A SILVER REPOUSSÉ AND OPENWORK CHRISTIAN CENSER
Ottoman Greece or Balkans, 19th century

Of tapered conical shape, with an everted rim engraved in the style of flower petals, the three vertical panels decorated with repoussé icons of Jesus with nimbus, at the top and bottom stylised vegetal sprays, on the outer sides dragons with scales used as hoops for the hanging chains, the top lid chased in relief with concentric fretwork bands and a bird in the centre, possibly a dove or an eagle, the censer 10.2cm high excluding the chains, 10cm diam, 175 weight.