I found this a month or so ago and have exhausted all possible avenues to identify it. There are no makers marks or stamps anywhere on it. Here are the specifics and my findings thus far...
It looks like brass.
It is 21" tall.
The base is 5" in diameter and the double headed eagle/dragon is 2 1/2"from wing tip to wing tip.
From bottom to top....
+The base
--> symmetrical and round with 4 scallops or notches evenly spaced around the outside.
-->There is a circular lip about 1/2" from the outer edge
The stem/shaft
-->2 piece system with the inner rod is solid and connected to the base with threads at the top for the eagle to screw into. 16 1/4" long and 1/4" diameter
--> The outer rod is hollow and slides over the inner rod. 16" long and 1/3" diameter
-->appears to be composed if a different metal then the rest of the piece
center component
--> 3 pieces I will call receptacle, lid, and tools. All center components can be adjusted up and down the shaft and are not connected to one another. When in the resting position they look as though they are connected.
-->receptacle
--has 4 spouts/spigots that are hollow leading to an inner compartment that is hidden from view when closed
-- it is secured to the shaft by a horizontal threaded "key". By twisting It you secure it in place, or allow it to slide up and down the shaft.
--> lid
--It opens by sliding the top half of the center component up the shaft away from the 4 spout/valve receptacle.
--it can move even when the horizontal key is securing the receptacle in place.
-->tools
--incomplete
--flat square piece that slides over the shaft
--4 holes at each corner with chains securing the tools. There are only 3 chains and 2 tools
--first tool looks similar to the "threaded key" but has a pointed tip. Possibly to poke or clean the spigots
--second tool appears to be a tweezers
--there is a third chain without anything connected to it
--there fourth hole is empty.
Sitting on top of the shaft is the winged figure...I believe it is a double headed eagle, but it could also be a dragon. It has talon like feet and a fanned tail.
I first thought it was hukah, but there is not a water chamber. Then I thought it was a possible ritualistic incense burner, but my search results did not amount to anything resembling this piece. I came across an image with similar spouts that was labeled an oil lamp. This is the closest I can get to identifying it. The double headed eagle is widely used thru out history, but I have narrowed it down to Russian or Catholic influence.
Please help!!!! I've been obsessed wih this research and it is time to pass the torch....pun intended
It looks like brass.
It is 21" tall.
The base is 5" in diameter and the double headed eagle/dragon is 2 1/2"from wing tip to wing tip.
From bottom to top....
+The base
--> symmetrical and round with 4 scallops or notches evenly spaced around the outside.
-->There is a circular lip about 1/2" from the outer edge
The stem/shaft
-->2 piece system with the inner rod is solid and connected to the base with threads at the top for the eagle to screw into. 16 1/4" long and 1/4" diameter
--> The outer rod is hollow and slides over the inner rod. 16" long and 1/3" diameter
-->appears to be composed if a different metal then the rest of the piece
center component
--> 3 pieces I will call receptacle, lid, and tools. All center components can be adjusted up and down the shaft and are not connected to one another. When in the resting position they look as though they are connected.
-->receptacle
--has 4 spouts/spigots that are hollow leading to an inner compartment that is hidden from view when closed
-- it is secured to the shaft by a horizontal threaded "key". By twisting It you secure it in place, or allow it to slide up and down the shaft.
--> lid
--It opens by sliding the top half of the center component up the shaft away from the 4 spout/valve receptacle.
--it can move even when the horizontal key is securing the receptacle in place.
-->tools
--incomplete
--flat square piece that slides over the shaft
--4 holes at each corner with chains securing the tools. There are only 3 chains and 2 tools
--first tool looks similar to the "threaded key" but has a pointed tip. Possibly to poke or clean the spigots
--second tool appears to be a tweezers
--there is a third chain without anything connected to it
--there fourth hole is empty.
Sitting on top of the shaft is the winged figure...I believe it is a double headed eagle, but it could also be a dragon. It has talon like feet and a fanned tail.
I first thought it was hukah, but there is not a water chamber. Then I thought it was a possible ritualistic incense burner, but my search results did not amount to anything resembling this piece. I came across an image with similar spouts that was labeled an oil lamp. This is the closest I can get to identifying it. The double headed eagle is widely used thru out history, but I have narrowed it down to Russian or Catholic influence.
Please help!!!! I've been obsessed wih this research and it is time to pass the torch....pun intended
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