solid brass covered bowl, old Revere style ice bucket or chafing dish casserole

Vintage solid brass bowl with snug fitting lid, about 8 1/2" across the bowl and 11" across the handles.

This is spotted with tarnish and marks from where we believe it once held a Revere bowl liner made of plastic. We're guessing it was probably made as a ice bucket or buffet hot dish, but the plastic was removed at some point to leave this lovely all brass piece.