I believe this is an old holder for a box of kitchen matches, I am not sure of this but was told that is what it is, it looks like brass and some sort of metal, the paint is peeling from the black part.
The base is approx 2 1/8 inches across,the height is 3 inches, the black part is 1 1/2 inches across and will hold something about 3/4 to 1 inch |