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Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
billowing incense and multicolored flowering branches borders, with two incense burners and butterflies.
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Incense
Materials
Wool
$4,600
Chinese Gold Splashed Bronze Censer
Located in Chicago, IL
likely used it to burn incense—people in China burned fragrant incense to honor their ancestors, or
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Gold, Bronze
19th Century Chinese Low Table
Located in Chicago, IL
incense" beaded legs.
Pagoda Red Collection # CAG030
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Strap Handles, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
For many centuries, people in China have burned incense in shallow censers such as this, placed
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Tripod Cauldron, Bowl, Unknown
Located in Esbjerg, DK
unknown. Would make a great planter, incense burner or unusual decorative dish.
Category
19th Century Medieval Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Chinese Kang Walnut Table
Located in Nantucket, MA
Late 19th century Kang table with great patina. Chinese, walnut. Has some incense burn marks on the
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Incense
Materials
Walnut
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Lidded Koro Jar
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel lidded koro incense burner standing on brass footed
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Incense
Materials
Enamel
Pair 19th Century Chinese Cloisonne Enameled Standing Crane Censers
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of antique (19th century) Chinese cloisonne enameled metal censers (incense burners
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Incense
Materials
Metal, Enamel
19th Century Chinese Blue and White Twin Dragon Censer
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to hold burning incense, censer bowls have been used throughout China for thousands of
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Iron Foo Dog Censer
Located in Somis, CA
An original 19th century iron foo dog incense burner. Well-fashioned in a standing position
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Iron
Large Japanese Meiji Period Cast Bronze Censer with Dragon and Shishi
Located in Austin, TX
A large and attractive Japanese bronze incense burner, Meiji period, late 19th or early 20th
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Lacquer Censer, Koro, with Toyotomi Mon, Edo Period, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An exceptionally fine Japanese melon form lacquer incense burner, Akoya koro, featuring the
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Incense
Materials
Lacquer
18th Century Tibetan Thangka Depicting Shri Devi Magzor Gyalmo
Located in Southampton, NY
mule, holding a skull cup and an incense stick aloft, wearing various skull garlands and animal heads
Category
18th Century Tibetan Antique Incense
Cast Bronze Thai Deity Bust
Located in Hopewell, NJ
incense. The piece is mounted on a custom Lucite riser that measures 6” square the piece has beautiful
Category
19th Century Thai Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Bronze Fu Dog Censer
Located in Chicago, IL
incense burner and would have been placed upon a family altar for use during ancestor worship. Formed of
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Center Table with Marble
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant cabriole-legged table once held an incense burner in an elegant home or ancestral
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Incense
Materials
Terracotta, Elm
Japanese Edo Period Bronze and Champleve Goose Form Censer, Mid-19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Japanese bronze incense burner in the form a goose or duck, Edo period, mid-19th century
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
peonies and cherry blossoms, and butterflies and billowing incense smoke dot overlay the entire rug.
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Incense
Materials
Wool
Rare Shonzui Style Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Small Tea Jar, ca 1630-1670
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Amazing Lidded small incense or tea jar from the Edo period. Very nicely potted and with a lovely
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Incense
Materials
Porcelain
Miniature Chinese Vase with Handles, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Miniature Chinese porcelain vessel in the form of an incense burner with handles, Qianlong period
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Incense
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Moorish Brass Censer from Turkey
Located in Rio Vista, CA
. Used as an incense burner. Makes a great outdoor fire pit with handles on each side of the round top.
Category
19th Century Turkish Moorish Antique Incense
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Chinese Peking Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
alternating pattern of incense burners, flowers, and butterflies. The wide border is woven with a Buddhist
Category
1880s Chinese Art Deco Antique Incense
Materials
Wool
Pair of English Regency Bronze Perfume Burners, circa 1825
By Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
ritual fumigations in censers or incense burners, reserved for the gods or for royal families.
This
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
Buddhist Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
storing incense. Statues of Buddha and other deities would have been placed in front of the carved screen
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
$1,480
Chinese Antique Open Altar Table
Located in Somis, CA
full length drawers provide storage of scripts and incense. A single board of red elm wood is used as
Category
19th Century Antique Incense
Materials
Wood
19th Century Turkish Moorish Brass Brasier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Great large 19th century Middle eastern Moorish Turkish brass brazier, incense burner.
