The umbrella stand, with galleried vase shelf and brass enrichments, has flowered and foliated enrichments reflecting the enthusiasm for 'Art botany' promoted by Christopher Dresser (d. l904), the self-styled 'ornamentist', who contributed to Owen Jones's Grammar of Ornament l856 and whose numerous publications included, Studies in Design, l874-6; Principles of Decorative Design, l873; and Modern Ornamentation, l886.
An identical stand was sold anonymously in these rooms, 16th September 1999, lot 3, £3,200.