Worcester Chestnut Basket with Cover and Stand, 1770
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A Worcester chestnut basket, a cover and a stand, circa 1770, of lobed oval shape, moulded with flower heads picked out in pink and yellow, the cover and stand pierced with flower heads, having branch handles applied with flower sprays, fully coloured, the rims gilt, the centre of the stand painted with cartouches of flower sprays on a blue scale ground, small sprigs around the rim, square mark to stand and interior of cover numbered 'XI. ', width of stand 26 cm
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- 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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