Antique Incense

Made from Elm with an artistic exterior featuring a scene of incense burners, censers, pots, ornate boxes and flowers along the doors.

The whole shrine shows a deep and lustrous incense smoke darkened patina with minimal losses to gilding.

Wonderful collection of ten ancient Greco-Roman terra cotta articles comprising two female Tanagra figures, one on base, a seated female votive figure, a mounted Ptolemaic Egyptian f...

The rectangular stepped plinth decorated with foliage, butterflies, laurel wreaths and vessels burning incense. The white enamel with Roman numerals and blued-steel Breguet hands i...

Alongside spiritual icons and incense burners, altars used for ancestor worship were ritually laden with offerings of food and ripe fruits.

Alongside spiritual icons and incense burners, altars used for ancestor worship were ritually laden with offerings of food and ripe fruits.

This elegant side table dates to the late 19th century and would have been used for serving tea, burning incense, or displaying flowers and sculpture. Constructed with mortise-and-te...

This recessed-leg table from China's Shanxi province dates to the early 19th century and was originally used to display an ancestral shrine in a provincial household. Incense, candle...

This inset leg lacquered table was intended for practical purposes in a 19th century Chinese courtyard home--the display of antiques, flowers, incense or books. It is designed with n...

Traditionally, real fruits, depictions of fruit, Buddhist figures and incense would have been placed on Chinese family altars as gifts of respect to ancestors.

Rare Japanese Buddhist altar table built entirely from zelkova (Japanese elm) wood with a lustrous reddish toned fuki-urushi wiped lacquer finish and patinated by incense smoke in it...

However, opening the two lacquered doors reveals a shrine designed to house altar spirits and incense. It was thoughtfully crafted with drawers and openings to accommodate offerings ...

The colorful panels are painted with scenes of the traditional offerings that once sat upon the altar, including pomegranates, censors, incense, and flowers. Framed by a brilliant re...

A Chinese Ming dynasty two-piece bronze incense censer or cache in the Form of Guandi or Guan Yu holding a sword in his right hand sitting on a natural boulder.

Though it is configured beautifully as a desk, likely it was originally used as an ancestral shrine in a provincial Confucian household. Among other things, incense, candles, and fru...

Narrow coffers such as this were often used as family altars - the drawers used for holding incense and the additional space beneath used for other household goods.

Originally used as an incense stand, display table, or gathering spot for serving wine, this colorful table layers beautifully into contemporary and traditional interiors alike.

This spectacular cross would traditionally be carried in outdoor processions, these are known as cross processions and would be preceded by a large processional lantern and often a c...

This spectacular cross would traditionally be carried in outdoor processions, these are known as cross processions and would be preceded by a large processional lantern and often a c...

Such boxes were used to store cosmetics, incense, documents, and other accessories. Dated to the early 20th century, this ten-drawer chest was likely used in the office of a scholar-...

This large pair of antique covered jars are of baluster shape with the original covers, each jar is finely hand-painted with images of archaic Chinese censers/incense burners & bands...

This pair of small ceramic fu dogs dates to the mid-19th century and were likely used as incense burners atop an altar or plant stand. The figures are glazed in the style of ancient ...

This elegant Chinese pedestal table dates to the mid-19th century and would have been used for taking tea, burning incense, or displaying flowers and sculpture. The tall table has a ...

A hole in its mouth could be used to turn the whole sculpture into an incense burner. Foundry stamp at the base of the tail Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912) Length: 7.5 – Width: 3.5 ...

Antique late 19th century Japanese Meiji period Shibayama Koro (Incense Burner). The silver body is applied of very fine enamel work, sides applied with two mythical, stylized dragon...

A coffer like this was generally commissioned as part of a woman’s dowry and later used as the family altar on which offerings of food and incense would be placed to honour family an...

The tables are an adaptation of an incense Stand or flower Stand found in Classic Chinese furniture.

Alongside spiritual icons and incense burners, altars used for ancestor worship were ritually laden with offerings of food and ripe fruits.

The shelf features two shelves enclosed by scalloped frames and three drawers underneath, perhaps used for stowing incense accessories and other smalls. Beautifully aged from a centu...

