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What are incense burners called?
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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.
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Pair, Antique Incense Burners, Oriental, Decorative Censer, Bookends, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique incense burners. An Oriental, decorative stone censer or guardian lion bookends, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Bookends
Materials
Stone
$1,129 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Incense Burner, Oriental, Brass Censer, Decorative, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique incense burner. An Oriental, brass censer, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
$566 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Victorian Gilt Bronze Ormolu Gold Figurative Incense Burner
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Victorian Gilt Bronze Ormolu Gold Figurative Incense Burner
Continental
Gilt bronze
c. 1900
Dimensions: H x W x D: 9.5cm x 13cm x 8.5cm
Crafted around 1900, this antiqu...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Antique Terracotta Incense Burner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique terracotta insensario, incense burner, with three legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Guatemalan Rustic Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Antique Bronze Incense Burner
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an Antique Chinese miniature 'twisted handle' bronze incense burner, likely from the late Ming to early Qing Dynasty.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Antique china bronze incense burner
Located in Berlin, DE
Fantastically beautiful 2-piece incense burner
with lid and pedestal.
This incense burner is extremely finely decorated
with a patinated bronze fu-dog as the lid handle
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$756 Sale Price
51% Off