pair of 1920s Chinese Blanc de Chine Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These large vases are circa 1920-1940. They most likely are blanks meaning they were never decorated. Very unusual and hard to find.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Neat stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund, in a drop form. Glazed eggshell white over a subtle graphic pattern. Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influential ceramicists and designers of the Swedish mid-century period. He was Rörstrand’s creative leader from 1931 until 1949 and as such propelled the artistic work at the factory and served as mentor to younger artists, among them Carl-Harry Stålhane and Hertha Bengtsson. Nylund was a dedicated functionalist, who brought ideas of democratizing stoneware and creating beautiful, qualitative and affordable everyday items for the people to Rörstand in the mid-1920s. The factory had at the time lost its former leading market position, but Nylund’s efforts gave it a great reboot. He designed ceramic kitchenware...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Stoneware

Kasper Würtz One Off Large Yellow Urn
Located in London, GB
Aage and Kasper Würtz are a father and son team of studio ceramicists based near Horsens in eastern Jutland, Denmark. Known internationally for their hand-thrown and hand-glazed cer...
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Sevres Urn 19 Th Century with Gilt Bronze Mounts and Gilt Masks, Hand Painted
Located in Houston, TX
This porcelain is 19th century and hand painted on a Snow White Ground depicting a beautiful woman bending forward with Hands cupped with water offering a drink to a petite angel. ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Bronze Incense Burner, Koro, w/ Kirin, Taisho Period, circa 1920 Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant Japanese cast and lacquered bronze incense burner, koro, topped with a mythical kirin, Taisho Period, circa 1920, Japan. The tall koro of tripod form, with three elegant legs with outward curved feet resting on an integral circular base. The compressed body cast with a delightful scene of a pair of birds roosting on branches of flowering plum. A pair of monster masks adorn the sides. Rising from the top of their heads are a dramatic pair of horns, joined at the top, in the form of a Buddhist mandorla. The monster mask theme continues below, with their tongues forming the legs. The pierced cover of the koro features a fantastic kirin (qilin in Chinese), a mythical chimeric animal with the head of horned dragon, body of a deer, and legs and hooves of a horse. Despite its ferocious appearance, the kirin is a benevolent animal, whose appearance foretells the arrival or passing of a great sage or ruler. The bronze well...
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1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Urns

Materials

Bronze

Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Neoclassical Urns
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A striking pair of 19th century patinated bronze Capana shaped neoclassical bronze urns mounted on sienna marble plinths. Each with putti playing amongst grape vines, twin scrolling ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

Monumental Signed Studio Pot
Located in Dallas, TX
This monumental signed studio pot is truly something to behold. Its variegated tawny and sand colored glaze swirl together to create a one-of-a-kind work of...
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Late 20th Century Rustic Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Large Vintage Murano Glass Vase in the Style of Seguso
Located in North Miami, FL
Beautiful hand blown fluted Murano vase in the style of Angelo Seguso, executed in amber and clear glass with gold dust and sparkling inclusions. Large in scale - perfect statement ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Urns

Materials

Blown Glass

A Finely Detailed Capodimonte 19th Century Covered Urn, Italy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A finely detailed urn with lid, 19th Century Italy. Made by Copodimonte with the gold Naples mark on bottom. 18.25 inches tall with lid
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1880s Italian Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Tazzas on Sienna Marble Bases
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of early 19th century Italian Grand Tour patinated bronze and sienna marble tazzas. A very nice and large pair of an unusual model having no side handles or side fixture decor...
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1820s Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

18th Century Beauronne Oil Jars
Located in Brecht, BE
Quite rare to find 3 of these glazed terra cotta jars, they were made in Beauronne/Périgord region/Southwest of France during the 18th century, bought them from a French collector...
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18th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Pair Impressive Knife Urns, Regency Style Custom Bench Made Carved Finials
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine and impressive pair of knife urns by the custom cabinet maker W.K. Cowan of Chicago. Hand crafted to his exacting standards this pair feature...
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Early 1900s American Regency Antique Urns

Materials

Wood

Höganas Keramik, Urn, Glazed Stoneware, Höganäs, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue, glazed stoneware urn designed and produced by Höganäs Keramik, Sweden, c. 1940s.  
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Stoneware

