A mystery.........

I found this divine piece at the brocante at the weekend. A heavyweight bronze confection that is so beautifully detailed.

But.....what was it? I can`t see anywhere where it has been attached in a previous life. I thought it may have been attached to a decorative clock or something similar but there are no breaks or marks. It has no holes for fixing except for the centre lattice pattern and they have never been used.

I have even tried to screw the top off in case I was missing something.

It is just 9.5 cms high.

Soooooooooo...........................what was it?