What is this for?

[johnfilmer]

I can see a use for it, although almost certainly not its intended one.


Fill the decanter with water, pour into beaker when needed, drink and then replace decanter over remaining liquid. This, in our house will prevent the cats from drinking from your bedside glass in the middle of the night!

[Stewie]

Does anybody out there know what this is for please? It has a small decanter which sits on a round glass beaker. The beaker does not have a pouring lip and when assembled their is no gap between the beaker and the decanter. I have been told it is a spirit or wine warmer though it would hold only enough for a single glass of wine. The beaker could not hold a candle as when assembled it would burn all the oxygen and I have tried filling it with hot water but it soon chills. I had wondered if it was perhaps a chiller as the beaker could hold ice? It makes an interesting addition to my glass cabinet but would be interested in any ideas