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French Empire Mantle Clock
Located in Berlin, DE
, butterflies, laurel wreaths and vessels burning incense.
The white enamel with Roman numerals and blued
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Incense
Materials
Ormolu
$12,500
Antique Japanese Buddhist Shrine with Original Paint, Edo Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
whole shrine shows a deep and lustrous incense smoke darkened patina with minimal losses to gilding
Category
1720s Japanese Edo Antique Incense
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Collection of Greco-Roman Antiquities
Located in Kinderhook, NY
-back, and an Hellenistic incense vile and pediment acroterion fragment. This collection was formed in
Category
18th Century and Earlier Greek Antique Incense
Chinese Cinnabar Sword Leg Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
. Originally used as an incense stand, display table, or gathering spot for serving wine, this colorful table
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Chinese Ten Drawer Document Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
larger cabinets during the Qing dynasty. Such boxes were used to store cosmetics, incense, documents, and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Incense
Materials
Brass
18th Century Chinese Shrine Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
doors reveals a shrine designed to house altar spirits and incense. It was thoughtfully crafted with
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Cedar
Early 20th Century Fruit of the Earth Offering Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
the traditional offerings that once sat upon the altar, including pomegranates, censors, incense, and
Category
Early 20th Century Mongolian Antique Incense
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Sancai Fu Lion Protectors, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
-19th century and were likely used as incense burners atop an altar or plant stand. The figures are
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Stoneware
19th Century Chinese Six-Door Sideboard Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
incense and the additional space beneath used for other household goods. The original hand-wrought brass
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Brass
Ming Dynasty Bronze Figure of Guandi or Guan Yu
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese Ming dynasty two-piece bronze incense censer or cache in the Form of Guandi or Guan Yu
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Japanese Silver, Enamel and Shibayama Koro, circa 1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th century Japanese Meiji period Shibayama Koro (Incense Burner). The silver body is
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Incense
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Table, 19th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
reddish toned fuki-urushi wiped lacquer finish and patinated by incense smoke in its original setting
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Large 18th Century Baroque Processional Cross
Located in Hastings, GB
large processional lantern and often a crucible bearing incense, religious banners and icons would then
Category
1760s German Baroque Antique Incense
Materials
Iron
Large Scale Gilt Iron 18th Century Baroque Processional Cross
Located in Hastings, GB
preceded by a large processional lantern and often a crucible bearing incense, religious banners and icons
Category
1760s German Baroque Antique Incense
Materials
Iron
18th Century Chinese Two-Drawer Table
Located in Chicago, IL
, incense, candles, and fruits would have been placed on it as offerings to ancestors. The original finish
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Chinese Three Drawer Collector
s Shelf, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
, perhaps used for stowing incense accessories and other smalls. Beautifully aged from a century of use
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Chinese Quadrilobe Side Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
objects, serve tea, or elevate burning incense. This square example dates to the mid-19th century and
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Chinese Three Drawer Display Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
display precious objects, serve tea, or elevate burning incense. This square example dates to the mid-19th
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Shallow Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
drawer, likely intended for storing incense. A finely beaded edge trims the paneled spandrel and runs
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Chinese Buddha
s Hand Citron Offering Fruit
Located in Chicago, IL
Alongside spiritual icons and incense burners, altars used for ancestor worship were ritually laden
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Incense
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Marble Top Table with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
shifting desert sands or plumes of incense smoke. The surrounding wood frame is comprised of six joined
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Marble
Chinese Quadrilobe Side Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
objects, serve tea, or elevate burning incense. This square example dates to the mid-19th century and
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Painted Qilin Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
family altar on which offerings of food and incense would be placed to honour family ancestors
Category
Early 20th Century Mongolian Folk Art Antique Incense
Materials
Brass
Narrow Chinese Collector
s Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
display stand for delicate objects, flowers or incense. Crafted of northern elm (yumu) with mortise-and
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Large Antique Japanese Meiji Bronze Koro Censer insense Burner Urn Eagle
Snake
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & Large antique Japanese Meiji period bronze Koro or incense burner or urn, circa 1890
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
Altar Lamp, Tree of Life, "Arboles De La Vida, " circa 1920
By Aurelio Flores
Located in Berlin, DE
ceremonial candelabra and incense burners made by crafters from Izucar de Matamoros a town in Puebla State
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Incense
Materials
Clay
Antique 19th Century Japanese Solid Silver, Enamel
Shibayama Koro, circa 1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th century Japanese Meiji period Shibayama Koro (Incense Burner). The silver body is
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Incense
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Japanese Shrine, circa 1800
Located in San Marino, CA
doors that open onto a space where the worshipper can place statues, incense, offerings, etc. The inside
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Incense
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer, Wood
Antique 19th Century Japanese Solid Silver, Enamel
Shibayama Koro, circa 1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th century Japanese Meiji period Shibayama Koro (Incense Burner). The silver body is
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Incense
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Pair of Qing Dynasty Chinese Side Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
tables are an adaptation of an incense Stand or flower Stand found in Classic Chinese furniture. The
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
$5,940 / set
Chinese Ancestor Wine Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
table suggests it may have been used as an altar for ancestor worship, laden with offerings and incense
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Tabletop Scholars
Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
used to store incense. The fine box likely belonged in a scholars' studio, displaying precious objects
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Brass
Chinese Kang Table with Ridged Legs, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
bamboo furniture, a motif sometimes referred to as "incense stick bundles.” The short corner legs end in
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Miniature Chinese Celestial Altar Mingqi
Located in Chicago, IL
been set with offerings of fruit, incense, and scrolls. This curious example could have provided a
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Incense
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Celestial Mingqi Table with Offerings
Located in Chicago, IL
mingqi depicts a celestial table set with offerings of fruit, incense, and scrolls. This curious example
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Incense
Materials
Ceramic
Exceptional Japanese Lacquer Koro
Located in Austin, TX
An extremely fine Japanese lacquer koro (incense burner).
