VICTORIAN ‘TASSIE’ PENDANT CUPID & THE LYRE

A gorgeous cobolt blue oval early Victorian ‘Tassie’ glass intaglio depicting a chubby Cupid playing a lyre.

The lyre symbolises many things, from wisdom to success to harmony and peace.  

The intaglio has been set in a very simple 9ct gold setting, to allow the story of the piece to take centre stage.

Size approx: 1.5cm x 2.8cm (incl bail), Depth 0.4cm 

The stone is fairly rubbed, but still holds a charm, and deserves to be cherished for many years to come.

A Tassie is a paste or glass copy of a cameo or intaglio.

Scottish gem engraver James Tassie created replicas of ancient engraved agates and gemstones and developed a formula for an opaque glass that could replicate various colors and patterns.