We have not seen one of these before and would asume that it was used to hold a bottle of wine on a dining room table?

It stands around 121 mm high and is 91 mm across the base. It weighs in at around 350 grams.
"Quartermaster's Comment":-  We have the Cap Badge in Red as the only decoration. PER ASPERA AD ASTRA. There is a small chip to one of the side handles.....and the feintest of hair cracks at the rear......(Hardly Noticeable). The base is marked MADE IN ENGLAND