I hope you will forgive my imposing. I am not particularly knowledgeable about antiques. I am curious about something I have had on my bookshelf for years, which I inherited from my grandmother twenty-plus years ago. She was an immigrant from Eastern Europe who arrived in the US after WWII. I thought it might be a candle holder, but I am not even sure of that. It is made from a heavy metal; perhaps, bronze? I am attaching pictures to this. Any help identifying it--what it is, where it is from, when it was made--would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Nathaniel