Found something - no idea what it is!!

[Luvpawz]

Found three of these at an estate sale and no one can tell me what they are - someone suggested ashtrays but I don't think so.
It appears to be a mouse or other type of rodent under a leaf. Made of brass and heavy for its size. The length of the leaf is about 3 1/2" long, the animal is about 2" long, and the height of both is about 2 1/2". Has anyone ever seen anything like this or know what they might be? Thanks!

 

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[Argentium]

Nice , Could be a candy or nut dish ! but I don't normally associate copper or brass alloys with food products - curious ? though lacking
the cradle for cigarette or cigar , I don't see any reason to exclude ash tray here .

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Looks like a hedge hog carrying a leaf, maybe an incense holder? Not sure.
Congrats!

 

[mirage83]

Hedgehog candy dish maybe? Hedgehog in any case, and that leaf looks pretty small and shallow for much of anything other than hard candies.

 

[Old Dude]

I agree on the hedgehog and probably a candy dish as well.

 

[cherrypicked]

I would definitely say ashtray. If you look up brass leaf ashtrays they have a similar look minus the hedgehog although it could be advertised as a candy dish.

 

[cherrypicked]

Similar in look but without the animal.
2 Brass Leaf Ashtrays Rhubarb Sugar Maple 1948 1950 Virginia Metalcrafters VM | eBay

Vintage Solid Brass Metal North Carolina Tobacco Leaf Dish Trinket Tray Ashtray | eBay

 

[ModernMiner]

What a cool and unusual piece. I would think it's too small to be a candy dish.
-MM-

 

[Luvpawz]

Thanks for everyone's help and it is very small for a candy dish - might hold 3 Hershey's Kisses (At the most!) - I like the incense answer - hadn't thought about that. I thought maybe just to crush out cigarette but there on no ashes or sign that they might have been used for that - again there are three of them. As for the animal - I instantly thought hedgehog too by snot is really short for that and no sign of a tail so that doesn't help. I found a few similar animals in a Google search for brass mouse. Any other suggestions are greatly appreciated! I just found this site yesterday while trying to figure out what these things are and I'm so glad I joined! Look forward to sharing a few more treasures I've come across!