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**Originally Listed At $300**

Western Europe, Neoclassical period, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A beautiful pair of stamped paste glass intaglios, both of ovoid form: one featuring a dancing maenad carrying a tambourine and thyrsus with drapery behind her and the other displaying a pair of figures in an amorous embrace. Liberal remains of a signature inscribed in reverse Greek script can be seen on the right side of the intaglio with the embracing couple. 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: 1.2" W x 1.4" H (3 cm x 3.6 cm)

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

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  • Condition: Both have some minor nicks to peripheries but are otherwise intact and excellent with nicely preserved detail. Larger has remains of signature to right side.

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