Does anyone know what this mystery object is? Not very old, I would think 60s, 70s, or even newer. Material is silver plated, well finished and high quality and a nice turned wood base. Weight 3,4 kg, height 55 cm, width of top arm 31 cm. There is a silver (plate) mark, and the word Almazan – this is mainly used for brass objects, not silver plate. Extensive internet searches have only yielded one silver plated vase with this mark, I can not find other similar objects (it is not a wine decanter!) nor information about the maker. Also posts in different Facebook antiques/vintage groups has not had any results.
Hi thank you for your interest. The ‘cup’ holder is in fact a candle holder. It has no wear, holes or other features. It fits a normal size candle.
There are 2 loops or rings, both fixed, one round and one oval.
I have no history at all with it – I found it in a recycling shop and as it is a good quality silver plated item I decided to buy it in the hope to discover it’s purpose.
You are right, clearly there is something missing that has to hang from, or be attached to, the rings – they both have wear on the lower inside. If you have some clues, I’d be really curious to hear them!
