Old Russian silver
 

Does anyone can tell me, what was intended this subject? Maybe at the same time stamp or monogram identify, in advance grateful for any information.
Height: 5,5 cm
Diameter: 5cm

mark4445,

I do not know exactly how it is, but I know appointment.
The lower tray is put anything that burns, such as dry alcohol, and in a bowl on top in oil is meat or other dish. The device is designed to keep food warm. Its predecessor, the modern deep fryers.

In the unlikely, that thing 5,5 cm in height and 5cm in diameter ... Maybe that something like incense?

Or fondyushnitsy. By the way, the capacity for fondue - kakelon /caquelon, but there are also separate the name of these tanks with heating, but can not remember, earlier in the restaurants with the tradition served with a spirit lamp.

It does not matter, the principle of work remain.

a hallmark say outright: Olex Leo F..
For the stamp masters, one must look directory.
To me, the hallmarks of the order - the subject of the original.

look similar to the site Molotok.ru, I'm there spoons nashol

For assay master completely agree with Sergejnovo (Postnikov-Losev, stamp number 2121, Olex Leo F., denounced in Moscow from 1990 to 1996).
In my opinion, the work of the Third Moscow Artel.
Monogram - owner.
Apparently, not so noble he was.
Boss stuff.

curious, if only "9" "8" - typo.
Fondue - is unlikely, for the time of use would be soot, etc., is lost.
It seems, on the contrary, ikornitsa below Lost part of ice
Master - Vasily Agafonov

Ikornitsa is an interesting idea, but that's about the lost of ice disagree, there is a bottom location is less than two, see, there hardly could hold a small fragment of ice, and then no additional capacity.