Carved Eucalyptus Picture Frame with 'Princes Bridge' Etching
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A carved hardwood picture frame firmly attributed to John Kendrick Blogg, circa 1910, carved from a single piece of wood, the inner frame set amidst finely carved and undercut sprays of eucalyptus leaves against the sunken pitted ground rising at its edges to the outer border, containing an etching by Dora Wilson (1883--1946), 'Princes Bridge', inscribed as title by the artist and signed in ink in the lower margin, with fragments of further ink inscriptions by Wilson pasted to the reverse of the frame, 43.5 cm high, 34.5 cm wide
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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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