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19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium
19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium

19th Century Japanese Lacquered Smoking Box /Tansu for Opium

Located in Antwerp, BE

The cast iron top brazier is an ideal place to hold a tea lite candle or incense.       

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Incense

Materials

Wood

Thyme in 18th Century Garden Landscape by Matthaeus Merian
Thyme in 18th Century Garden Landscape by Matthaeus Merian

Thyme in 18th Century Garden Landscape by Matthaeus Merian

By Matthaeus Merian

Located in New York, NY

Women gave thyme leaves to knights and warriors to instill courage. As incense it was put on coffins to promote successful passage into the afterlife.

Category

1710s Northern Renaissance Antique Incense

Materials

Engraving

Antique Sterling Silver and Enamel Nude Case
Antique Sterling Silver and Enamel Nude Case

Antique Sterling Silver and Enamel Nude Case

Located in New York, NY

Depicting a graceful nude woman in her boudoir, with a serpent and a pot of incense. Made in Switzerland, c. 1910. The back was never monogrammed; the interior is a mellow lemon gi...

Category

1910s Swiss Antique Incense

Materials

Sterling Silver

Alexandre Kéléty Art Deco Bronze Scarf Dancer 1925 French
Alexandre Kéléty Art Deco Bronze Scarf Dancer 1925 French

Alexandre Kéléty Art Deco Bronze Scarf Dancer 1925 French

By Alexandre Kéléty

Located in Oakland, CA

Kéléty also incorporated the Art Deco style into everyday objects he designed, such as electric lights, ashtrays, and incense burners. 11.5″ T x 9″ W x 2.75″ D

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Incense

Materials

Bronze

Carved Chinese Screen
Carved Chinese Screen

Carved Chinese Screen

Unavailable|$2,675

Carved Chinese Screen

Located in Seattle, WA

Carved Chinese Screen with Dragon & Incense Burner " Carvings like this were once used as windows in dividing walls of residences and temples in China.

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19th Century Chinese Folk Art Antique Incense

Provincial Chinese Offering Table with Two Drawers
Provincial Chinese Offering Table with Two Drawers

Provincial Chinese Offering Table with Two Drawers

Located in Antwerp, BE

This is a table of versatile design to suit the multi-use needs of a country family of many generations living in a small home. Among other things, incense, candles and fruits would ...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Incense

Vintage Art Deco Chinese Antique Oriental Rug
Vintage Art Deco Chinese Antique Oriental Rug

Vintage Art Deco Chinese Antique Oriental Rug

Located in Sarasota, FL

There is a small pagoda with a bridge in the dark green border with masses of floral motifs coming out of the border into the field. There is a small incense burner in blue and pink ...

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1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Incense

An 18th Century Qing Dynasty Lacquered Panel
An 18th Century Qing Dynasty Lacquered Panel

An 18th Century Qing Dynasty Lacquered Panel

Located in San Francisco, CA

Painted on two sides with the first side depicting the Emperor seated under a canopy with his concubine in attendance with mountains and trees in the distance, and on the reverse sid...

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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Incense

Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl and Stand, Yongzheng, 18th Century
Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl and Stand, Yongzheng, 18th Century

Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowl and Stand, Yongzheng, 18th Century

Located in London, GB

A Chinese porcelain semi-eggshell tea bowl of conical form, painted on the exterior in grisaille, gilt, blue and green enamels with two circular medallions enclosing an incense burne...

Category

18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense

Materials

Ceramic

De Reuck.

De Reuck.

By Jacob Gole

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

A female figure standing beside a table on which a censer is burning incense beside a bouquet of flowers. The woman holds a garland of flowers.

Category

17th Century Antique Incense

Materials

Mezzotint

19th Century Silk Velvet Panel with Religious Figures
19th Century Silk Velvet Panel with Religious Figures

19th Century Silk Velvet Panel with Religious Figures

Located in Chicago, IL

Stephen, in his left hand he holds a censer, a vessel used to burn incense suspended by chains allowing it to be swung, the smoke arises as the prayers ascend to heaven.

