Bloor-Derby Quatrefoil Serving Dish with Fruit Still Life, c.1820
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A Bloor-Derby porcelain shaped quatrefoil serving dish, heavily gilt and painted with a still life of fruit painted in the manner of Thomas Steele, English circa 1820, 25 cm wide, 25 cm deep 6 cm high
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- Manner of .... / Style of ..... - A cataloguing term where the item, in the opinion of the cataloguer is a work in the style of the artist, craftsman or designer, possibly of a later period.
- Quatrefoil - A stylised four-circle design, itself contained within a larger circle, with Gothic origins and often seen as window designs in ecclesiastical architecture. The use of the motif was popular in Gothic Revival furniture of the 19th century.
- 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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