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Urns For Sale
Large Vintage Classical Italian Pottery Urn Fluted Vase Hand Made Jar 18"
Located in Wilton, CT
Large vintage hand turned Italian pottery vase with fluted sides and S-form handles. Classical Italian urn form. Great looking piece. Circa late 20th century. 18" high, 16" across ha...
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Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Urns

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Pottery

Italian Glazed Ceramic by Capodimonte Multifunctional Vase 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Stunning signed Capodimonte glazed ceramic 1960 the ceramic can be use for different purpose.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Arthur Percy Yellow Porcelain Golden Decor Lidded Jar, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish midcentury modern bright yellow porcelain lidded jar with vertical wavy shape. Stylized golden starshaped flower decor, golden lines and round golden top. Stamped under base....
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Urns

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Porcelain

Large German Floral Hand-Painted and Gilt Porcelain Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Step into a world of timeless elegance with this exceptional early 20th century German floral hand-painted and gilt porcelain urn. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this u...
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Early 20th Century German Urns

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Gold

Art nouveau silver plate jug and bowl by Christofle
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Art Nouveau silver plate jug and bowl by Christofle circa 1890 Fine quality jug and bowl by well known french makers Christofle. Rich in art noveau design with matching floral patte...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Urns

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Silver Plate

White and Gilt Capodimonte Porcelain Urns with Lids and Putti Decoration
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of white and gilt hand painted Capodimonte classical urns with lids on a tapering square base. The urns have Classic scrolled handles and are decorated on the bodies with raised...
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19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Urns

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Porcelain

Pair of Ruby Red Glass Urns with Portraits, Bohemia, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Both pieces show remarkable similarities (both in the quality of the color of the glass and of the decoration and in the lines of the same ones) with Bohemian red glass...
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19th Century Czech Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Glass

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Pink Granite And Ormolu Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and extremely decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. pink Granite and ormolu lidded urns. The pair are raised on circular ormolu bases below the mottled G...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns

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Marble, Ormolu

Large pair ormolu mounted Florite marble vases, circa 1800
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A spectacular pair of early 19th Century French Florite Beige lidded marble urns, each with wonderful mercury gilded ormolu mounts and handles with scrolling foliate and petal decora...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Urns

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Marble

Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N80000109 Art Series, Malaysia
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Urns

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Copper

A Pair of Grand Tour Bronze Tazzas on Sienna Marble Plinths
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Grand Tour bronze tazzas raised on stepped sienna marble plinths and mounted on sienna marble bases with bronze molding. Circa 1820, Italy.
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N80000130 Art Series, Malaysia
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Urns

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Copper

Russian Brass Samovar Set by T. L. Batashev, Tula Russia, circa 1900
Located in St. Catharines, ON
By Tula samovar masters, V.L. Batashev. Of typical form in the Russian imperial style, a classic samovar set tooled in brass comprising a brass samovar, dr...
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Late 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Urns

Materials

Brass

Moroccan ceramics, Safi
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Ceramic pot with lid, Morocco - Safi, 30’s/40’s Signed on the bottom
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1930s Maghreb Islamic Vintage Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Vase /Urn With Lid by Kaiser Eleonore Series Design K.Nossek Germany
Located in Bastogne, BE
Beautiful interior vase made of elite high quality porcelain by Kaiser, Eleonore Series. The vase is painted by designer -K. Nossek. His design solutions always attract attention an...
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1970s German Vintage Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Classical Manner White Painted Cast Stone Urns, Pair
Located in New York, 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 American Classical Urns

Materials

Cast Stone

Pair Of Antique Decorative Urns, Japanese, Bronze, Vase, Edo Period, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique decorative urns. A Japanese, bronze baluster vase, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1850. Delightful pair of va...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Urns