Category

18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Incense

Materials

Fabric

Chinese Qing Dynasty 18th Century Shanxi Red Lacquer Side Cabinets Qianlong
Chinese Qing Dynasty 18th Century Shanxi Red Lacquer Side Cabinets Qianlong

Chinese Qing Dynasty 18th Century Shanxi Red Lacquer Side Cabinets Qianlong

Located in Seeshaupt, DE

The finely drawn vases, incense burners and flower motifs adorn the doors, whilst sides and back are kept simple with a black lacquer coating.

Category

18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense

Materials

Wood

Antique Shanxi Phoenix Altar Table
Antique Shanxi Phoenix Altar Table

Antique Shanxi Phoenix Altar Table

Located in Merrimack, NH

The food, flowers, and incenses were placed on table for the ancestors to protect the residents.

Category

1850s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Incense

Materials

Elm

Yellow Chinese Beijing Glass Bowl
Yellow Chinese Beijing Glass Bowl

Yellow Chinese Beijing Glass Bowl

Located in 's-Hertogenbosch, NL

The Imperial glass workshops made objects such as vases, cups, bowls, snuff bottles, plant pots, incense burners and items for the scholar's desk.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Incense

Pair of Yellow Chinese Beijing Glass Vases and Covers
Pair of Yellow Chinese Beijing Glass Vases and Covers

Pair of Yellow Chinese Beijing Glass Vases and Covers

Located in 's-Hertogenbosch, NL

The Imperial glass workshops made objects such as vases, cups, bowls, snuff bottles, plant pots, incense burners and items for the scholar's desk.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Incense

Pair of Chinese Beijing Yellow Glass Dragon Bottles
Pair of Chinese Beijing Yellow Glass Dragon Bottles

Pair of Chinese Beijing Yellow Glass Dragon Bottles

Located in 's-Hertogenbosch, NL

The Imperial glass workshops made objects such as vases, cups, bowls, snuff bottles, plant pots, incense burners and items for the scholar's desk.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Incense

Hokkien Chinese Taoist Painting of Seven Haloed "Northern Dipper" Deities
Hokkien Chinese Taoist Painting of Seven Haloed "Northern Dipper" Deities

Hokkien Chinese Taoist Painting of Seven Haloed "Northern Dipper" Deities

By Cheng Zhong

Located in Bangkok, TH

The painting illustrates the "Northern Dipper" deities for the purpose of keeping the incense burning in the temple and bringing prosperity. 

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Incense

Materials

Paper

Satsuma earthenware vase by kinkozan, Meiji period
Satsuma earthenware vase by kinkozan, Meiji period

Satsuma earthenware vase by kinkozan, Meiji period

By Kinkozan

Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL

., which house Kyō Satsuma vases, incense burners, bowls, and dishes in their collections.

Category

1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Incense

Materials

Gold

Purple Glass Tripod Vessel
Purple Glass Tripod Vessel

Purple Glass Tripod Vessel

Unavailable|$5,500

Purple Glass Tripod Vessel

Located in Winter Park, FL

Boda makes an interesting observation, especially since this type of vessel is normally categorized as an incense burner. The form is known from the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

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19th Century Chinese Antique Incense

Zecharias Preaching in the Temple - 1564 Old Master Engraving Religious
Zecharias Preaching in the Temple - 1564 Old Master Engraving Religious

Zecharias Preaching in the Temple - 1564 Old Master Engraving Religious

By Philips Galle

Located in Albany, OR

The scene is from a story in Luke 1, the annunciation by the angel Gabriel, of the birth of John the Baptist, to Zecharias where he is offering incense in the Temple. COA on premium ...

