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Western Europe, France or Italy, Neoclassical period, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A fabulous pair of stamped paste glass intaglios: one featuring Mercury - Greek Hermes - the messenger god of travelers holding a caduceus, while the other displays a winged Victoria - Greek Nike - the Roman personification of victory standing with a serpent at her feet and holding a palm branch. Both have lattice patterns imprinted on versos, and Victoria displays blue glass on verso. Popular throughout the 19th century and still collectible today, stamped glass intaglios, like these, are known as Tassies or Tassie gems after their Scottish creator, James Tassie, and his nephew, William Tassie, who developed a method to mold engraved intaglios into glass gems. Both can be easily set into a ring, necklace, or bracelet for an elegant piece of wearable history! Size of larger (Victoria): 1.1" W x 1.3" H (2.8 cm x 3.3 cm)

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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  • Condition: Mercury intaglio has loss to upper periphery of glass surrounding stamped area, and some minor chips to intaglio, but imagery is still clear. Intaglio of Victoria has some small nicks to peripheries and minor abrasions commensurate with age but is otherwise intact. Both in very good overall condition.

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