Sevres-style Derby Covered Bottle Vases with Exotic Birds
A superb pair of Derby covered bottle vases, circa 1830-40, in the Sevres style with the French style mark as used by Derby, fine vases in lapis blue with gilt cailloute, decorated with shaped reserves of summer flowers and exotic brightly coloured birds in landscape settings, blue marks underside; illustrated J.Twitchett, 'Derby Porcelain...', colour plate 148, height 9.65 in.
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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