Watch stand, 1775-1799

Watch stand, 1775-1799 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1775-1799. The museum's brief description reads: Watch stand, French, 1775-1799, carved & gilt. Museum description: Carved and gilt wood watch stand in the form of a tripod vase and cover. The vase is decorated with guilloche and gadroon ornament and three rosettes. It has a circular opening for a watch and has three scrolled supports with rams' heads at the top and money ornament and foliage below. These supports rest on a triangular base with incurved sides, in the centre of which is a basket of flowers. The lid of the vase is ornamented with bands of leaves and is surmounted by an enriched knob. The inside of the vase and cover are lined with red velvet The museum record gives material recorded as wood, velvet; measurements Height 23.5 cm; Diameter 17.8 cm; Height 13.7 cm; Diameter 12.7 cm; place associated: France. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.