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Early 20th Century Pictorial Khotan Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
, chrysanthemums, and cherry blossoms, an incense burner, several religious books, and bowl of "Buddha's Fingers
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Vintage 1930s East Turkestani Khotan Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Unusual Early 20th Century Pictorial Khotan Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
myriad scholar's objects including potted peonies, chrysanthemum, and cherry blossoms, incense burners
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Vintage 1920s East Turkestani Khotan Central Asian Rugs

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
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Antique 1890s Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

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
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Archaic Bronze Censer
Located in Somis, CA
) style incense burner dates early 19th century or older. Good stable condition.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Urns

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
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Vintage 1910s German Silver Chargers and Plates

Materials

Sterling Silver

Japanese Old Crane-Shaped Incense Container / Lacquered Pottery / Taisho-Showa
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
when using it, put the fragrance in an incense burner to burn the scent. There is a mark around the
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

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.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Green Glazed Chinese Pagoda Censer
Located in Chicago, IL
incense burner with several tiers. Incense burnt at the base of each tier would drift upwards through the
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Gourd Offering Fruit
Located in Chicago, IL
Alongside spiritual icons and incense burners, altars used for ancestor worship were ritually laden
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Early 20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Large Floor Standing Japanese Bronze Jardinière Planter Meiji
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique large quality floor standing Japanese bronze jardinière, planter or incense burner, Meiji
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Antique 19th Century Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Asian Showa Period Bronze Koi Carp Fish Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
patina. This piece may have initially been made to use as an incense burner or decorative hanging
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20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

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

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

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
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Antique Censer Set of 3
Located in Somis, CA
This rare collection consists of 3 antique bronze incense burners. Two of them are of a traditional
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Low Three Drawer Altar Coffer, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
surface to place incense burners, ritual offerings, and ancestral tablets. When not in use, these ritual
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Grand Antique Chinese Altar
Located in Somis, CA
of swords, citrons, vases, blooms and incense burners symbolize good fortune and prosperity.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Dom Perignon Pewter Double Champagne Bucket
By Royal Selangor
Located in Lambertville, NJ
mainly for ceremonial use, such as joss stick holders, incense burners and candleholders for altars of
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20th Century Malaysian Barware

Materials

Pewter

Indonesian old small wooden workbench/20th century/exhibition stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
, incense burners, etc. There are slight warping of the wood, but there are no major defects, and I think
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20th Century Indonesian Other Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Pair of Mid-19th Century Chinese Plant Stands
Located in Chicago, IL
Flowers, teakettles and incense burners, carved here in beautiful relief, were once the very items
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Birch, Lacquer

Chinese Buddha s Hand Citron Offering Fruit, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Alongside spiritual icons and incense burners, altars used for ancestor worship were ritually laden
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Modern Black and White Ceramic Hibachi, Japan
Located in Miami, FL
in some traditional ceremonies and festivals. Nowadays they can be use as large incense burners
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Japanese Ceramic Kirin or Qilin Attributed to Hirado
By Hirado
Located in New York, NY
his body is more of a textured glazed apricot ceramic. Most likely an early Incense burner which is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic

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
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Urns

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Censers, France, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
. Original gilded bronze.  Mint conditions. Splendid pair of incense burners realized in gilded bronze
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Antique 19th Century French Urns

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle Finely Hand Painted Signed, Circa 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
scenes either side; one with a man in an inside setting and to the other side, an incense burner, large
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bottles

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Japanese Porcelain Vases Hand Painted, Meiji Period, circa 1880
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
, the first set of two showing an incense burner on a stand and the second set depicting a flowering
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Small Antique Millstone / Mortar / Garden Object / Water Receiver
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
instead of an incense burner or add potpourri. Weight: 4.8kg Era: Edo-Meiji-Taisho (19th century
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments

Materials

Other

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Set of 6 Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi/Yongzheng Blue White Dinner Plates
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
scene with flowers, rocks and a table rock with an incense burner, books and a vase. The border with
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Metalwork

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

18th Century Italian Baroque Ecclesiastical Altarpiece
Located in Vero Beach, FL
stylized incense burner. The carving of the rocailles, curves and ornaments are indicating pure Baroque
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Bronze Meiji Okimono of a Rat 19th Century Japan, Japanese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Nicely made and large incense burner Okimono of a Rat. In bronze with nice patina
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Bronze

Three Books on Oriental Antiques
Located in valatie, NY
; Japanese pottery from the Satsuma Province with various forms such as tea sets, incense burners, boxes
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20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

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
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Antique 19th Century Turkish Moorish Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Copper

