Urns
19th Century French Antique Urns
Earthenware, Pottery, Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Urns
Granite
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Carrara Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Urns
Lead
19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Urns
Stone, Cast Stone, Cement
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Urns
Stone, Cast Stone, Cement
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Urns
Slate, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Urns
Iron
Late 18th Century French Antique Urns
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Urns
Terracotta
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Urns
Marble, Griotte Marble, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Urns
Metal
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Urns
Pottery
20th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Iron
1960s American Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Terracotta
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Urns
Stone
Early 20th Century British Baroque Revival Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Breccia Marble
1880s French Baroque Revival Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century Italian Baroque Urns
Stone
20th Century Moorish Urns
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Urns
Pottery, Stoneware
1960s Swiss Vintage Urns
Concrete
2010s Italian Neoclassical Urns
Limestone
20th Century Italian Urns
Stone
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century European Romantic Antique Urns
Bronze
20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Urns
Ceramic
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Iron
Early 1900s American Organic Modern Antique Urns
Cement
Early 20th Century English Urns
Concrete
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Terracotta
1940s Italian Vintage Urns
Marble
Early 19th Century Scottish Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Urns
Terracotta
1960s Turkish Vintage Urns
Brass
17th Century French Antique Urns
Marble
19th Century British Georgian Antique Urns
Terracotta
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Urns
Iron
1880s Antique Urns
Stoneware
19th Century French Antique Urns
Marble
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Urns
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Urns
Terracotta
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century French Urns
Concrete
Early 20th Century French Urns
Cement
Mid-19th Century French Antique Urns
Iron
1920s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Urns
Terracotta
1980s Vintage Urns
Marble
19th Century English Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century French French Provincial Urns
Terracotta
Early 20th Century English Urns
Cast Stone
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Urns
Terracotta
1880s American American Empire Antique Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Urns
Terracotta
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.





