Please identify this Italian kettle(?) (click to enlarge)

A few years ago, I got this Christmas present; I have to admit that I've forgotten what it is by now. It came in a box branded 'Chiapella', but that's an Italian salami producer. Not something you'd associate with this, which is clearly meant to hold some kind of liquid. (It could be that the box is from another present and doesn't have anything to do with the 'kettle'.) If I remember correctly, it came with a tin can filled with olive oil.

Here's a close-up of the thing and the instructions on the lid: 



(click to enlarge)

Above the tap stands the following:


  SANSONE
  
  EUROPA MODEL INXO 18/10
  
  ((2))
  
  MADE IN ITALY 14.
Per the link @Max provided in the comments: just a container to dispense olive oil... or any other liquid of your choosing.