A fine Baccarat vaseline glass vase, circa 1880s, the white elegant conical vase with a shallow circular foot with festoons of full blown pink roses and gilt foliage, having asymmetric rococo style embellishments in gilt paste to the upper body and gold dusted to the rim. Height 15.94 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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