Urns
to
252
2,195
245
36
95
1,147
953
281
269
294
174
35
18
31
35
34
43
41
26
30
12
213
165
161
132
71
69
47
34
33
33
30
27
23
19
18
18
6
6
1,133
1,034
601
536
514
1,660
667
1,702
816
321
272
191
Height
to
Width
to
2,476
2,287
2,345
28
14
13
12
11
Urns For Sale
Pair French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Exotic Marble Urns on Pedestals
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite Pair French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Exotic Marble Urns on Pedestals Mid 20th Century.
Elevate your interior with this stunning matched pair of Mid 20th century Fren...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Grand Tour Urn, Italian, Bronze, Posy Vase, Great Exhibition, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Grand Tour urn. An Italian, bronze table top posy vase in the Great Exhibition manner, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Delightfully accentuated...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
XL French Earthenware Pot Early 20th Century
Located in Trensacq, FR
Extra large French earthenware pot early 20th century
XL earthenware preserving confit 'gres' pot. Early 20th century handcrafted and glazed.
Great d...
Category
Early 20th Century European French Provincial Urns
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Antique French Grand Tour Ormolu Bronze Dore Marble Urn Vase Centerpiece 19thC
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Example of French lidded grand tour ormolu & bronze cast heavy duty model of a two handled Urn of Museum quality. First quarter of the Nineteenth Century, possibly Regency per...
Category
Early 19th Century French Regency Antique Urns
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Superb Pair of Mounted French Pedestals with Bronze Mounted Malachite Urns
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Presenting a magnificent pair of oversized 19th-century malachite pedestals with bronze-mounted malachite urns, an extraordinary ensemble that embodies the height of European neoclas...
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
18th Century Large Delft Urn / Vase with Handles
By Delft
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Large Delft Urn / Vase , with beast decorated handles,
painted in blue with river landscapes, a courting couple and bridge, within foliate an...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Urns
Materials
Delft
$4,098 Sale Price
45% Off
Cenedese Mid-Century Green Pair of Italian Murano Glass Apothecary Lidded Jars
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese vintage midcentury pair of new old stock Murano clear/translucent emerald green colored / coloured glass round Apothecary jars or storage containers with lids made circa 197...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair French Regency Styl Giallo Sienna Marble Gilt Bronze Ormolu Urns Vases 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair French Well Veined Sienna Marble and Ormolu Twin Handle Urns of exceptional quality, in the Regency style, last half of the Nineteenth Century of medium proportions.
...
Category
19th Century French Regency Antique Urns
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
17th/18th Century Wood, Embossed Leather and Brass, Storage Box with Lid, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Storage Box with Lid
Tibet
17th/18th century
Wood, embossed leather, brass
H: 9.25 in x D: 12.5 in :: 24 cm x 31.75 cm
An exceptional round wood and leather-bound box. The top havin...
Category
17th Century Tibetan Tribal Antique Urns
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Lacquer
Bamboo Food Offering Vessel, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Food offering vessel, Ok-Kwet
Burma
Early 20th century
Bamboo, lacquer
Measures: H: 11 in x D: 11 in :: 28 cm x 28 cm
The black lacquered exterior and red interior Ok-Kwet, consis...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Urns
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Pair of 19th Century English Derby Fruit Coolers with Lids
Liners, ca. 1815
By Derby
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century English Derby Fruit Coolers with Lids & Liners, ca. 1815.
Category
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
"Perch
Angelfish, " Unique, Ambitious Art Deco Covered Urn by Nylund, Rorstrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This ambitious, elongated urn with elaborate handles and a sunburst lid is beautifully decorated with perch on one side and angelfish on the other, all in tones of black, charcoal an...
Category
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Urns
Materials
Porcelain
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Wedgwood Jasperware Campagne Urn
By Wedgwood
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
Pair of Italian Ceramic Amphora
s in the Etruscan Style
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of Italian ceramic amphora’s in the Etruscan style with painted neoclassical figures. Set on later iron bases.
