Featured Whats this used for, a bottle holder?

i found this up the tip, no wonder someone threw it away, looked so grubby! Still after a whole load of silver cream i removed the dirt, tarnish and verdigris and it looks quite nice now(still need to get inside though).

Any ideas what its used for? I think to hold a glass bottle on a dressing table? Hallmarks for England 1901-2. 5cm high.

Many thanks

 

Very nice find, and very good job! You clearly have an eye for hidden treasure.

 

Or, perhaps, a mustard,

 

OMG. The things people toss.

Debora

 

You say at the tip
he says , up the tip..

Please , in your best Queens English...could you explain.....as I'm having a hard time seeing Ratsy , on bended knee...rummaging thru a dump.

 

I'm not, if there's silver involved.(LOL) The local landfill has an area for items that still have life in them, and an area for metals aside from the regular garbage dump area for kitchen and bathroom waste. I'd have fished this out of the metal pile in a heartbeat.

 

Wouldn't you say something like at 't tip?

 

thank you.....your dumps must be a sight quainter than ours....

 

Dutch? Or should I say Duts?
We love accents, and usually use specific accents for specific expressions. Some Dutch expressions sound best in a certain accent. Not just different Dutch accents, but also Indonesian, Moroccan, etc.
Same goes for other languages we know.

 

Quite right, its more of a recycling centre people can go to dispose of unwanteds of various materials, the staff sometimes choose to sell things rather than put then into skips, brings a little extra money to the local council. Ps i am from Dorset not Scotland

Third trip in a row i have found silver up there for pennies

 

Thanks davey, i updated my details so hopefully i should stay in one place now

 

Looks a bit like a wine coaster, but earlier suggestions more likely to be correct. Guessing circumference too small, for starters. Shield on one side must have been meant for engraving; the dancing putti are appropriate for boudoir or pour boire.

 

Are we back to tip again? Or should I say tipping (pourboire)?

 

Always nice to have someone who appreciates a bilingual pun. It was indeed meant as a tip, although not the kind you give your server.

 

I think this has reached the tipping point.