VICTORIAN ‘ADIEU’ CHRYSALIS & BUTTERFLY TASSIE

A poignant early Victorian ‘Tassie’ glass intaglio pendant.

The intaglio depicts a chrysalis turning into a butterfly, with the word ‘ADIEU’ which translates as ‘FAREWELL’

Such a beautiful sentiment, that could relate to either a passing, or the end of an era and a new beginning.

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

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.

MEASUREMENTS

Size approx: H: 2.3cm (incl bail)x W: 1.8cm x D: 0.5cm

WEIGHT

Weight approx: 5.24g

MATERIALS

Glass & 9ct gold

CONDITION

Very good

Light rubbing to the glass surface, small nicks close to the setting - see pictures for detail

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