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16th Century Northern Renaissance Antique Incense

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving

Sophisticated Antique, Qing Dynasty Walnut Altar Table with Dream Stone Top
Sophisticated Antique, Qing Dynasty Walnut Altar Table with Dream Stone Top

Sophisticated Antique, Qing Dynasty Walnut Altar Table with Dream Stone Top

Located in Seeshaupt, DE

***SUMMER SALE*** This highly unusual waisted corner-leg altar or incense table with green dream stone (Lùshí 绿石) top from Shanxi province demonstrates the skills of Shanxi master c...

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1820s Chinese Qing Antique Incense

Materials

Stone

Lidded Gold Lacquer Box with Depiction of Murasaki Shikibu by Imaizumi Seishi
Lidded Gold Lacquer Box with Depiction of Murasaki Shikibu by Imaizumi Seishi

Lidded Gold Lacquer Box with Depiction of Murasaki Shikibu by Imaizumi Seishi

Located in Berlin, Berlin

This luxurious maki-e incense box was made by the great pre-war Taishō/Shōwa-period lacquer master Imaizumi Seishi.

Category

1910s Japanese Taisho Antique Incense

Materials

Gold

Fifteenth Century Reliquary Pendant with Christ on the Cross
Fifteenth Century Reliquary Pendant with Christ on the Cross

Fifteenth Century Reliquary Pendant with Christ on the Cross

Located in Chicago, IL

This style of foliage can be found on various reliquaries and vessels of the period between 1480 and 1500, even on the print of an incense holder designed by Schongauer; see Fritz 19...

Category

15th Century and Earlier German Antique Incense

Materials

Silver, Gilt Metal

The Acropolis, Lower End of the Valley  (of Petra)
The Acropolis, Lower End of the Valley  (of Petra)

The Acropolis, Lower End of the Valley (of Petra)

By David Roberts

Located in New York, NY

Little is known about the Nabateans—a nomadic desert people whose kingdom rose up from these cliffs and peaks, and whose incredible wealth grew from the lucrative incense trade. Nab...

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1840s Romantic Antique Incense

Materials

Lithograph

Jacob Petit Hand Painted Urn Vases with Gilding Detailing and Jewelling
Jacob Petit Hand Painted Urn Vases with Gilding Detailing and Jewelling

Jacob Petit Hand Painted Urn Vases with Gilding Detailing and Jewelling

Located in London, GB

Jacob Petit a French ceramist was born in Paris in June 1796 and owned a porcelain factory and a workshop in Fontainebleau in Paris at 26 employing 80 workers. .An undeniable creato...

Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Incense

Materials

Porcelain

Sabean Funerary Stone Plaque
Sabean Funerary Stone Plaque

Sabean Funerary Stone Plaque

Unavailable|$17,089

Sabean Funerary Stone Plaque

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

There was not a temple or wealthy house in the ancient world, from Babylon to Rome, where one would not smell the fragrant scents of these incenses. In addition, a trade route that c...

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15th Century and Earlier Yemeni Antique Incense

Materials

Limestone

The Ravine (Petra 1834)
The Ravine (Petra 1834)

The Ravine (Petra 1834)

By David Roberts

Located in New York, NY

Little is known about the Nabateans—a nomadic desert people whose kingdom rose from its cliffs and peaks, and whose incredible wealth grew from the lucrative incense trade. Raqmu, o...

Category

1840s Realist Antique Incense

Materials

Lithograph

Skating
Skating

John DrewSkating, 1920s

Unavailable|$7,000

Skating

By John Drew

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Traditionally from the pantomime of the Commedia dell'Arte, stylized images such as this resonated with the Jazz-Age set and pierrot's appeared in the decorative arts such as incense...

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Incense

Materials

Oil

Imperial Ningxia Chinese Antique Oriental Rug
Imperial Ningxia Chinese Antique Oriental Rug

Imperial Ningxia Chinese Antique Oriental Rug

Located in Sarasota, FL

Emperor Qianlong burnt incense at Huangsi Temple for him. To remember the late 6th Panchen Erdeni , Emperor Qianlong ordered the building of Jinhuachen Pagoda at Huangsi Monastery.