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Ceramic
French Sèvres Porcelain Urns, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and rare pair of French Sèvres porcelain bronze-mounted urns, Neoclassical/Rococo design period, circa 19th century, mid-1800s, Fra...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of Early 19th Century French Grand Tour Bronze and Siena Marble Tazza
Located in Benington, Herts
A Fine and Decorative Pair of French Grand Tour Bronze and Siena Marble Tazzas of Large Scale
French circa 1820
These fine tazzas retain an impressive patination and are of a well ...
Category
1820s French Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Large Neoclassical Porcelain Urn with Ram’s Head Motifs.
Located in Madrid, ES
This large porcelain urn was produced by Bidasoa, one of Spain’s finest porcelain manufacturers, renowned for its high-quality mid-20th-century production. Inspired by classical Grec...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Louis XVI Style Verde Antico Marble
Gilt Bronze Urns 19th/20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Fine pair of Louis XVI style Verde Antico Marble and gilt bronze urns - featuring fine chasing and casting to the bronze elements - lids not removable - shallow enough in depth to fi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Old Paris Urns With Gilt Decoration
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pair of 19th century Old Paris porcelain urns featuring classical forms with double scroll handles and square bases. Finished in a deep cobalt ground with gilt neoclassical figures...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Two French Brass Urns or Vases with Floral Handmade Decoration
Located in Sofia, BG
Set of two brass vases with decoration of leaves and small handles on both sides.
France, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century French Urns
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Capodimonte Porcelain Urns Vazes with Mythological Reliefs
By Capodimonte
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of 19th Century Capodimonte Porcelain Urns with Mythological Reliefs
A striking pair of monumental 19th century Capodimonte porcelain vases, richly decorated with mythological ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Hand-blown Murano Celadon Venetian Scavo Glass Urn Vase, 2 Handles
Located in Miami, FL
Hand-blown Murano Celadon Venetian Scavo Glass Urn Vase, 2 Handles
Offered for sale is a wonderful 1980s Murano glass vase that is hand -bl...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Urns
Materials
Blown Glass
Early-20th Century Chinese Hand made Cloisonne Dragon Incense Burner
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent, exquisite and rare large Chinese Cloisonne incense Burner has gold gilt dragon on the top of the lid and three gilt ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns
Materials
Metal
Vintage German Ceramic Jug by Pino Horst Pint for Satemin Pottery, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Ceramic Jug by Pino Horst Pint for Satemin Pottery, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materia...
Category
20th Century German Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Monolith by Bravo Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Monolith by Bravo Studio
Monolith BBB1
Materials: Cobarbalita stone
Dimensions: Ø 7.5 × 20 cm
Monolithic objects in Cobarbalita stone
This new series of objects developed b...
Category
2010s Chilean Modern Urns
Materials
Stone
$743 / item
Very Large Saggar Fired Burnished Clay Vessel, 1980s, Jill Symes
Located in Melbourne, AU
A very large and appealing Saggar fired vessel, made by Australian potter, Jill Symes. Signed, with original stickers and leaflet. This beautiful pot has ...
Category
1980s Australian Organic Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Clay
$640 Sale Price
46% Off
NIPPON - Art Nouveau Hand Painted
Gilded Ceramic Planter / Vase - Circa 1920
Located in Chatham, ON
NIPPON - Art Nouveau hand painted and gilded ceramic planter / vase on pedestal base - featuring an over-all robust design of flowers and gilded tentacles on a moss green and cobalt ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Urns
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Porcelain Faience Rouen Double Handled Urn Jardiniere Pot 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
French faience enameled porcelain urn / jardiniere / planter / cachepot featuring an ornate swirling foliate and floral design in blue, yellow, and orange on a white ground. Tapered ...
