A Le Verre Francais Charder 'Fern' vase, French, circa 1925, the tapering bottle-shaped body with an acid-etched design, overlaid in orange glass on a frosted white ground, acid-etched 'Charder' and 'Le Verre Francais' to the foot and 'France' to the underside, 18.70 in. high. Provenance: Decorative & Fine Art Antique Furniture, James R. Lawson, Sydney, 11 October 1988, lot 49. Mr Hans Mueller and Mrs Gertrud Mueller, Sydney, acquired from the above.
- 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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Schneider / Le Verre Francais (France)