VICTORIAN DOVES OF PLINY L’AMITIE TASSIE PENDANT

Victorian period

A super sweet Victorian citrine coloured ‘Tassie’ glass intaglio.

The intaglio depicts ‘The doves of Pliny’ which portrays two doves; one drinking from an ornate bowl, the other sunning himself.

Above the doves is the text ‘L’AMITIE’ which means friendship in French.

The 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: 1.5cm x 2.8cm (incl bail)

Depth 0.8cm

WEIGHT

Weight approx: 8.2g

MATERIALS

Glass and 9ct gold

CONDITION

Good, some nicks in the glass which are commensurate with the age of the piece - see pics