Antique Terracotta urn | Michail

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Antique Terracotta urn | Michail

A gorgeous Antique Terracotta urn | Michail.

Antique urns were originally used for storing olive oil and are now the perfect antique home or garden accessory. They look beautiful and very sculptural completely empty inside the home but can be used outdoors planted with olive trees or trailing plants.

In the wintertime, if you leave them outdoors, simply turn them upside down so that they cannot fill with water which will freeze (if you make a drainage hole to the bottom there is no need to do this).

If you establish a plant inside these pots simply use a plastic pot within which will allow for expansion and contraction of frozen soil and water.  If you do fill the pot with the soil we would recommend that you do not allow the pot and contents to freeze over winter.

Each pot is around 70-100 years old so please expect vintage imperfect condition.  Some pots have traces of white residue where they have been previously painted.  Pots are often repaired and have some filler. There are often traces of olive oil inside the pots. The surface is often textured, pitted and flaky with loose paintwork/whitewash.

Please add an urn stand to your order if you require one.  You can add some weight to the bottom of the pot such as gravel then the pot will be largely stable as it will be weighted at the bottom if you do not want a stand.

To order an urn stand for £42 please click HERE

Dimensions of Antique Terracotta urn | Michail

Height 60 cm

Diameter 36 cm

Diameter at neck 13 cm

This item is too large and heavy to be shipped via a parcel delivery it will need to take place with a specialist door to door courier. Delivery charges are added at the checkout.

We sell a comprehensive range of garden tables, planters and garden mirrors.

We also sell a range of small-sized antique terracotta Mediterranean urns HERE.

Visit our Pinterest pages for inspiration.