Category
20th Century Urns
Materials
Porcelain
$1,470 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Moroccan Glazed Decorated Pottery Lidded Jars
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Bulbous shaped pottery lidded vessels tapering to the base. Decorated with blue and turquoise bands with scrolled vines and long stemmed flowers in yellow, white and brown. With comp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Urns
Materials
Pottery
Giant Antique Art Glass Factice Perfume Apothecary Display Bottle Jar Urn Stand
Located in Thiensville, WI
Giant antique heavy art glass urn/factice/apothecary jar, with cap/topper and metal stand. Beautiful Art Deco decorative statement piece that can be used in a variety of ways; to display herbs and botanicals or scent an entire space. Simply fill the large glass structure with your favorite botanicals or fragrance, and keep the stopper inserted until you are ready to release some fresh fragrance. Can be filled with regular or colored water if desired. Can also be used as a vase to display a floral arrangement.
Lightweight metal stand has a light beige/gold-toned color to the exterior and remains unfinished at the backside. Carved art deco design inclusive of long lines that begin at three separate curved clawfoot style feet and lead upward to distinctive fan pattern details that hold glass urn in place. Metal stand allows for glass urn to have an almost levitating appearance when placed inside. Some pieces are marked/labeled at backside with, "0-1" & "0-2". Glass urn features a curved/rounded design with a wide belly and pointed base. Circumferential groove details at top portion of urn with a heightened neck/mouth for matching stopper.
Giant factice fragrance bottles...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Urns
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
A Pair of Large French Baccarat Style Gilt Bronze
Cut Crystal Urns
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Very Large French Baccarat Style gilt bronze and cut crystal covered urns of superb craftsmanship. Each Urn is embellished with fine double gilt bronze handles further rest...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair French 19th C. Gilt-Bronze
Marble Urns, After Pierre Gouthière - Belanger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine Pair of French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze and Veined-Green Greek Marble Pair of Royal Urns, after the model by Pierre Gouthière (French, 1732-1813) and a design by François...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Carl Thieme Potschappel German Porcelain Dresden Style Covered Urn
By Carl Thieme
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Dresden style covered urn.
By Carl Thieme / Potschappel porcelain factory.
Of Campagna urn form with scrolling twin handles and a pierced lid or cover with stylized artichoke finial.
Decorated throughout with typical Deutsche Blumen floral sprays, bands of green flower head and s-scroll devices, and rich gilding throughout.
Fully marked to the base.
Simply a wonderful antique porcelain urn!
Date:
Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.
Condition Details:
The base has apparently been re-secured at one point with overpaint to the bolt. (One can twist the base to rest firmly in place, but it can rotate the other direction to loosen some.) Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Maker:
Carl Thieme / Potschappel
Pattern Name:
Dresden Potpourri...
Category
20th Century German Rococo Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Irena Ceramic Black Vase by Malwina Konopacka
Located in Geneve, CH
Irena ceramic black vase by Malwina Konopacka
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: Ø 20 x 25 cm
Comes in a simple and compact spherical shape topped by a stout cylindrical neck. Made ...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Salvatore Polizzi Signed Gold Iridescent Art Glass Vessel in Display Case 1990s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A hand-blown studio art glass vessel by Salvatore Polizzi, dating to the 1990s and signed along the base. The piece features a rich, gold iridescent surface with shifting tones of am...
Category
1990s American Urns
Materials
Glass
Italian carved wood flame urns, 18th Century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Dramatic, large pair of 18th-century Italian carved wood flame urns, or pots au feu, richly detailed with acanthus leaf bases and boldly sculpted flames rising upward. Retaining tra...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Wood
$4,740 / set
Antique Japanese Embossed Urn with Elephant Handles
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-174 Embossed bronze urn with stylized elephant handles
Bronze has aged patina with red oxide impressions
Reeds not included.
