What are incense burners called?

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.

What is a Chinese incense burner?

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.

How do I use an antique incense burner?

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.

How do flowing incense burners work?

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.

Egyptian Incense Burner

L V Aronson

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Decorative Interesting Antique Print of an Egyptian Incense Burner, 1773

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H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 0 in

Decorative Interesting Antique Print of an Egyptian Incense Burner, 1773

Located in Langweer, NL

Old print depicting an Egyptian incense burner and various other Egyptian objects.

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Paper

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19th Century, Mamluk Revival Brass Openwork Incense Burner, Egypt

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H 8.78 in Dm 5.04 in

19th Century, Mamluk Revival Brass Openwork Incense Burner, Egypt

Located in London, GB

Resting on three feet, the tripod connected by three bars held by a sphere. Stylised vegetal motifs embellish the legs, where they meet the body of the censer, itself plain but for a...

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Antique 19th Century Egyptian Egyptian Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Large Brass, Copper and Silver Incense Burner Syria or Egypt, 19th Century

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H 40.16 in Dm 24.81 in

Large Brass, Copper and Silver Incense Burner Syria or Egypt, 19th Century

Located in Paris, FR

Large and spectacular incense burner and its finely engraved brass plateau, inlaid with silver and red copper.

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Antique 19th Century Egyptian Islamic Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Silver, Brass, Copper

Antique French Art Deco Egyptian Figural Metal Incense Burners by Vantines c1930

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H 9.5 in W 2.75 in D 9.75 in

Antique French Art Deco Egyptian Figural Metal Incense Burners by Vantines c1930

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique pair of French Art Deco figural incense burners by Vantines offer green painted cast metal figures of Egyptian women with extended arms holding incense burners, signed on ...

Category

Early 20th Century French Egyptian Revival Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

Antique Vantines French Art Deco Egyptian Revival Figural Metal Incense Burner

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H 6.75 in W 3 in D 2.5 in

Antique Vantines French Art Deco Egyptian Revival Figural Metal Incense Burner

Located in San Diego, CA

Great French Art Deco Egyptian Revival figural statue incense burner dating from the 1930s.

Category

Early 20th Century Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

Antique Art Deco Egyptian Ebonized Figural Incense Burners by L.v. Aronson, 1924

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H 6.25 in W 2 in D 7.25 in

Antique Art Deco Egyptian Ebonized Figural Incense Burners by L.v. Aronson, 1924

By Louis Vincent Aronson

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique pair of Art Deco incense burners by LV Aronson offer ebonized cast metal Egyptian female figures over burner plinth, signed and dated on base as photographed, 1924 Meas...

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Wedgwood Egyptian Revival Black Basalt & Rosso Antico Incense Burner circa 1820

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H 4.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in

Wedgwood Egyptian Revival Black Basalt & Rosso Antico Incense Burner circa 1820

By Wedgwood

Located in Katonah, NY

We are pleased to offer this incense burner in the Egyptian Revival style made by Wedgwood in a combination of Black Basalt and Rosso Antico stonewares.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Vantines French Art Deco Incense Burner

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H 7.09 in W 7.09 in D 3.35 in

Vantines French Art Deco Incense Burner

Located in Bochum, NRW

A Vantines French Art Deco cast metal incense burner in Egyptian Revival motif, modeled as two elegant Egyptian ladies kneeling, holding up the chamber of the censer.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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Questions About Egyptian Incense Burner

What are incense burners called?
1 Answer
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.
What is a Chinese incense burner?
1 Answer
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.
How do I use an antique incense burner?
1 Answer
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.
How do flowing incense burners work?
1 Answer
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.