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Bronze

French Siena Marble Tazza Urns Charles X
Located in Newark, England
Applied Lyre Decoration The pair stood upon four cast Bronze feet with a pedestal Siena Marble foot with an applied bronze scrollwork border. The central square column with a bronze Swan neck lyre harp bordered by floral swags to the front of the vase. The base of each Tazza Urn cast in Bronze with Ram’s head twin loop handles and a floral band surmounted by a tapered Siena Marble Core finished with a Bronze liner. The Tazza Urns dating to the first half of the 19th century during the latter reign of Charles X circa 1830. Bronze an alloy consisting primarily of copper with approximately 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such as arsenic or silicon depending on the age of the bronze and its origin. The additions of other metals produce a range of alloys that are usually harder than copper alone and carry useful properties such as strength. The earliest known use of bronze dates to the 5th millennium BCE from Iranian plateau, the bronze mix consists of arsenical copper and copper-arsenide. The earliest tin-copper-alloy recovered is dated to circa 4650 BCE and was found in Plocnik, Serbia. It is believed to have been smelted from a natural tin-copper ore. Sienna Marble consists of various dark yellow and gold colours, it is extremely heterogeneous due to the presence of grains with shades ranging from ivory white to light yellow to a reddish yellow ocher and is usually an intense marble. Lyre a stringed musical instrument part of the lute-family and consists of two arms and a crossbar with strings. The Lyre has featured on classical objects like the pair of vases above for thousands of years. They were commonly used in several ancient cultures surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The earliest known examples of the lyre have been recovered at archaeological sites that date to c. 2700 BCE in Mesopotamia. Charles X (Charles Philippe 1757-1836) was the King of France during a short reign between 1824 to 1830. He was the uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile. After the Bourbon Restoration in 1814, Charles (as heir-presumptive) became the leader of the ultra-royalists which was a radical monarchist faction within the French court. The ultra-royalists declared absolute monarchy by divine right and opposed the constitutional monarchy concessions towards liberals and the guarantees of civil liberties granted by the Charter of 1814. Charles gained...
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Urns

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Marble, Siena Marble, Metal, 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...
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19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Italian Antique Pair of Renaissance Style Terra Cotta Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Renaissance style very ornate antique Italian terra cotta vases decorated with Caryatides and garlands, in good condition. The bodice of the urns is set on a square base. T...
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Model of the Medici Vase, or Urn
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This Grand Tour bronze model of the Medici vase is beautifully cast and patinated. It features a deep frieze with a mythological bas-relief, the fluted loop handles rise from sayers'...
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Late 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marble Urns
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of Italian Neoclassical style marble urns, with bronze mounts including bronze heads of Satyr or Faun the sides of each urn, bronze bud finials, and a bronze acanthus de...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Vintage Mottahedeh Terracotta Urn And Pedestal
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage diminutive terracotta pedestal and urn from Mottahedeh. The urn and pedestal is approximately 11 3/4 inches tall, the urn is 5 3/4 inches tall and the pedestal is 6 inches ta...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Pair French Stone Neoclassical Urns, 20th century
Located in South Salem, NY
Elegant and timeless, this pair of early 20th-century Neoclassical French stone urns embodies exquisite craftsmanship. Carved with care, each urn sho...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Urns

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Marble

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Celadon Dragon Urns, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A pair Chinese porcelain celadon lidded urns feature dragon design, 20th century. Measures - 8.25" height x 4.5"diameter.  
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20th Century Chinese Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Sevres Porcelain Celest Blue Gilt Trembleuse Chocolate Cup Saucer
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French sevres soft paste hand decorated Rich Celeste Blue Porcelain lidded Chocolate Cup of museum quality, complete with its original undertray and dome cover with a leafy ...
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19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Victorian Terracotta potpourri vase pierced cover Caryatids Neoclassical urn
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Terracotta potpourri vase with cover Neoclassical urn Style: Neoclassical, Antique, Louis XVI, Antique, French Design: In the manner of Amphora Austria, George Klimt...
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19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Two Late Qing Dynasty Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
The enamel vases in this pair are of ‘garlic head’ form, each sitting on a four-leg, four scrolled foot wooden stand. The vases are of tripartite form. Each vase features a flared neck, an ovoid body, and a pinched stem, and each includes four gilt bronze (ormolu) medallions fashioned into reticulated cloud scroll patterns. Glimpsed through the reticulated medallions of each vase is a smaller, nestled vase, similarly decorated to the external shell. The body of each vase presents a rich blue enamel ground onto which cloisonné enamel motifs, bounded within gold enamel wire, are worked. The motifs are traditional, ranging from lotus scrolls and lotus flowers to ruyi heads, and are executed in a bold green, red, yellow, and pink palette. Upon the neck of each vase are mounted two gilt bronze elephant...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns

