Help with identifying a piece of sterling silver item and markings the two crowns or possibly half Lilly’s may of been 3 3rd may be worn away it may of been a wine glass holder with baccus im not to sure
Welcome to the forum ReeRee, I’m certain someone will come along soon and give you an answer . Looks like it’s had a liner at one time 
I don’t recognize the marks, but the threshold question is what leads you to believe that it’s sterling, rather than silverplate?
It has been tested as sterling
When I started my research I found the exact marking of the 2 crowns that was actually x3 and just as I clicked on the image then my phone battery died 
it’s now like looking for a needle in a haystack trying to find it again and it’s driving me insane. Im 99% sure there should be 3 of them and 1 has been worn away and also the crown over the O meaning too? I thought it might be a Russian wine cup holder but none of them seem to have lids - I’ve also been told a French mustard pot, doesn’t have the hole for the spoon. Then you seem to have the man on the front with his mustach that pretty much resembles Bacchus DI work leading me to think this is a wine glass holder. My brain is being frazzled from my research.
It’s such an interesting piece and has definitely been well used - I would just love to know its history HELP HELP HELP PLEASE! 
No luck finding a match to the marks so far, but I did stumble across an item in the same vein, described simply as a “covered pot.” This one still has its cobalt liner.
I agree that a cup holder of some sort wouldn’t have a lid. A mustard pot would have an opening for the spoon, but would be fairly small, like about 2 in or 5-6 cm in diameter. If yours is about twice that size, you’re into the “jam pot” realm, where they sometimes had spoon slots, sometimes not.
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I did think of a jam pot, it just doesn’t seem round enough like other jam pots (holding it) feels more like a cup holder then anything else. The holder is only 2.5cm wide and 3cm in height total height 13cm and with bacchus is definitely leaning more towards wine
Yes, too small for a jam pot. But too small for wine, too, I’d think. That’s really down in “mustard pot” territory.
Still no joy searching for the double-crown mark. One would think that would be easy to find, but no. 
I do definitely think it was 3 crowns originally. How about a tea cup? That would explain the lid - do you know what the crown over the o means?
If the lid is hinged, how would you drink out of the cup?
The crowns are a problem, because if you search for hallmarks that have a crown, they’re everywhere! An embarrassment of riches… 
Well……! That’s what my husband said about the drinking part I have tried it, it’s possible believe it or not. I feel like this is going to take me a very long time
It looks like the outer framework of a cassolette. French Empire.
It would contain a marble urn of some sort.
The metal may have been of many sorts.
Search “cassolette”, but don’t let the search engine put you on to cassoulet!
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The closest match I found was on Pinterest, in silver.
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