Large Royal Standard of Scotland, found in Crete 1941

Bronze backing disc from a standard, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Bronze backing disc from a standard, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 100 AD

Foot of a silver stand with a cock's head above and animal's foot below, from Traprain Law

Two supports for standards, made by Sir J. Whitworth & Co of Manchester in 1879

McMichael radio with stand

Set of standard plug and socket gauges by J. Whitworth Ltd of Birmingham

Base or stand of ivory with a handwritten label fixed to the underside, for the display of an ancient Egyptian statue of a sphinx: British, 19th century AD

Stand for a a fish-bowl, of porcelain with a pale blue glaze, the upper body with moulded floral ornament supported by four figures, and the neck with diaper pattern perforation and gilt: Japan

Stand of red lacquered wood, square and decorated on top in the tianqi and qiangjin techniques with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, and with eight-character reign mark: China, Ming Dynasty, Tianqi period, dated 1623

Stand with three vessels in red lacquered wood, stand carved with lei-wen (key-fret diaper), two smaller vessels with lotus, and tripod vessel with Ba jixiang (Eight Buddhist Emblems of Happy Augury): China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign, 1736 - 1795

Fluted, chrysanthemum-shaped wine cup and stand of stoneware, decorated with inlaid designs (sanggam) of chrysanthemums and lotus petals in white and brown slip under a celadon glaze: Korea, Goryeo Dynasty, early 13th century

Enamelled earthenware tureen stand with a crimped edge and decoration of floral scroll borders and coats of arms in green: probably French, probably made in the factory of Jean-Joseph Larchier, about 1770

Wooden stand for supporting a model oomiak and accessories, commissioned by Isobel Wylie Hutchison: Inuit, North America, South Greenland, Nanortalik, c. 1927

Wooden stand for supporting a model oomiak and accessories, commissioned by Isobel Wylie Hutchison: Inuit, North America, South Greenland, Nanortalik, c. 1927

Porcelain tureen stand painted with panels of chrysanthemum, lotus and conventional ornament and sprays of flowers in Imari style: Austrian, Vienna, Du Paquier porcelain factory, c. 1740