Materials

Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu

Wedgwood Dark Blue Jasperware Tobacco Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
Wedgwood dark blue Jasperware tobacco jar. Overall white neoclassical motif. Light overall age related wear. No chips or repairs. Stamped Wedgwo...
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1970s English Neoclassical Vintage Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Old English Sheffeild Silver Plate Small Decorative Urn / Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Discover the exquisite charm of our Old English Sheffield silver plated small decorative urn / vase with lion head side handle. This timeless piec...
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1880s English Antique Urns

Materials

Silver Plate

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
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Late 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Silver

French Sevres Porcelain Urn on Bronze Dore Pedestal in Celeste Blue 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Sevres urn with French garden scene hand painted on the front of the urn And a French landscape painted on the verso. Sevres mark is painted Unde...
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19th Century French Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Large Silver Plate Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Great proportions of this hand hammered silver metal urn.
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20th Century American Urns

Materials

Metal

Large Antique Carved White Marble Medici Vase Garden Urn
Located in London, GB
Large antique carved white marble Medici vase garden urn Continental, 20th Century Height 73cm, diameter 55cm Crafted in the 20th century, this ra...
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20th Century European Classical Greek Urns

Materials

Marble

Chinese Export Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Palace Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain urns with cat lid handles and ambitiously hand decorated with aquatic fauna and flora having a rare touch of whimsy.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair 19th Century Sevres Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Urns in Louis XVI Style
Located in New York, NY
Pair 19th Century Sevres Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Urns in Louis XVI Style, cartouches signed Marchand with spurious Sevres marks on underside.
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

English 19th Century Apothecary Jar with Lid
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English 19th Century apothecary or herbalist jar of white ceramic in the shape of a classical urn. Jars were used by apothecaries in pharmacies and dispensaries in hospitals and m...
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19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Wedgwood Jasperware Urn Vase Neoclassical Design, Small
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, small, English Wedgwood Jasperware urn vase in the neoclassical design style, circa 20th century, England. Piece is a matte stonew...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Stoneware, Pottery

Vintage Pair of Moroccan Blue and White Earthenware Palace Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of vintage Moroccan palace size lidded urns crafted in terra cotta in classic form with distinctive hand decorated Mediterranean designs in alluring blue tones.
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Urns

Materials

Terracotta

French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu And Glazed Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French mid 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and glazed Porcelain lidded centerpiece/urn. The Turquoise colored lidded bowl is made of Chinese glazed porcelain and is r...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Indian Silver over Brass Flaring Urn with Stylized Hearts and Flowers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Indian silver over brass urn from the Mid-20th Century, with rich décor depicting stylized heart motifs and foliage on square base. Created in India during the Midcentury period, this silver over brass urn attracts our attention with its generous flaring lines and abundant décor. The urn features a wide opening with large lip, sitting above a tapering body. Adorned with a richly executed décor presenting stylized hearts and foliage, this body is resting on a flaring base mounted on a square plinth. With its elegant lines and silver over brass finish, this vintage Indian urn...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Urns

Materials

Brass, Silver Leaf

Grand Tour Italian Neoclassical Patinated Bronze Urn Warwick Vase
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning Grand Tour neoclassical urn or cachepot having fancy decoration on the outside and gilded metal interior. 5.5 diameter 9" w handle to handle Opening is 3.75" (Connie)
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Lacquer and Bamboo Betel Box, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Betel Box, Kun It Burma Late 19th/early 20th century Bamboo, lacquer H: 7.5 in x D: 8.5 in :: 19 cm x 21.5 cm Intricately painted motifs (including chili seed pattern, Nga Y...
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Late 19th Century Burmese Tribal Antique Urns

