Rare Arts & Crafts Collins & Co. 'Dryad' metal works copper and brass casket. With hinged cover, inset with signed silvered relief-cast figural panels, circa 1912. Crested inscription 'Gardez Bien', height 6.10 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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