Teak thing?  

Trashcan with an umbrella hold
Trashcan with an umbrella hold

Sorry I forgot size
By the way it's only about 6 inches tall

maybe..
it's for storing a toilet cleaning brush. 🙂

paperclips etc?
desk tidy?

Ice bucket
and tongs ?

If it's only 6" tall I bet it could for sugar cubes r/o
or something like that-- the thing on the side held tongs or a small spoon?
fun mystery.

for nuts,put cracker in...
for nuts,put cracker in slot, I have the same thing

toenail clipping bin?
put the scissors in the holder?

98 cents
That was worth the 98 cents I paid at the thrift store just to read some of those answers!

adam's right
.
http://www.hiandlomodern.com/Dansk.htm

You will now,
for the rest of your life, be searching flea markets for the correct nutcrackers.
I think we need a thread entitled "things I have been searching for in vain for many years". I'll start: two crystals for my Gaetano Sciolari chandelier.
Also, I have just bought another Eames lounge chair at auction and the ottoman is missing one of the feet inserts. What is the correct term for that little piece so that I can start searching for one? Is it a glide?

Glide
Dome Of Silence.

LOLLOL@Riki

I'm impressed
I thought Adam was right. I will be perfectly fine with a nut cracker without the teak handles..., but secretly will always be on the quest. By the way that is a cool web site that Spanky linked. Thanks to all!
Brent