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Beat Tall Vessel in Brass by Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
The beat tall vessel is part of a group of floor vessels made in three unique shapes. Made from brass, the beat vessels are spun and welded in separate pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Urns

Materials

Brass

Decorative Urn in white Porcelain by Gien France 1930 signed
By Gien
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Urn is a decorative Urn. It has Been made in France circa 1930. The color of the porcelain is white. it is signed with the Gien stamp underneath.
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1930s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Midentury Stoneware Floor Vase, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Statuesque stoneware floor vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, in a clean form with beautiful blue glaze with a somewhat grainy look. Carl-Harry Stålhane was one of the stars among Swedish...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns

Materials

Stoneware

Pair, Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Celestial Dragon Urns, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
A dramatic blue pearl luster mottling porcelain vase dominated by a bold gilded celestial dragon and motifs of sacred pearls with flames with intricate detail. The top rim and bottom...
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Early 20th Century English Urns

Materials

Porcelain

19th Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Baluster Form Urn or Vase
Located in Essex, MA
A fine antique 19th-century Chinese porcelain large baluster vase decorated with various flowers and objects in low relief and underglaze cobalt blue within a white-glazed ground. The vase has molded stylized handles in cobalt blue to either side of the wide funnel neck with a wider rounded bowl-shaped top. The front is hand-painted with stylized central flowers in a vase on a stand...
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19th Century Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Late 18th Century Italian Porcelain Garniture Urns with Lids
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Late 18th Century Italian Porcelain Garniture Urns with Lids
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Timeless Wisdom: 19th Century Greek Owl Urns with Crowned Horse Heads
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite pair of 19th Century Copper and Bronze Greek Urns/Vases, reminiscent of the Hellenistic era, adorned with timeless symbols of wisdom and strength. Proudly displayed on each vessel is the revered owl of Athena, a symbol of wisdom and knowledge, standing watch...
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Brass, Copper

Echizen Ware Edo Period Jar Tsubo Vase Pottery Japanese Wabi Sabi Ash Glaze
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Edo period Echizen kilns tsubo jar, circa 17th/18th century. Coil built with reddish iron oxide clay and buff colored ash glaze. Large Echizen jars were famous in their time ...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Urns

Materials

Stoneware

A Pair Of George III Cut Glass Urns & Covers Of Exceptional Size & Quality
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An exceptional pair of Georgian two pieces urns on star cut pedestal foot with scalloped edge, supporting swirl cut bodies with diamond band and pillared rim, fitted with slice cut l...
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18th Century English Antique Urns

Materials

Glass

Pair 19th Century Neoclassical Style Italian Plaster Urns with Flame Finials
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Italian neoclassical style urns in relief that can either stand on their own or hang from the wall as decorative elements. Quite handsome, with acanthus leaf decoration and f...
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Urns

Materials

Plaster

Exceptional Large C19th Malachite Tazza
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A spectacular early C19th Russian malachite tazza/urn of good scale and elegant form. The circular shallow dish with silvered-bronze mounted rim of sty...
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1820s Russian Grand Tour Antique Urns

Materials

Marble, Silver Plate

Pair of White Cast Iron Urns, French Early 20th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
These white-painted cast iron urns are a beautiful example of French design. They have a timeless quality that makes them a perfect addition to any garden or outdoor space. The urns ...
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Early 20th Century French Urns

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pot
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pot. It shows very detailed hand craft works of cloisonne art - a lot of Chinese traditional f...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns

Materials

Metal

Carved Stone Planter
Located in Chicago, IL
A simple yet chic 20th century hand-carved limestone planter with the most wonderful rough-hewn surface. Perfect for planting your favorite an...
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20th Century Rustic Urns

Materials

Limestone

Pair Of 19th Century Ormolu & Bronze Ewers In The Renaissance Style
Located in Dublin, IE
With classical scenes depicting frolicking cherubs in relief, the top surmounted with a musical bronze cherub on a vine cast handle with bird and ram masks on a domed and vine cast c...
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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Urns

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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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