Qing Dynasty Low Scroll Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
hold and display books, vases of flowers, incense burners and other objects. Also used on top of
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Antique 1840s Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Pair Chinese Carved Hanging Window Panels, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
surrounding a central image incense burners surrounded by Taoist emblems of the Immortals. The fruit
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Qing Green Glazed Foo Dog Lion Joss Stick Incense Holder Pair
Located in Forney, TX
an exceptional warmth, depth, and lustrous sheen. Originally intended as an altar incense burner
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta

18th Century Carving of Jesus, Supper at Emmaus
Located in Dallas, TX
above the head of Jesus is a Baroque style incense burner common in cathedrals across Europe for the
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Renaissance Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Japanese Very Beautiful Wood Grain Old Cedar Stand / Flower Stand /Showa Period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stand for placing Japanese vases and incense burners. In Japan, China, South Korea, etc
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Stand / 1868-1920 / Exhibition Stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
and incense burners to decorate it. It was used in relatively wealthy families. Such platforms come
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair Monumental Chinese Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Painted Cabinets
Located in Somis, CA
exterior features three scalloped medallions painted with images of plum blossoms, incense burners and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Porcelain, Plate, Blue and White, KANGXI Period and Mark , circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
ding (incense burner), hand-painted within a double blue circle. See Page 220 of Chinese Blue and White
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Censer with Lotus Design and Lion Finial, Mid-Late Ming Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
incense burners. The overall decoration, shape, and balance are consistent with the stylistic traditions
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Antique 16th Century Hong Kong Ming Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

Kangxi marked Chinese Plate Porcelain Blue White flower basket, Circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
. The central base has a recognized and documented Kangxi symbol of a four legged ding (incense burner
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Plate, Kangxi Period Mark, circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
and documented Kangxi symbol of a four legged ding (incense burner), hand painted within a double blue
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Kangxi marked Chinese Plate Porcelain Blue White, Circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
circle. The central base has a recognized and documented Kangxi symbol of a four legged ding (incense
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Plate, Kangxi Period and Mark Circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Kangxi symbol of a four legged ding (incense burner), hand-painted within a double blue circle. See Page
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Kangxi Mark and period Chinese Large Plate Porcelain Blue White, circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
of a four legged ding (incense burner), hand-painted within a double blue circle. See Page 220 of
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Unique Art Deco Amsterdam School Red Black Lacquered Etagere Stand Small Table
Located in Lisse, NL
. It will look great with a bronze incense burner on top or, for example, displaying a small collection
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Painted Antique Louis XVI Style Tôle Peinte Parfums Later Mounted
Located in Nashville, TN
much later as parfums (incense burners) were changed to lamps and are in very good condition. The
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Tôle

Set of Ki-Seto Ceramic Altar Pieces from Korean Empire Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
set consists of a candle holder with a metal pricket, an incense burner with lid and a vase
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Early 20th Century Korean Other Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Kangxi marked Chinese Large Plate Porcelain Blue White, Circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
symbol of a four legged ding (incense burner), hand-painted within a double blue circle. See Page 220 of
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Post-modern Pewder Candlestick holder by Royal Selangor, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
handcrafted pewter objects mainly for ceremonial use, such as joss stick holders, incense burners, and candle
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Vintage 1980s Malaysian Candlesticks

Materials

Pottery

Japanese lacquered wooden antique display stand/temple small stand/Edo/1800s
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
for placing incense burners and offerings in front of the Buddha statue. The name of this desk is
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

Materials

Wood, Cypress

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Incense Burners For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of incense burners for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and ceramic, all incense burners available were constructed with great care. There are 221 antique and vintage incense burners for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 19 modern editions to choose from as well. Incense burners have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Incense burners bearing Mid-Century Modern or Arts and Crafts hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Incense burners have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by ACOOCOORO, The Haas Brothers and APPARATUS are consistently popular.

How Much are Incense Burners?

Prices for incense burners start at $150 and top out at $120,329 with the average selling for $1,657.
Questions About Incense Burners
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Flow incense burners work because of a hole drilled into incense cones. They direct the smoke produced by the cone downward, allowing it to form visually appealing plumes along the burners. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of antique and vintage incense burners.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Incense burners go by a few different names; censer, thurible, perfume burner or a pastille burner. They’re all used for burning perfume in some solid form and vary in size, shape, appearance and purpose. They’ve often been used in religious ceremonies and for special occasions. Shop a range of antique and modern incense burners on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese incense burner, also called a censer, is a bowl made to hold burning incense. Censers were crafted from bronze, copper, porcelain or stone and often filled with dried aromatic plants and essential oils. Find an assortment of censers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    All 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.