Seguso White Murano Glass Vase with Stand attributed to Flavio Poli, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Astonishing Seguso Vetri d'Arte white Murano glass handled vase. This piece was designed with a stunning "scavo" effect on the glass and on the metal stand. This piece is marvellous as it is a Murano glass vase with the shape and the appearance of an ancient Roman transport amphora. This is evident from the two handles on top, the opaque white, the wide opening and the pointed bottom. This iconic piece is attributed to Flavio Poli, who has been the artistic director of Seguso Vetri d'Arte in Murano from 1937-1963. The "scavo" effect is translated into excavation glass...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Ceramic Vase by Bernard Rooke
Located in London, GB
An organic and Brutalist style vase with Medallion motif on front and verso. Bernard Rooke (born 1938) is a British artist and studio potter. Rooke has exhibited his "Brutalist" ceramics and painting both in the UK and abroad with work in many collections both public and private including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Nuffield Foundation, Röhsska Museum in Sweden and the Trondheim Kunstmuseum in Norway. Bernard Rooke attended Ipswich School of Art studying painting and lithography before going on to study at Goldsmiths College of Art. It was while studying here that he decided to take up pottery. Although unfamiliar with this craft and tradition, he found that working with clay provided new opportunities for freedom of interpretation and creativity. In 1960 Rooke set up his first pottery in Forest Hill in South London along with Alan Wallwork. It was a very small room with enough space for a small electric kiln. He was initially using mainly hand building, coiling, blocking and slabbing techniques. While researching ideas, he was supporting himself by part-time lecturing at London University, Goldsmiths College and St Mary's College. In addition, Rooke's membership of 'The Craftsman Potters' Association' enabled him to show his work in a shop in Carnaby Street in London. In 1967, both the need for a larger working space and becoming disillusioned with living in London spurred Rooke into moving out of the city and to an old mill building in Swilland in Suffolk. Rooke wanted to widen the range of work so as to become more commercial. With the birth of his son, Aaron, and much needed work to be done on the mill, it was important to be able to make a living. In 1968, the Grand Metropolitan Hotel commissioned Rooke to make 120 standard lamps, 120 table lamps as well as a 24 foot long ceramic mural and another 9 foot high, which incorporated interior lighting. The money from the commission helped to pay for much needed restoration work on the mill. By the 1970s, a gallery space was opened in the windmill and run by Susan Rooke, Bernard's wife, selling work to locals and tourists as well as to American airmen based nearby. The vision for Mill Gallery was beginning to develop and alongside this a reputation was building bringing in a good source of income. Sons Aaron and Felix were becoming more involved with the running of the pottery, giving Bernard more time to develop new ideas and designs and more time to continue with his painting. In 2004, the Rooke family decided not to sell to the public through the gallery anymore and close the pottery to concentrate more on painting and printmaking. In 2017 Bernard's lighting was featured in the Exhibition: “Glass, Light, Paint & Clay” at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition featured four artists: Bernard Rooke, John Maltby...
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1960s English Brutalist Vintage Urns

Materials

Clay

Pair Greek Terra Cotta Kalyx-Kraters
Located in Houston, TX
Mid 20th century Attica terra cotta kalyx-kraters featuring gods and goddesses in early Classical Greek scenes. These two handle bowls were made for...
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Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Palace Size Sevres ‘Labors of Cupid' Ormolu & Cobalt Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of palace size Sevres "Labors of cupid" ormolu and cobalt urns France, 20th century A magnificent pair of palace-sized Sevres "Labors of Cupid" ormolu...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Urns

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Pair Antique French "Art Nouveau" Porcelain Urns Made by Sevres, Circa 1910-1920
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French "Art Nouveau" porcelain urns Made by Sevres with Enamel Colorations, Circa 1910-1920.
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Early 20th Century French Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Oak Biscuit Barrel
Located in Port Chester, NY
A charming oak biscuit barrel from the late 19th century. The metal is stamped "EPNS", or elecro plated nickel silver, a metal alloy that is then s...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Urns

Materials

EPNS

Bronze Amphorae, Levillain & Barbedienne, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of fire-gilt bronze amphorae by Ferdinand Levillain (1837-1905) and Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) on trefoil red marble bases. The vases stand on lion paw feet with Hercules atlases and antique scenes...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vase in Ceramic "Harlequin - Arlecchino" Design Nino Strada for Deruta, 1950s
By Nino Strada, Deruta
Located in taranto, IT
Rare "Arlecchino" series polychrome ceramic vase, 1950s, deruta production based on a design by Nino strada in the classic geometric pattern It measures 33 cm in height, in very g...
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1950s Italian Vintage Urns

Materials

Ceramic

STACKED Squat Maple Vessel by Richard Haining, Available Now
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of Richard Haining's STACKED Collection, this spherical vase is made from reclaimed maple. The salvaged wood offcuts were sourced from a variety of local Brooklyn wood shops. Th...
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2010s American Modern Urns