Category
1940s Central Asian Vintage Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian 19th Century Large Scale White Carrara Marble Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular pair of Italian 19th century large scale white Carrara marble urns. Each impressive urn is raised on a square base with a fluted socle pedestal. The smooth body has a r...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Urns
Materials
Carrara Marble
Extra Large 1940s scalloped English Art Deco Fulham Pottery urn, Constance Spry
Located in London, GB
Wonderful extra large unglazed scalloped Fulham pottery urn with glazed inside to hold flowers in water. Designed in the 1930s by the famous British florist Constance Spry, made by F...
Category
1940s British Vintage Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Neoclassic Faux Marble Decorative Urn w gilt flame finial - prov.John Rosselli
Located in Greenwich, CT
Large Neo classical Faux Marble Decorative Urn , beautifully crafted with gilt flame finial , faux red marble body on a faux green marble base , and gilt embossed bands - custom ma...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Urns
Materials
Resin
Pair of Antique Old Paris Porcelain Portrait Urns C1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of Antique Old Paris Porcelain Portrait Urns Unsigned C1870
Measures - 12.25"H x 8.75"W x 8.75"D
A pair of Old Paris porcelain portrait urns from around 1870. These pieces fea...
Category
19th Century Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
$760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century French Neo-Greek Classical Bronze Lamp by Henry Cahieux
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
A 19th century French Neo-Greek Classical bronze lamp by Henry Cahieux probably cast by the Barbedienne foundry, Paris and inscribed Hy Cahieux, 21.5cm...
Category
Late 19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Urns
Materials
Bronze
$1,311 Sale Price
40% Off
Early 19th Century empire toleware decorative urn
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century empire toleware decorative urn circa 1830.
Rare decorative urn that would have been used for incense or pot pourri. Original black paint with very strong grecian ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Urns
Materials
Metal
Victorian Sterling Silver Armada Jug and Stand
By Martin
Hall
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver Armada jug and stand; part of our wine and drinks related silverware collection
This magnificent antique Victorian English sterling silver Armada jug has an elongated pear-shaped form onto a circular pedestal foot.
The stand has an octofoil shaped form with a central swept raised circular well.
The cylindrical neck of the silver jug is embellished with exceptional cast and applied floral and scrolling foliate decoration, all on a matte background; there is an exceptional shield shaped vacant cartouche to the underside of the pouring lip, surmounted with scrolling leaf mantling.
The knopped neck is further ornamented with an interlacing border flanked with plain bands, to a swept portion encircled with pensile bud designs.
The decoration to the body incorporates two large scrolling leaf bordered vacant cartouches, each surmounted with a coronet design embellished with floral ornamentation.
Each cartouche is further embellished with a chased figural mask design to the nadir, flanked with large floral motifs.
Either side of each cartouche is embellished with an exceptional cast and applied three-dimensional winged mermaid and mermen, gesturing towards the aforementioned coronet.
The decoration to the body is further embellished with large scrolling leaf and floral sprays incorporating a cast and applied protruding leopard's head to the anterior portion.
This magnificent antique silver Armada jug retains the original hinged cover, ornamented with chased scrolling lead decoration and surmounted with an impressive cast and applied scrolling loop finial.
This exceptional antique Victorian silver jug...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Urns
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Regency Lead Garden Urns
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
fleurdetroit offers for your consideration, a pair of 19th century, English Regency period, lead urns with removable lids. Vase forms are heavily decorated with fluting and classical...
