what in the sam hill is this??? but it works you know!

if ANYONE can tell me what this thing is that i found at the thrift store, i would be grateful. for now, it is a jewelry holder. it spins, like a lazy susan. i have thought... it's some sort of handmade server..... no, too dirty. what about a candle holder?..... well, that does not explain the bowl in the middle. i am lost. can anyone I.D. this item so i know what i am keeping my jewelry in. pretty nifty though huh?
p.s. as i wrote the word jewelry i remembered one of my pet peeves......people that say JEWLERY! UGGGGG!!!! look at the word and then say JEWELRY! whew, so glad to get that off my chest.