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Your search (miscanellous items) returned 48 incense burners (click on thumbnail to see full picture)
Shape: Oil Lamp : Human Material: Brass
Location: Private (Vincent Evans)
Description: On the stand is a young boy in what seems to be period clothing wearing what looks like burning coals on his head. Above this is the oil lamp with 3 spouts.It has a tall bulbous lid. On top of this is a triangular plate supporting a bucket,a bell and what could be a talon,each on a chain. Above this is what i believe to be a waft plate. Finally, there is the handle. The Oil Lamp is 38cm in height and can be dismantled easily for cleaning.
Item # 217
Origin: India Shape: Multi-Part : Peacock Material: Brass
Location: Private (Jo Drake)
Description: The central peacock screws open allowing each of the six surrounding peacock lids to open. Weight: 726 gms. Size: 5" (125 mm) diameter, 3.5" (90 mm) high
Rather be a spice box or kumkum container (kumkum is a red turmeric powder used for making the distinctive Hindu mark on the forehead).
Item # 220
Origin: Oriental Shape: Brazier Material: Brass
Location: Private (David Brennan)
Description: Brass incense burner with silver overlay. May also be a heating or cooking brazier.
see item #588 for reference.
Item # 353
Origin: Oriental Shape: Brazier : Human Material: Copper
Location: Private (Patti Lowman)
Description: It is made of copper with bronze feet and measures 3 feet in height and 25 inches in diameter. The woman in top is holding a snake and the feet of the burner are lion's heads.
Description: Small pot with bronze handle, a loose-fitting wooden plug that fits in the top, and a small vent hole in the top. May rather be a Oil lamp with missing wick holder.
see item #625 for reference.
Item # 393
Origin: India Shape: Multi-Part : Peacock Material: Brass
Location: Private (Judith Taylor)
Description: Burner bought in Bombay, India, in 1959. It is made of brass, weighs 560g, stands about 8cm high and and is about 12.5cm across. Each of the five boxes has the shape which I believe to be a stylised form of the mango, rather like a droplet of water with a curl to the tail, and is topped by a stylised peacock-shaped handle. The five feet are also peacocks. The central carrying handle unscrews for easier cleaning, but does not fasten the lids of the boxes as in the case of item #220.
Rather be a spice box or kumkum container (kumkum is a red turmeric powder used for making the distinctive Hindu mark on the forehead).
Origin: India Shape: Multi-Part : Peacock Material: Brass
Location: Gettysburg College
Description: This object is shaped like a flower; each petal is hinged to the bottom of the container with a small peacock on top used as a handle. There is a larger peacock on top of the container that can be removed, so that each petal can open up to reveal small storage compartments.
Peacocks have particular significance in Hinduism because they are often depicted alongside the Goddess Saraswati.
Rather be a spice box or kumkum container (kumkum is a red turmeric powder used for making the distinctive Hindu mark on the forehead).
Location: Private (Susan Rountree) (identified/contributed by: Joan Ahrens)
Description: Old Chinese Hand warmer where hot coal are put in and held under long sleeves/robes in winter. Lid comes off but is really stuck on tightly. Has a swing handle.
Item # 496
Origin: China Incense: Stick Shape: Pot Material: Ceramic
Location: Private (Linda Stockdale)
Description: Ceramic Incense burner, decorated with green and flowers background and painted scenery.
Could also be a sugar bowl (but with missing lid) as teapots with same decoration can be found in China, like this one
Item # 503
Origin: Oriental Incense: Rose water Shape: Sprinkler Material: Brass
Description: Brass Rose Water Sprinkler : the top has 3 holes in it and screws off the bowl. Was used to sprinkle rose water during weddings and large public gatherings.
Rose water was also used for flavoring food, especially in the Middle East. Rose water sprinklers were popular in Mughal India and in most Islamic countries
Item # 530
Origin: India Shape: Multi-Part : Human Material: Bronze
Description: Bronze Aarti lamp, approx 8" high with a handle for carrying.
Aarti, also spelled arathi, aarthi (from the Sanskrit term Aradhana) is a Hindu ritual, in which light from wicks soaked in ghee (purified butter) or camphor is offered to one or more deities.
Description: This Incense Burner stands 27" tall to the tip of the bird. The tray is 18" wide, the base is 13" and the bowl/vessel is 5 1/2" deep and 11 " across. It has a white, crusty residue in it. May also be a heating or cooking brazier.
see item #353 for reference
Item # 588
Origin: Asia Shape: Pot Material: Ceramic
Location: Private (Neil)
Description: Oil lamp with a metal lid with tube attached that goes down into the pot (wick holder). Dimensions: 17cm high, 12cm wide.
see item #393 for reference.
Item # 625
Origin: Turkey Shape: Pot Material: Copper
Location: Private (Neil)
Description: Copper Burner or Brazier (used for heating or cooking). Dimensions: 31cm x 23cm
see item #588 for reference
Item # 626
Shape: Airplane Material: Brass
Location: Private (Shane Williams)
Description: This plane flips over in the center to a tray of some sort on the bottom half and the upper half is a thick screening with smoke damage? like there was meant to be something burned in it. It measures 12" long and I believe it was 10" wide. Hand engravings. (maybe Indian art) missing 2 engines and front landing gear. wierd markings on it in 2 or 3 spots. with the 70 engraved or stamped on the inner screen part.
Item # 628
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