Help with attribution of a bronze stand

Hello! I need help identifying this bronze stand. I’m interested in its age, style, and purpose.


There are suggestions that it could be late 18th – early 19th century, possibly a French or Italian piece in the Rococo style. Could it be an original 18th-century item, or is it more likely from the 19th century?


I’d appreciate any information!

 

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it could have been mounted with a glass plate.....

@TallCakes

 

Sorry