Tibetan Silver Incense Burner & Cover Style - Fengweizun 'Phoenix Tail' Vases Canton had many waterways and

Canton had many waterways and notoriously busy streets

90 x 28 x 81 (w x d x h cms)

China - 19th Century

Originally these lamps were made in Europe and exported to India as lighting for large homes and palaces in the 19th century candles or oil lamps would have been placed inside with a glass lid to prevent soot from marking the ceiling

Used for transporting foods & liquids by ship around the Oriental seas

Tibetan Silver Incense Burner & Cover Style - Fengweizun 'Phoenix Tail' Vases Canton had many waterways andThis Tibetan incense burner is crafted from silver plated bronze and made in the traditional style. Adorned with dragons, elephants with deer atop the lid. Incense burning was common in Tibetan monasteries. You can burn your resin incense, incense sticks, powder incense, or cone incense. From China 28 x 10. 5 x 19 (wxdxh cms) UK Delivery Charge except Highlands & Islands 7. 50 More delivery options available at checkout