A rare Chelsea porcelain peony and twig dish, painted with an insect in the centre of the flower-head, English circa 1755/60, 7.87 in. long, 7.09 in. wide, spur marks to base. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, (George Sinclair) Goolwa, South Australia, 1988. Reference:D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 144, no. 153. A Pair of similar dishes sold the Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller Part II Christies New York 10 May 2018 lot 655 ( US$32,000 )
- 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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