May Clarke: Porcelain dinner service, painted for the Hardey family of Western Australia, each piece hand painted with local wild flowers including banksia, gum blossoms, Geraldton wax flower, etc. Titled and signed verso. Comprising tureens (3), serving dishes (3), gravy boat, sauce jug, dinner plates (12), entree plates (12), side plates (10), soup bowls (10), saucers (9). circa 1920's. Provenance: Hardey Collection by direct family descent
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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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