A French crystal scent bottle with gold mounts, cut crystal body with two gold triangular corners, the shoulders, top and hinged lid in gold with engraved decoration, silver and cork stopper. circa 1880. Length 3.54 in.
- 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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