Bowl of pale green jade, carved with lotus and plum blossom sprays, and on a carved wooden stand: China, Qing Dynasty, 18th century AD

Stand for a porcelain bowl with gilt-bordered compartments with alternating painted architectural landscapes and studies of birds: Italian, probably Doccia, 1791 - 1800

Porcelain bowl on a stand painted in dull yellow, purplish blue-grey and brown: English, Eton, by Gordon Baldwin, 1974

Circular stand for a bowl of moulded clear glass: French, Saint-Denis, by Rene Lalique at the factory of Legras, late 19th to early 20th century

Dark redwood circular stand carved with three raised wave shapes to support the Satsuma bowl: Japan, 19th century