Materials

Hardwood, Maple, Walnut, Reclaimed Wood, Scrap Wood, Wood, Ceramic

19th Century French Flambe Glazed Oxblood Centerpiece with Fine Gilt Bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Flambe glazed and nicely cast gilt bronze mounts. Marked Luneville, see photos. Very good condition. Measures: 15 high x 17 wide and opening is 11 inches wide.
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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Large, 2 Handled Terracotta Pot
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful and large, 2-handled pot archaic style terracotta pot. Wonderful patina and coloration throughout.
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20th Century Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of 20th Century Painted Ceramic Chinese Vases, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of great 20th century Chinese vases. Glazed and hand painted ceramic objects with golden decorations of beautiful quality and important me...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Carved Rock Crystal Vases
Located in Cypress, CA
Unique large pair of neoclassical style hand carved and hand-polished rock crystal vases. The inside of the vases were masterfully carved out. Measures: H. 14" x D. 7".
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Rock Crystal

Pair of Vintage Limestone Faux Bois Planters
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
As part of the Art Nouveau movement, faux bois was the height of sophistication and expertly crafted throughout Europe. These unique faux bois planters are a one of a kind set. Incre...
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19th Century Antique Urns

Materials

Limestone

19th Century Pair of French Sevres Celeste Blue Porcelain Urns with Gilt Ormolu
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of French Sevres Celeste Bleu porcelain urns with a polychrome hand painted oval cartouche on each featuring the bust of a wo...
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19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Large British Colonial Style Rattan and Wicker Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large British Colonial style rattan and wicker urn, with carved wood finial, the domed top with intricate woven rattan, reed, willow and wicker, with a conf...
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Late 20th Century Unknown British Colonial Urns

Materials

Wicker, Rattan, Reed, Wood, Willow

Large Italian Early 20th Century Hammered Copper Vessel with Lid
Located in Milan, IT
Spectacular Italian craftsmanship hammered copper vessel.
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Urns

Materials

Copper

Pair of French Old Paris Porcelain Basalt-Glazed Urns w Neoclassical Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of French Old Paris porcelain basalt-glazed double-handled urns with neoclassical decoration; each shapely vase with everted neck above an ovoid body flanked by loop ...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Marble Urns with Cherubs, Signed A. Moreau
Located in Cypress, CA
Impressive large pair of French Louis XVI style hand carved white marble urns with cherubs, signed A.Moreau. Highly attractive and very decorative. la...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Urns

Materials

Marble

Etruscan Style Terracotta Ewer with Wine Leaf Motifs
Located in Montreal, QC
Etruscan style terracotta ewer with wine leaf motifs.
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1890s French Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

20th Century Pair of French Hand Painted Ceramic Vases with Brass Decoration
Located in Sofia, BG
Pair of hand painted asymmetrical ceramic vases decorated with flowers and butterflies in light colors on beige base, and they are painted in cobalt blue inside. Both are raised over...
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Early 20th Century French Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Hand Carved Marble Urns on Pedestals with Antique Patina
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of hand carved marble urns on pedestals with antique patina finish. The urns are decorated with vegetable relief and fawn head handles.
Category

Late 20th Century European Urns

Materials

Stone

True Pair of Neoclassical Ormolu and Rouge Marble Covered Urns
Located in London, GB
Antique true pair of neoclassical covered urns, probably Russian, in original fire gilt or mercury gilt ormolu and rouge marble dating from the late 18th- early 19th century. Of impo...
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1790s Russian Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Tall Asian Chinese Famille Noir Porcelain Urn Vase
Located in West Hartford, CT
Standing twenty five inches tall, is this beautiful Chinese urn in the famille noir pattern. There are hallmarks at bottom but they are hard to read, see pics.
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1950s Chinese Vintage Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Four Bronze Artisan Made 20th Century Pots
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a set of four bronze artisan made 20th century pots. Each pot has initials inscribed on the neck .One pot has the name Legundo Gomes with a heart symbol next to it . They app...
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20th Century Unknown Anglo-Indian Urns

Materials

Bronze

Antique Cast Iron Garden Urn
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique classical garden urn is made of cast iron and has two handles and a flared rim. The container has a fluted design encircling its bottom. The handles are screwed to the co...
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Late 19th Century American Classical Roman Antique Urns

Materials

Iron

20th Century African Clay Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century large African clay vessel.
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20th Century Senegalese Urns

Materials

Clay

Blue, Black and White French Garden Urns
Located in Seattle, WA
Fabulous color on these 19th century French urns, great for indoors or outdoor use.
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Late 19th Century Antique Urns

Pair of Tole Palm Trees in Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Delightful vintage pair of tole palm trees with a lady bug for good luck.
Category

20th Century Urns

Materials

Metal

19th Century Lidded Japanese Imari Jar with Foo Dog Finial
Located in London, GB
A very charming 19th century lidded Japanese Imari jar with a Foo dog figure topped finial. The jar is hand-painted in an elaborate traditional Ima...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Urns

Materials

Pottery

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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