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Title: Unknown copper or bronze incense burner? from Ottoman Empire? Please help
Post by: carolcardendolls on November 16, 2009, 06:16:17 PM

Hi, can some one please help me with the identification of this piece. I got it from a family friend that was stationed in Japan in the 1950's, and she said that it was an incense burner or hibachi. I was recently told that it was Turkish from the Ottoman Empire. Can someone identify this? It has no makers marks or other distinguishing markins as to period or area of origin, however after being told that it was turkish I did notice some writing on one side of it that may indeed be Turkish. and have tried to attach a picture of the writing.

Title: Re: Unknown copper or bronze incense burner? from Ottoman Empire? Please help
Post by: fancypants on November 16, 2009, 08:30:28 PM

Welcome to the forum , carolcardendolls .

Could you please give the dimentions of your item , and possibly an image of the 'unit' open (lid off) ?

I can say that it is middle-eastern for certain , and possibly an insence censor .

It appears to be copper ... is this correct ?

Title: Re: Unknown copper or bronze incense burner? from Ottoman Empire? Please help
Post by: carolcardendolls on November 16, 2009, 08:34:23 PM

The item is 10.25" in diameter and 8" tall. I will attach some more pics of it.

Title: Re: Unknown copper or bronze incense burner? from Ottoman Empire? Please help
Post by: fancypants on November 16, 2009, 08:56:20 PM

Thanks for the additional images .

Nice little item .

Title: Re: Unknown copper or bronze incense burner? from Ottoman Empire? Please help
Post by: carolcardendolls on November 16, 2009, 09:02:21 PM

Thanks, I've been tryin to figure out what it is for a while now. It's been quite a difficult puzzle so far.

Title: Re: Unknown copper or bronze incense burner? from Ottoman Empire? Please help
Post by: carolcardendolls on November 16, 2009, 11:13:29 PM

Any idea as to the approximate age of this piece?

Title: Re: Unknown copper or bronze incense burner? from Ottoman Empire? Please help
Post by: regularjoe2 on November 17, 2009, 09:17:54 AM

Still curious about what type of metal your item is made from , carol .

Most incence censers , from that part of the world , were 'footed' (they had little legs on them) in order to avoid fire/heat damage to whatever they were sitting on ; this also aided airflow to the burning incense .


I'm not too much on the 'incense - burner' boat on this one .

Title: Re: Unknown copper or bronze incense burner? from Ottoman Empire? Please help
Post by: carolcardendolls on November 17, 2009, 09:58:23 AM

its made of copper

Title: Re: Unknown copper or bronze incense burner? from Ottoman Empire? Please help
Post by: KC on November 18, 2009, 12:07:48 PM

Hibachi's are Japanese in origin!  This isn't one!  Does appear more middle eastern.  Any markings at all on the bottom or scrutinize the design very well....many artisans put identifying marks in their decorations.

Title: Re: Unknown copper or bronze incense burner? from Ottoman Empire? Please help
Post by: carolcardendolls on November 18, 2009, 01:08:14 PM

The only markings are the flower designs, and the writing that is pictured in picture 004

Title: Re: Unknown copper or bronze incense burner? from Ottoman Empire? Please help
Post by: greenacres on November 18, 2009, 04:36:46 PM

You know I've been looking at this object now a couple times, and I just thought could it be a serving tray with a lid. Let's say you have a celebration outside even in, you'd cover the food to protect it from insects, just to keep it covered. I say this because I thought of the no legs on it, The heat would burn a surface.

Title: Re: Unknown copper or bronze incense burner? from Ottoman Empire? Please help
Post by: KC on November 18, 2009, 05:28:56 PM

Could you post a pic of the bottom?  Does it look like it has been "heated"?