Urns
1930s American Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Pottery
1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Iron
2010s European Urns
Iron
20th Century French French Provincial Urns
Sandstone
1950s Vintage Urns
Stone
20th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Urns
Alabaster
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns
Copper
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Urns
Resin
20th Century British Urns
Cast Stone, Metal
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century American Urns
Mahogany
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Iron
19th Century American Antique Urns
Iron
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Urns
Terracotta
Late 18th Century Italian Country Antique Urns
Alabaster
Late 20th Century Urns
Cast Stone
20th Century Italian Urns
Stone
1880s French Baroque Revival Antique Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Urns
Limestone, Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Marble, Bronze
20th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Iron
19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Urns
Marble
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Urns
Steel
20th Century Italian Baroque Urns
Stone
1960s Swiss Vintage Urns
Concrete
Late 19th Century Indian Other Antique Urns
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Urns
Copper
19th Century French Country Antique Urns
Cast Stone, Iron
19th Century French Antique Urns
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Urns
Carrara Marble
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Urns
Carrara Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Urns
Cast Stone
Early 20th Century English Urns
Metal, Lead
Mid-20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Urns
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Urns
Cement
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Urns
Granite
Early 1900s Antique Urns
Marble
20th Century European Neoclassical Urns
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Urns
Pottery, Stoneware
Late 18th Century French Antique Urns
Brass, Copper
Early 1900s American Organic Modern Antique Urns
Cement
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Urns
Granite
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Terracotta
1790s English George III Antique Urns
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Urns
Delft
20th Century Moorish Urns
Ceramic
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Urns
Marble
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Urns
Slate, Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century Urns
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Antique Urns
Stone, Limestone
Late 19th Century French Antique Urns
Lead
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Urns
Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Iron
1920s Italian Vintage Urns
Terracotta
Late 18th Century Antique Urns
Limestone
Vintage, New and Antique Urns
When people think of antique and vintage urns — a type of vase with a round body, narrow neck and integrated pedestal — they tend to imagine funerary urns. But all manner of urns have been made over the years, and these vessels can be used as decorative accents either inside your home or in your garden.
Garden urns became popular in early Greek and Roman gardens, where they complemented classical statues and other garden ornaments. Over the years, people have used urns as planters, fountain basins and stylish decorative elements in interiors as well as outdoors in gardens, patios and firepit areas.
Urns are typically made of stone, ceramics or metal. Stone urns are highly durable; while an antique stone urn will show wear with age, it can be used in any climate, and a neoclassical-style cast stone urn with natural world motifs carved in relief is guaranteed to make a statement in your garden. Position two stone urns with vibrant hibiscus bulbs or tulips at the bottom of an outdoor stairway to set it off from other exterior features. Elsewhere, place your urn in the middle of a garden bed to draw attention to your dazzling landscape design. A good concrete urn can easily make a good home for small trees or shrubs, but it will be very heavy to move around.
A ceramic urn is likely going to have thick, robust walls. A glazed terracotta urn, for example, is going to be ideal for potting plants. As glazing is part of the potter’s process for creating a terracotta urn, the urn itself can provide a pop of color to contrast with any low-maintenance plants such as moss or succulents that you have in mind for it.
Metal urns are best used as decor in 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. If you’re planning to use a metal urn as a planter, add a plant liner first. Metal may overheat and damage a plant’s roots if they are not protected, and urns made of certain metals may rust if they’re left outdoors.
But you don’t necessarily need to turn your urn into a planter.
A large urn can hold its own as an accent in any space and create a strong focal point. Browse the collection of decorative antique and vintage urns on 1stDibs today.