Category

Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense

Materials

Wool

Incense Stand
Incense Stand

Incense Stand

Sold|$1,980

Incense Stand

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Chinese elmwood incense stand with one drawer and two doors, carved with dragon motifs.

Category

19th Century Antique Incense

Materials

Elm

Japanese Deer Incensor
Japanese Deer Incensor

Japanese Deer Incensor

Located in Los Angeles, CA

bronze lying stag incensor

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Incense

Materials

Bronze

Quing Incense Table
Quing Incense Table

Quing Incense Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Lacquered black incense table from Beijing with single pullout drawer.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Incense

Materials

Lacquer

Bronze Incense Burner
Bronze Incense Burner

Bronze Incense Burner

Located in Pomona, CA

Late 19th century bronze incense burner. The lid comes off and on top there is a foo-dog.

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Incense

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Incense Burner
Chinese Incense Burner

Chinese Incense Burner

Located in Chicago, IL

A carved limestone incense burner in the shape of a brazier on a pedestal originally used in one of China's grand 19th century gardens.

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Incense

Materials

Limestone

Satsuma Incense Burner
Satsuma Incense Burner

Satsuma Incense Burner

Located in New Orleans, LA

This Japanese Satsuma incense burner is a decorative work of art from the Meiji period, distinguished by its exquisite craftsmanship and intricate detailing.

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Incense

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Incense Stands
Pair of Incense Stands

Pair of Incense Stands

Located in Chicago, IL

Symbols of longevity, these mythical toad creatures breathe smoke carved of Elmwood and are topped with stone, offering fragrant incense to the spirit world. Originally they held in...

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Incense

Bronze Rabbit Incense Burner.

Bronze Rabbit Incense Burner.

Located in Hudson, NY

Chinese 19th century Bronze Rabbit Incense Burner.

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Incense

Materials

Bronze

Chinese large incense bowl
Chinese large incense bowl

Chinese large incense bowl

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Large chinese ancient incense bowl made of patinated Period : End of XIXth century, beginning XXth Dimensions : Diameter 40 wx Height 33 cm Fair conditions

Category

Late 19th Century French Archaistic Antique Incense

Materials

Metal

Chinese Parrot Incense Burner
Chinese Parrot Incense Burner

Chinese Parrot Incense Burner

Located in Chicago, IL

A pair of early 20th-century Chinese incense burners depicting parrots standing on rocks.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Incense

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Bronze Incense Burner
Japanese Bronze Incense Burner

Japanese Bronze Incense Burner

Located in Malibu, CA

Japanese incense burner, shown here as a small planter, with an orchid, water without saturating the roots.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Incense

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Ceramic Incense Bowl
Chinese Ceramic Incense Bowl

Chinese Ceramic Incense Bowl

Located in Chicago, IL

Back then, it would have been filled with sand to hold in place incense sticks that would be burned during prayer or meditation.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Incense

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Rectangular Incense Stand
Chinese Rectangular Incense Stand

Chinese Rectangular Incense Stand

Located in Chicago, IL

The flat-top table has a central drawer, below a floating panel forms a shelf that is suspended between four straight legs with horse-hoof feet.

