Used Garden Urns
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Used Garden Urns
Limestone
19th Century French Classical Greek Used Garden Urns
Metal, Iron
Early 19th Century Italian Primitive Used Garden Urns
Terracotta
Late 19th Century American Industrial Used Garden Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Used Garden Urns
Slate, Bronze
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Used Garden Urns
Alabaster
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Used Garden Urns
Marble
1850s Italian Other Used Garden Urns
Bronze
18th Century Chinese Qing Used Garden Urns
Granite
1940s American Folk Art Used Garden Urns
Pottery
20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Used Garden Urns
Alabaster, Brass
1910s Italian Used Garden Urns
Iron
Early 19th Century English Grand Tour Used Garden Urns
Marble, Serpentine
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Used Garden Urns
Terracotta
1870s English Victorian Used Garden Urns
Concrete
1870s English Neoclassical Used Garden Urns
Stoneware
Early 19th Century Scottish Neoclassical Used Garden Urns
Iron
1930s French Art Deco Used Garden Urns
Cement
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Used Garden Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Used Garden Urns
Iron
1870s French Rococo Revival Used Garden Urns
Iron
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Used Garden Urns
Alabaster
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Used Garden Urns
Iron
1930s French Rustic Used Garden Urns
Stone
Mid-20th Century British Used Garden Urns
Terracotta
19th Century French Neoclassical Used Garden Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Used Garden Urns
Terracotta
Early 20th Century French Used Garden Urns
Iron
1880s French Used Garden Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century English Used Garden Urns
Concrete
1960s French Used Garden Urns
Iron
18th Century Chinese Qing Used Garden Urns
Granite
19th Century Scottish Used Garden Urns
Terracotta
18th Century Chinese Qing Used Garden Urns
Granite
1890s French Used Garden Urns
Bronze
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Used Garden Urns
Concrete
19th Century Victorian Used Garden Urns
Iron
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Used Garden Urns
Concrete
19th Century French Neoclassical Used Garden Urns
Iron
19th Century English Used Garden Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century French Other Used Garden Urns
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Used Garden Urns
Iron
19th Century French Other Used Garden Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Used Garden Urns
Breccia Marble
19th Century French Directoire Used Garden Urns
Zinc
19th Century French Other Used Garden Urns
Pottery
Late 17th Century European Louis XIV Used Garden Urns
Iron
19th Century French Used Garden Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century Greek Used Garden Urns
Terracotta
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Used Garden Urns
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Used Garden Urns
Iron
19th Century French Country Used Garden Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century French Used Garden Urns
Belgian Black Marble
Late 19th Century English Victorian Used Garden Urns
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-19th Century English Regency Used Garden Urns
Iron
1920s French Neoclassical Used Garden Urns
Iron
19th Century French Used Garden Urns
Iron
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Used Garden Urns
Bronze
Early 20th Century Used Garden Urns
Terracotta
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Used Garden Urns
Terracotta
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Finding the Right Urns for You
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.
- What is an urn used for?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An urn, also known as a funerary urn, is used for crematory purposes. After death, the ashes of a loved one are collected and kept in the urn for the family. You can find a collection of urns from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are many types of urns, each with its own purpose. Funerary urns store the ashes of a deceased person, while garden urns hold plants or are used for purely decorative purposes. There are also tea urns meant for brewing tea for large groups of people. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of antique and contemporary urns from some of the world’s top sellers.
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