Oriente Médio

Dimensões: Altura 65cm, Height: 25.6 in  / Comprimento 64cm, Width: 25.2 in / Profundidade 64cm, Depth: 25.2 in.

Código: OBJ2025104

Braseiro, ou incensário, em latão polido. Recipiente suspenso por base quadrangular, com cantos chanfrados, encimado por tampa em domo retorcido, perfurada, e encimada por Lua Crescente. Pés arqueados, e tabuleiro de apoio, para chão, em latão sobre madeira. Alças, frisos, molduras e ornamentações diversas no mais puro estilo otomano.

Crescent of Smoke: A Majestic Ottoman Censer in Brass and Wood, Circa 1900” A vision of golden grandeur, this rare and evocative censer is a poetic relic of the East — an objet d’art that once perfumed the air of a refined chamber, a ceremonial hall, or a sanctuary of devotion. Likely crafted in the early 20th century under the lingering influence of Ottoman design, it is a composition of remarkable symmetry and symbolic resonance. The domed lid, elegantly fluted and surmounted by a crescent moon finial, rises like a minaret above the pierced body, allowing tendrils of incense smoke to spiral gently through the air. Beneath, an octagonal chamber is adorned with repoussé handles and rests delicately upon scrolled legs — each curve and contour echoing the refinement of Islamic architectural motifs. All of this is anchored on a scalloped brass platform mounted over a robust wooden base, forming a unified structure measuring approximately 65 cm in height and 64 cm in width. The gleam of hand-hammered brass, mellowed by time, imbues the piece with both nobility and soul. Though utilitarian in origin, this censer transcends function. It speaks of rituals long past, of prayers scented with amber and oud, of private moments lit by lantern glow. Whether as a centerpiece in a collector’s gallery or a singular accent in an opulent interior, it is an object that demands contemplation — a crescent-shaped whisper from another world, still glowing with memory.