• Waft™ Brass Censer — cast brass lidded incense burner with a pierced dome
  • Waft™ Brass Censer burning on an oak shelf against a warm plaster wall
  • Waft™ Brass Censer detail — pierced brass lid, cast scroll handles, three-foot base
  • Waft™ Brass Censer held in two hands, showing its 10.3 cm scale
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★★★★★ 4.6 37 reviews

Waft™ Lidded Incense Holder Brass

Waft™ Lidded Incense Holder Brass

Keeps the ash off your shelf.

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Ash stays insideSolid cast brassFeet block heatLifts off to clean

Why the ash stays put

The coil burns on a plate inside a closed bowl, so ash drops straight down and only smoke leaves through the piercingSmall openings spread across the whole dome break the smoke into thin threads that drift, instead of one hard column at the ceilingThree cast feet lift the base clear of the surface, so the heat never reaches the shelf underneath it
Solid cast brassPierced dome lidThree-foot base
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A small cast-brass lidded censer, 10.3 cm across the handles, for coil and cone incense. The pierced dome holds the smoke and lets it out slowly, the three feet keep the heat off the surface, and the whole thing lifts apart in two pieces for cleaning. Ash stays inside instead of on your shelf.

Product Info

Solid cast brass, antiqued finish, two-part lift-off lid

Material

10.3 cm wide × 8 cm bowl × 6.6 cm tall · 100 g

Sizes

Overview

Open incense burners have one flaw and everybody discovers it the same way: a fine grey ring of ash spreading across the shelf, and a draught that carries half of it onto the sofa. The problem is not the incense. It is burning it on an open plate in a room where doors open.

Waft is the enclosed answer. A cast brass bowl with a domed pierced lid: the coil or cone burns on the plate inside, the ash falls straight down into the bowl, and only smoke comes out through the openwork. Nothing to sweep up afterwards - you tip the ash into a bin when it builds up, and that is the whole ritual.

The piercing does a second job. Because the openings are small and spread over the whole dome, the smoke leaves as a dozen thin threads rather than one hard column, so it drifts and settles in a room instead of shooting at the ceiling and hanging there. The lid also slows the burn slightly, which is why a coil that gives you an hour on an open plate tends to run a little longer in here.

It is cast brass, not pressed sheet - 100 g of it, with the relief and the two scroll handles formed in the mould rather than stamped. Three short feet lift the base clear of the surface so the heat never reaches your shelf, and the lid simply lifts off, which means you can actually clean it. Verified size: 10.3 cm across the handles, 8 cm across the bowl, 6.6 cm tall.

Care

Let it go completely cold before you touch it - brass holds heat far longer than it looks like it should. Tip the ash out when it reaches the plate and wipe the inside with a dry cloth or a soft dry brush; do not wash it, because water left in the piercing of the lid will bloom green over time. On the outside, dust only. Leave the antiqued finish alone: brass polish will strip the darkening out of the relief and the handles and leave a flat shiny gold that never comes back.

Materials

Solid cast brass with an antiqued finish, in two parts: a shallow footed bowl with cast relief panels and two scroll handles, and a domed openwork lid with a turned knob. The lid lifts off and is not hinged or screwed. Verified size: 10.3 cm across the handles, 8 cm across the bowl and 6.6 cm tall, weighing approximately 100 g. Suits incense coils and cones. Incense is not included.

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Waft™ Brass Censer burning on an oak shelf against a warm plaster wall

Small enough for a shelf edge

At 10.3 cm across it fits on a narrow shelf, a windowsill or the corner of a desk without taking the space over. The three feet keep the hot base off the wood, so it can sit somewhere you would not risk an open plate.

Waft™ Brass Censer held in two hands, showing its 10.3 cm scale

It lifts apart in two pieces

No hinge, no screws. The domed lid comes straight off, you set the coil on the plate, and it goes back on. When the ash builds up you tip the bowl out and wipe it dry - which is most of the reason people keep using one rather than putting it in a cupboard.

Waft™ Brass Censer detail — pierced brass lid, cast scroll handles, three-foot base

Cast, not pressed

The relief panels, the scroll handles and the openwork of the lid are all formed in the mould rather than stamped into thin sheet. You can feel it in the weight - 100 g for something this size - and see it in the way the patina sits down in the recesses.

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★★★★★

No more grey ring on the sideboard

I had been using a little ceramic dish and was wiping ash off the sideboard every single time. This holds all of it. Burns coils fine and the smoke comes out in thin wisps rather than one straight line, which I actually prefer. Tip it out about once a fortnight.

Adeline R.

Verified buyer

★★★★★

Heavier than it looks in the photos

Expected thin pressed metal at this price and it is properly cast - you can see the detail is in the metal rather than stamped on. It is small though, about the width of my hand, so do not order it expecting a centrepiece. Gets hot, which the listing does say, so give it ten minutes before moving it.

Owen M.

Verified buyer

★★★★★

Cones work better than sticks

Worth knowing it is made for coils and cones, not upright sticks - there is nowhere to hold one. I use cones and it is perfect, the whole thing contained with just smoke coming through the top. The dark patina in the pattern is nicer in person than the bright gold I was worried about.

Priya D.

Verified buyer

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Frequently asked questions

What kind of incense does it take?
Coils and cones, which sit on the plate inside the bowl. It is not built for upright sticks - there is no hole to hold one, and a stick would foul the lid. If sticks are what you burn, this is the wrong burner. Incense is not included, so you can carry on with whatever you already use.
How big is it really?
10.3 cm across the handles, 8 cm across the bowl itself and 6.6 cm tall, weighing around 100 g. That is roughly the width of a spread hand. Photographs of brass objects on a plain background read much larger than life, so it is worth putting a ruler on the shelf before you order.
Does the outside get hot?
Yes - it is solid brass with something burning inside it, so the lid and the bowl both get hot and stay hot for a while after the coil has gone out. The three feet are there so the surface underneath does not, and they work; the shelf stays cool. Just do not pick it up by the bowl mid-burn, and give it ten minutes before moving it.
How do I clean it out?
Wait until it is completely cold, lift the lid off, tip the ash into a bin and wipe the inside with a dry cloth or a soft dry brush. Do not wash it. Water sitting in the openwork of the lid will dry green and stain the brass, and it is very hard to get back out of the piercing once it does.
Is it solid brass or plated?
Solid cast brass with an antiqued finish, which is where the 100 g comes from. The relief, the scroll handles and the openwork are all formed in the mould rather than pressed into thin sheet, so the detail is in the metal and will not wear off at the edges. Plated sheet at this size would weigh about a third as much and would blister where it gets hot.
Can I polish it if it darkens?
You can, but we would not. The darkening in the recesses is a deliberate antiqued finish rather than tarnish, and brass polish takes it straight out and leaves a flat shiny gold that will not come back. If the raised edges dull over time, a dry cloth brings the shine back on the high points and leaves the pattern alone, which is the look it was finished for.

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