Fern stand or plant stand. Table or pedestal for holding plants. Good for use in architechural visualization. Generally placed near entries or in bright, sunny areas. In the reference image it was referred to as a fern stand but any plant can be placed on it. Among a number of interests it raises the plant up off the ground, which provided access to better light, the plant stand was inherently a specific kind of parlor furniture. Blender 2.79b. Cycles.