A Derby boy figure Emblematic of Summer, circa 1760s, from the…
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A Derby boy figure emblematic of Summer, circa 1760s, from the Seasons, and depicting a seated boy in breeches and a frock coat in apple green and iron red colours and wearing a wheat ear wreath about his head, holding wheat sheaves in his hands with a scattering of cut wheat upon the moulded rococo base; illustrated in Barrett & Thorpe's 'Derby porcelain' (1971) plate 48. Height 12 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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