Brass vase?

[C4RL]

Hello.
I have two of these both slightly different, 34cm tall & 24cm at the widest point.
They don’t have solid bases but are made like tubes with three pieces of lead melted in the bases to give them some weight.
I imagined they were for dried flowers & maybe Indian but that’s nothing more than a guess.
Anyone know what they are? Thanks.

[Richard G]

Possibly candlesticks?
Regards
Richard

[C4RL]

Thanks Richard.
The opening at the top is 5”/125mm wide. The widest part 9-1\2” / 24cm.
Despite searching the web I haven’t managed to find anything similar but realise I’m just missing a search word/term.
I also realise these are a little out of the scope of this forum but thought I give it a try.

[Helleri]

Possible artillery shell trench arts that are missing the base plugs?

[Sajen]

They could be spittoons where something is missing. These spittoons are common in areas where betel chewing was common.
See an example from a recent German auction.
This would mean that you have presented them upside down.

Regards,
Detlef

[Helleri]

Originally Posted by Sajen

They could be spittoons where something is missing. These spittoons are common in areas where betel chewing was common.
See an example from a recent German auction.
This would mean that you have presented them upside down.

Regards,
Detlef

Spittoons almost always have a trumpet like opening, whereas the opening on these (on the larger side) is the exact opposite.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Helleri

Spittoons almost always have a trumpet like opening, whereas the opening on these (on the larger side) is the exact opposite.

Ah, ok. Was just an idea!

[Battara]

........and they look Moro made, possibly Maranao or Maguindanao? They worked with brass and bronze a lot.