Thanks for the reply, I have found the exact one on Black poppys site in blue and pink, but they have no makers name, you are right it is a bowl stand, it shows two different bowls, and its called a comport stand. I bought her just because she stood out as a lovely piece of glass, I will keep her, the lady that sold her was quite old herself and she said it belonged to her mother and was from the 1930s. cheryl