A mid century coffee table in the manner of Fontana Arte, Italian, circa 1960s, foliate gilt brass stretcher base, glass top with a beveled scalloped rim, 19.69 in. high, 41.93 in. wide, 20.87 in. deep
- Manner of .... / Style of ..... - A cataloguing term where the item, in the opinion of the cataloguer is a work in the style of the artist, craftsman or designer, possibly of a later period.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- 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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