Chinese Carved Hard Wood "Duveen-Type" Stand with bronze secure-display mechanism inside top and of superior construction and carved detail. Diameter 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm.). NOTE: Often referred to as a Duveen-Type stand for the numerous similar stands belonging to Duveen Clients like Rockefeller, H. C. Frick, etc., it is not known who made these high end stands which also appear on Duveen-Type lamps. This stand has inventory marks "B. V. Cv A A 2 and touches of paint suggesting it was used on a black & green porcelain.