Who made this, what is it and how was it used?
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Samovars have been used all over the world for centuries and are still used today. Google "samovar photos" and ebay. There original function is to heat water for tea, later they were used to keep drinks warm. You're right, the warmer is for oil. Older style coffee percolators were an "imitation" of these. In the late 20th century (1970's ish) there was a big reproduction of these but were mostly electric. It is definitely triple silver plated (3pl). Make sure you get more than one opinion on this because opinions vary and I don't think this is a reproduction and it appears in darn good shape. Again, I get can't a good look, this is just my best guess. Lets know with an update.
It’s a samovar a tea urn
There worth quite a bit of money
Looks regency to me