Silver Dish With Unknown Marks - French?

Hello All,

I was just wondering if anyone recognised the marks on the bottom of this dish? Is it an owl mark I can see at the top? Any information would be most welcome.

 

Could be a hand, which was often used in Germany, but it depends on the period of the dish. The one below it looks to have a deer head as well as letters?

Could we see the entire piece please? Do you know anything about the background?

 

I thought it was the silhouette of a penguin with 2 heads

 

This is the full piece which I assume would have been a stand for something. I have not come across the marks before and unfortunately have no useful provenance.

 

How about the dimensions? Is there a liner of some sort?

Debora

 

That too.

 

Just wondering, are you sure it is silver, as opposed to silver plated?

 

The base is roughly 20cm diameter total and has no liner. I am guessing maybe there was one once and it is now missing? My other thinking was that is was a stand for a bowl (seems to be too small to hold a punch bowl though)

 

I am not 100% either way as I have been unable to test it yet. I was focusing on trying to find a maker or country or origin to start my search.

 

It's English electroplate by Latham & Morton: https://www.silvercollection.it/electroplatesilverKLdue.html#LATHAM.

 

Thank you so much for your help! It is much appreciated.