Oh - that’s a neat idea! It’s like a little chimney and would definitely work for holding a stick. Thank you, Amethyst! 
Thank you! It is a cute little thing - if I can’t figure out how to use it, it can always just be a decoration 
That’s good to know - I haven’t managed to burn a whole cone yet, but I’ll look for any oily residue. It’s also good to know about the base not getting enough oxygen - it definitely doesn’t burn as well when the lid is on, so that’s something to consider.
Thank you very much for your tips and wisdom, Georgia! 
That’s a beautiful brass burner! I love that the cone sits in a little lotus flower. Watching the steam flow down into the pond must be mesmerizing. This looks like a lovely accompaniment for meditation
Thank you for the tips - I hope you enjoy your brass burner too! 
UPDATE: I’ve been playing around with the brass burner (thank you again for the advice - it does get hot!) and found that the standard size incense cone does not actually fit inside the brass burner - or rather, it fits, but it’s such a tight squeeze that it can’t burn 
Rather than saw incense cones in half, I’m leaving the lid off while it burns to halfway, then covering it for the rest. That seems to be working for now. I’ll continue to experiment with it!
This space will remain open - if anyone else has any tips (or wants to share their brass burners), please feel free to do so!