The lobed body decorated with a
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Incense
Materials
Coral, Pewter, Gold, Copper
19th Century Blue and White Lotus Flowers Cream Peking Chinese Rug in Wool
Located in Firenze, IT
the center of the brazier for incense that invites meditation.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Incense
Materials
Wool
Unbranded ANTIQUE CHINESE Blue Embroidered Silk SCENT PURSE BAG 19th Century
Located in Rome, Rome
decorative pouches were used as a sachet pouch and are also referred to as incense purses Condition: B :GOOD
Category
19th Century Antique Incense
ANTIQUE CHINESE Red Embroidered SCENT PURSE BAG 19th Century Ch
ing
Located in Rome, Rome
pouches were used as a sachet pouch and are also referred to as incense purses Condition: B - GOOD
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Incense
Pair of Chinese Yellow Glazed Ceramic Fu Dogs, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
incense burners and would have been placed tabletop, perhaps as part of a home altar for ancestor worship
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Polychrome Jade Emperor Altar Figure, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
worship and would have been placed at the center of an altar laden with food offerings and burning incense
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Bronze Foo Dog with fine detail, Qing early 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
part of an incense burner originally. The unpacked weight is about 220grams
This antique Chinese food
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Provincial Chinese Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
as a family altar. Incense, candles, and fruits would have covered the cabinet top as offerings to
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Brass
Burmese Black Lacquer Hsun-Ok, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
of food and incense.
An impressive example of Burmese woodworking, this pine wood vessel was
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Antique Incense
Materials
Lacquer, Pine
Tiffany Studios New York "Moorish" Lantern Chandelier in Green
Orange Mottled
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
of incense, of frankincense and myrrh, that belong to a bygone age. The rounded shade is made of rich
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze, Lead
Antique Japanese Solid Silver, Enamel and Shibayama Koro, circa 1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th century Japanese Meiji period Shibayama Koro (Incense Burner). The silver body is
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Incense
Materials
Silver
19th century Chinese bronze cencer with Buddhist lion decoration circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
/brown patina. Circa 1860
Censers are a type of vessel for burning incense. In many cultures burning
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
Ming Dynasty Bronze Mythical Xiezhi Censer, circa 1368-1644
Located in Dallas, TX
A large Chinese Ming bronze kyrin shape incense burner. Beautiful and decorative period Ming
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
Top-Class Antique Display Stand Made in Japan Using Mulberry Wood
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
beginning of the Showa era in Japan.
It was probably used to place an incense burner or a small vase.
In
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Incense
Materials
Wood
Chinese Scholars
Poetry Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
its natural patterning, the stone top insulated the table from burning incense and was easy to clean
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Stone
Chinese Forty-Two Ancestors Portrait, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
. Spirit tablets are erected on the altar before them and incense and offerings are placed on the table
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Fabric
Chinese Two Drawer Offering Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
used to display an ancestor shrine in a provincial household. Incense, candles, and fruits would have
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Incense
Materials
Iron
Italian Baroque Period Carved Walnut Sacristy Cabinet, Mid to Late 17th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
chimney, yes chimney, that raises to allow what I can only assume for the burning of incense in the
Category
1670s Italian Baroque Antique Incense
Materials
Walnut
Qing Dynasty Altar Table with Hoofed-Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
. There are no incense burn marks (or cigarette burns) as is typical, indicating that this slim piece was
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Chinese Forty-Two Ancestor Portrait
Located in Chicago, IL
. Spirit tablets are erected on the altar before them and incense and offerings are placed on the table
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Fabric, Ink, Pigment
Japanese Old Wooden Stand / Exhibition Stand Made of Small Zelkova / Lower Stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
vases and incense burners are placed.
It has an attractive shape.
This is unique to China and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Incense
Materials
Other
Monumental Qing Dynasty Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
ancestors by burning incense and making other offerings. The piece features traditional mortise-and-tenon
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
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Questions About Antique Incense
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022All incense burners work roughly the same, whether antique or contemporary. Usually the incense is placed inside the burner and lit, then a lid may be lowered, if there is one. The smoke will then filter out through holes in the lid. Shop a range of antique and modern incense burners on 1stDibs.
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