Popularized during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), tall display tables such as this were used to display precious objects, serve tea, or elevate burning incense. This square example da...

Popular throughout the Qing dynasty, display pedestals such as this were used to display precious objects, serve tea, or elevate burning incense. This square example dates to the mid...

Popular throughout the Qing dynasty, display pedestals such as this were used to display precious objects, serve tea, or elevate burning incense. This square example dates to the mid...

The table features a single shallow drawer, likely intended for storing incense. A finely beaded edge trims the paneled spandrel and runs down along each of the tapered legs.

A fine & Large antique Japanese Meiji period bronze Koro or incense burner or urn, circa 1890. Finely modeled with an eagle & snake to the top finial with a crown shaped cuff below, ...

A fine example of classical Chinese furniture, the small table was likely originally used as a display stand for delicate objects, flowers or incense. Crafted of northern elm (yumu) ...

The top is inset with a round slab of grey and white marble, chosen for its beautifully swirling appearance reminiscent of shifting desert sands or plumes of incense smoke. The surro...

"The decorative clay pieces known as "Arboles de la Vida" developed from the ceremonial candelabra and incense burners made by crafters from Izucar de Matamoros a town in Puebla State.

Antique late 19th century Japanese Meiji period Shibayama Koro (Incense Burner). The silver body is applied of very fine enamel work, both sides adorned with a finely carved panels o...

Antique late 19th century Japanese Meiji period Shibayama Koro (Incense Burner). The silver body is applied of very fine enamel work, both sides adorned with a finely carved panels o...

This petite mingqi depicts a celestial altar table, which may once have been set with offerings of fruit, incense, and scrolls. This curious example could have provided a means to ho...

While some were used to store cosmetics, jewelry, documents, and other accessories, the small scale and narrow drawers of this box suggest it was used to store incense. The fine box ...

At the center of the brazier for incense that invites meditation.

This unusual mingqi depicts a celestial table set with offerings of fruit, incense, and scrolls. This curious example could have provided a means to honor ancestors.

The narrow form of this particular table suggests it may have been used as an altar for ancestor worship, laden with offerings and incense. Cloaked in a rich, dark lacquer finish, th...

The legs and sides are uniquely decorated with ridged detailing meant to mimic the stacked construction of bamboo furniture, a motif sometimes referred to as "incense stick bundles.”...

Impressive bronze sculpture forming an incense burner and depicting a kingfisher resting on a leaf.

. - From the late 19th century (Qing/Ch'ing Dinasty) - Red Silk with lovely embroidery on both sides - Silk tassel elements - These charming decorative pouches were used as a sachet ...

. - From the late 19th century (Qing/Ch'ing Dinasty) - Blue Silk with lovely floral embroidery on both sides - Silk tassel elements - These charming decorative pouches were used as a...

The grand scale of this 19th-century coffer suggests it was originally used in a Qing-dynasty home as a family altar. Incense, candles, and fruits would have covered the cabinet top ...

Used primarily in Buddhist monasteries during prayer, the hsun-ok would have been a spectacular sight, vibrantly colored and piled high with offerings of food and incense. An impres...

Also known shizi, these seated fu dogs double as incense burners and would have been placed tabletop, perhaps as part of a home altar for ancestor worship.

This form of small carved figure is intended as a focus for ritual worship and would have been placed at the center of an altar laden with food offerings and burning incense. The pre...

Suspended by an original straight rod and decorative chains with "ball" links, the body of this enchanting "Moorish" chandelier by Tiffany Studios New York brings to mind the great d...

The piece is well cast with excellent detail and may well have been part of an incense burner originally. The unpacked weight is about 220grams This antique Chinese food dog has an...

Antique late 19th century Japanese Meiji period Shibayama Koro (Incense Burner). The silver body is applied of very fine enamel work, sides applied with two realistically modelled dr...

A large Chinese Ming bronze kyrin shape incense burner. Beautiful and decorative period Ming dynasty cast bronze of a scaled foo dog or mythical beast with horn, whiskers and teeth.

It was probably used to place an incense burner or a small vase. In modern times, it is recommended as a potpourri stand, an incense stand, an accessory stand for placing special it...