A Victorian silver plated desk set, circa 1880 with a well cast…
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A Victorian silver plated desk set, circa 1880 with a well cast ram's head containing a porcelain inkwell flanked by a pair of cut glass inkwells on a galleried stand with chased grape vine motifs, raised on four ball feet. Height 22 cm. Length 32 cm
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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