Does anyone know what this item is?

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Just wondering if any one knows what this is? I've had it for a few years, I keep the loo rolls in in in my bathroom.
It's some kind of carved wood on the top which comes off and metal (brass?) on the bottom.
It may have come from a church but not sure.

A bed warmer?

Incense burner perhaps? Looks vaguely religious-y

Does it open ? Is it to hold pot pourri or something ? It's beautiful !

How big is it? Hard to tell from your pic.

Pic with my hand for size😊 The top part comes off.

It's a loo roll holder.

Definitely incense-related, I think.

Its wooden top might prove a fire hazard for lit incense, mind you!

But maybe a Temple used it for just storing massive incense coils?
That might explain its curved shape.

It's rather lovely, whatever.

Does it have any lingering fragrance?

Where did you get hold of it? It's very mysterious, and beautiful too!

No, no smell to it.
I was given it by someone but I didn't ask them what it was used for, I just really liked it. They had connections to church so that's why I thought it had a religious use.

Could it be a fancy chamber pot for a vicar? For backstage at church in the days before indoor toilets?

Incense burner?

It looks like an incense burner to me too

Does it have any sign of having chains or cords attached to it, like a hanging basket? They swing baskets of incense in some churches.

It's definitely Chinese, made of rosewood and looks pre WW11. What's it like the other way up?