Description:

Western Europe, probably Italy, Neoclassical period, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A pretty pair of stamped paste glass pieces: a cameo of Ceres - Greek Demeter - the goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships and an intaglio of Cupid - Greek Eros - the winged god of love. The female deity is shown in stride carrying symbols of her iconography - a sickle and a torch - while Cupid is depicted in flight with arms outstretched about to shoot an arrow from his bow. 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 largest (cameo): 1.3" W x 1.4" H (3.3 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: Stable surface fissure to cameo. Both have expected nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age, but are otherwise intact and excellent with nice preservation of detail.

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