This great
Category
19th Century Turkish Moorish Antique Incense
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pre Columbian Rare Impressive Large Aztec Urn Top Mexico
Located in London, GB
section of a incense burner
Condition, Crescent section of lower front part restored, small repair to
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Incense
Materials
Ceramic
French Gothic Style Bronze Chandelier Pendant for Four Candles, circa 1860
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used for incense in a French chapel, this elegant pendant features intricate Gothic
Category
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Incense
Chinese Black Lacquer Lattice Nightstand, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century square table was once used as a display stand for incense, flowers, or
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Chinese Three Drawer Table with Half Moon Pulls, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
decoration and understated character. Likely used to hold incense during traditional family rituals, the
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Brass
Chinese Floral Ceramic Pedestal, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
likely used in a garden for incense, tea or plants but, today, would work well indoors or out. In twenty
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Bible Print Setting Up of the Tabernacle by J. Luyken, 1743
Located in Langweer, NL
1. The setting up of the tabernacle. 2. The gold menorah, the incense altar, and the table of
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Incense
Materials
Paper
Miniature Chinese Altar Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
incense, food offerings or symbolic objects, this table’s beautiful design attests to the importance of
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Poplar
Unusual Early 20th Century Pictorial Khotan Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
myriad scholar's objects including potted peonies, chrysanthemum, and cherry blossoms, incense burners
Category
1920s East Turkestani Khotan Antique Incense
Materials
Wool
Antique Chinese Altar Table with (8) Drawers circa 1900 Restored Condition
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
beauty. Most Altar tables will show areas of burn marks from their incense burners. This particular
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Incense
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Diamond, Pearl and Reverse Carved Rock Crystal Pendant
Located in Narberth, PA
used for burning incense, which hangs from 3 long cords. The depiction, which is carved into the back
Category
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Incense
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Rock Crystal, 14k Gold, Platinum
Archaic Bronze Censer
Located in Somis, CA
) style incense burner dates early 19th century or older. Good stable condition.
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Four-Door Three-Drawer Tapered Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
everything from clothing to incense. The doors pivot easily on external carved wooden hinges. The brass
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Two Drawer Low Table
Located in Chicago, IL
brass and iron hardware. Used as part of ancestor worship rituals, it was once laden with incense
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Bronze Censer with Foo Dog
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful antique bronze incense burner in the Ming dynasty style. The vessel's bulbous sides are
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
Judaica German Silver Seder Plate for Passover
Located in Firenze, IT
with the tablets of the Law, Aaron the High Priest with an incense burner and another, probably King
Category
1910s German Antique Incense
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Japanese Cast
Patinated Bronze Standing Crane or Pond Bird Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
an incense burner and had a cover on its back, but we can't be sure.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
Fine Chinese Afternoon Tea Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
, burning incense, or displaying flowers and sculpture. Constructed with mortise-and-tenon joinery, the
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Tribal Indian Bronze Censor Box with Peacock Finial
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
.
Measure: Height 5" x 4" diameter.
Open side to use with incense or home perfume diffuser.
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Agra Antique Incense
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Lacquer Box, Kobako, "The Ivy Way", Edo Period, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite Japanese tall lacquer box for incense implements, kobako, with a scene from The Tales
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Incense
Materials
Lacquer
Chinese Porcelain Brush Pot Hand Painted in Under-Glaze Red, 18th Century Qing
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
-brown enamels with antiques, incense burners, precious things and other motifs and symbols, which we
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Porcelain
Four-Drawer Chinese Red Lacquer Table with Shelf
Located in Chicago, IL
, two large drawers and two smaller drawers that were likely originally used for storing incense.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Pictorial Khotan Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
fertility), two vases of flowering peonies and cherry blossoms, and an incense censor, on a wonderful deep
Category
1920s Central Asian Khotan Antique Incense
Materials
Wool
19th Century Staffordshire Cottage Form Pastille Burner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming mid-1800s Staffordshire incense or pastille burner shaped as a country cottage with a
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Incense
Materials
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Chinese Eight Dragons Flanked Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
for incense in a traditional Chinese home.
Additional dimensions:
Table apron to floor 21.5".
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
Chinese Stucco Seated Buddha, Yuan to Ming Dynasty, Mid-14th Century
Located in Austin, TX
hold incense, with one shoulder showing scorch marks.
Mounted on a modern black acrylic stand
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Incense
Materials
Stucco
Chinese Black Lacquer Display Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
display precious objects, serve tea, or elevate burning incense. This example dates to the mid-19th
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Brass
Monumental Early 20th Century Chinese Ruyi Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
Topped with burning incense, spiritual figures, and offerings of food, this enchanting monumental
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Brass
Chinese Gourd 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 Crackled Lacquer Autumn Altar Box, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
incense and accessories for ancestor worship. Teardrop drawer pulls hang from brass plates shaped as
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Brass
Chinese Shallow 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
Elm
Chinese Square Chrysanthemum Table, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
honored role in ancestor ceremonies, holding pictures, incense and offerings. Today it would make a
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense
Materials
Elm
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Antique Incense For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique incense you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, bronze and ceramic, every antique incense was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique incense — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique incense, those designed in Arts and Crafts, Art Deco and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made antique incense has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Satsuma, Eugene Hazart and La Maison Desny are consistently popular.
How Much is a Antique Incense?
Prices for an antique incense can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $125 and can go as high as $115,694, while the average can fetch as much as $2,500.
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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