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Incense

Materials

Elm

Incense Burner / Grand Tour Souvenir
Incense Burner / Grand Tour Souvenir

Incense Burner / Grand Tour Souvenir

Located in Dallas, TX

a Grand Tour patinated and gilt bronze incense burner on a marble base

Category

19th Century Antique Incense

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Japanese Incised Oblong Incense Burner
Japanese Incised Oblong Incense Burner

Japanese Incised Oblong Incense Burner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Early 19th century Large Japanese elaborate incised oblong incense burner with Shi Shi dogs and Dragon Handles

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Incense

Chinese Ceramic Incense burner, 1900s
Chinese Ceramic Incense burner, 1900s

Chinese Ceramic Incense burner, 1900s

Located in LEGNY, FR

Very nice Chinese ceramic incense burner representing lions fighting. Holes on the top and at the bottom.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Incense

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Parrot Incense Burners
Pair of Parrot Incense Burners

Pair of Parrot Incense Burners

Located in Chicago, IL

A pair of early 20th century Chinese glazed ceramic parrot-form incense burners. Pagoda Red Collection #: Y051 Keywords: Bird, parrot, statue, sculpture

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Incense

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Parrot Incense Burners
Pair of Parrot Incense Burners

Pair of Parrot Incense Burners

Located in Chicago, IL

A pair of early 20th century Northern Chinese ceramic parrot incense burners with brilliant green glaze. Pagoda Red Collection #: Y053 Keywords: Bird, birds, sculpture, sta...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Incense

Materials

Ceramic

Fine Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'
Fine Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'

Fine Lacquer Kogo 'Incense Box'

Located in Hudson, NY

Exquisitely detailed incense storage box in gold lacquer with silver and gold overlays of a folded screen with heron and willow design.

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Incense

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Incense Table
19th Century Chinese Incense Table

19th Century Chinese Incense Table

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Chinese elmwood incense table with simple stretchers and tall legs.

Category

19th Century Antique Incense

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Incense Stand
19th Century Chinese Incense Stand

19th Century Chinese Incense Stand

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Chinese walnut incense table with dragon carved panels with Shou characters, and one drawer.

Category

19th Century Antique Incense

Materials

Walnut

Unique Bronze Devil Incense Burner
Unique Bronze Devil Incense Burner

Unique Bronze Devil Incense Burner

Located in Petaluma, CA

The top lifts off, and you can then place your incense in the bottom. The devil has that non compromising evil look.

Category

Late 19th Century German Beaux Arts Antique Incense

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Chinese Sancai Parrot Incense Burner
Chinese Sancai Parrot Incense Burner

Chinese Sancai Parrot Incense Burner

Located in Chicago, IL

In fact, this parrot-shaped incense holder once played an important role in ancestor worship.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Incense

Materials

Ceramic

Large Chinese Bronze Incense Burner
Large Chinese Bronze Incense Burner

Large Chinese Bronze Incense Burner

Located in Hudson, NY

This very impressive floor standing large incensor is very dramatic and would be a important addtion to any room.The piece is cast as a number of parts and does to a certain degree ...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Incense

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Japanese Incense Burner
19th Century Japanese Incense Burner

19th Century Japanese Incense Burner

Located in Chicago, IL

This antique 19th century Japanese bronze rectangular censer decorated with moulded dragons against a patterned cloud form background, standing on four scroll feet. The censer measur...

Category

Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Incense

Materials

Earthenware

Han Chinese Incense Burner, Boshanlu
Han Chinese Incense Burner, Boshanlu

Han Chinese Incense Burner, Boshanlu

Located in Austin, TX

High fired gray pottery with a white slip and remnants of pigment. Han Dynasty Chinese boshanlu depicting mountains and clouds on a gray poly-chrome earthenware. These boshanlu were ...

Category

18th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Incense

19th Century Chinese Incense Table
19th Century Chinese Incense Table

19th Century Chinese Incense Table

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Chinese elmwood altar table with wonderful thru-tenons and rich patina.

Pagoda Red Collection #: Z057


Keywords: Table, console,...

Category

19th Century Antique Incense

Materials

Elm

French Empire Glass & Bronze Incense Burner
French Empire Glass & Bronze Incense Burner

French Empire Glass & Bronze Incense Burner

Located in Austin, TX

Antique French Empire style glass and bronze pendant incense burner with acorn finials and flowering scrolls.

Category

19th Century French Empire Antique Incense

Materials

Brass

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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, 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.