Category
19th Century English Antique Urns
Materials
Lead
$5,195 Sale Price / set
25% Off
19th Century Bronze Mortar with Pestle Apothecary Set
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An antique bronze mortar with original pestle which has two side handles and incised detail. This set, found in Denmark, would be a great addition to an existing collection of these ...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Urns
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Monumental Pair of Covered Presentation Vases Christofle, Paris, circa 1864-1865
By Christofle
Located in Tarzana, CA
Monumental Pair of Covered Presentation Vases on Pedestals
Christofle, Paris, circa 1864-1865
Grand neoclassical urn forms with waisted necks and slightly everted rims, fitted with ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate
$280,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
West German Ceramic Umbrella Stand/ Model 220 44
Located in Philadelphia, PA
West German Ceramic Umbrella Stand Model 220 44 with hand-painted images of 2 Closed Umbrellas. Nice colors and style to this both practical and useful item! Very nice shape! No ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large, Very Fine Carved Marble Garden Urns of Campana Form with Plinths
Located in London, GB
Pair of large, very fine carved marble garden urns of campana form with plinths
Continental, late 19th/early 20th century
Vases: height 100cm, diameter 69cm
Bases: height 62cm, wi...
Category
Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Limestone, Marble
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
Large Empire Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass
Grande Coupe
Urn Centerpiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large and Impressive French Empire Revival Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass 'Grande Coupe' Figural Urn Centerpiece, in the manner of Baccarat, the mounts in the manner of and after ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Empire Revival Urns
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Cast Iron Campana Form Garden Urns on Stands
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand pair of early 20th century English Campana form garden urns or planters raised on pedestal stands. The pair feature cast iron construction with ne...
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Iron
Pair French Empire 19th-20th Century Red Porphyry-Like Granite
Ormolu Obelisks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Monumental and Fine Pair of French 19th, 20th Century Empire Style Red Porphyry-Like Granite and Gilt-Bronze (Ormolu) Mounted Obelisks on Four Gilt-Bronze Lion Paws both resting on...
Category
Early 1900s French Empire Revival Antique Urns
Materials
Slate, Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
$49,850 Sale Price / set
60% Off
Unique Pair of Opulent Sevres-Style Hand-Painted Porcelain Urns by F. Bellanger
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in the grandeur of the Sevres-style with this magnificent pair of hand-painted porcelain urns, a tribute to the exquisite French craftsmanship of the Belle Époque. The gilt b...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair French Bleu Celeste Sevres Urns 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique pair of French Sevres style porcelain and ormolu mounted twin handled urns, in the Louis XV manner, Circa 1870 in date.
The bleu celeste...
Category
1870s French Antique Urns
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century English Regency Polished Steel Warwick Vase
Located in Stamford, CT
English Regency Warwick Vase in polished steel. A handsome rendition of the famous Roman original. After it's excavation from Hadrian's Villa in the late 18th century it caused a sen...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Urns
Materials
Steel
Tall Tortoise Shell Pattern Italian Modern Monumental Glass Urn with Top, 1960
By Empoli
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $950....Classic and elegant, very tall and large handmade Italian glass covered urn in a tortoiseshell design from late the 1960s an...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Urns
Materials
Blown Glass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Beautiful Middle Eastern Hand Crafted Metal Pitcher
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautiful hand forged pitcher. It was made in the Middle East in the Islamic style. It's completely hand forged metal. The handle being made in a heavy hand forged steel.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Islamic Urns
Materials
Metal
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Louis XVI Vases, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A superb pair of hand-painted Medici vases in fabulous polychrome 'Porcelain de Paris' in the Louis XVI style, and standing on sturdy, square bases. Dating from the 19th century, the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Urns
Materials
Porcelain
$1,410 / set
Pair of Russian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Imperial Porphyry Lidded Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely high quality pair of Russian 19th century neo-classical st. Imperial Porphyry lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a fine circular base with an elegant mott...
Category
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Urns
Materials
Porphyry
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.
More Ways To Browse
French Urn With Lid
Italian Made Urns
Meiji Bronze Urn
Vintage Asian Urn
Bacchus Urn
Bronze Rams Head Urn
Chestnut Urns
Italian White Ceramic Urn
White Urn With Lid
Wicker Urn
Antique French Brass Urns
Antique Pewter Urn
Asparagus Vase
Chinese Urn Pair Blue
Delft Blue Urn
Etruscan Urn
Large Sevres Urn
Neoclassical Marble Urns Bronze Rams