VICTORIAN ‘TASSIE’ PENDANT FIDELITE

A wonderful early Victorian ‘Tassie’ glass intaglio depicting Cupid and his Dog.

With the word ‘FIDELITE’ above.

In the allegory; The dog represents Fidelity and leads ‘Blind Love’ (Cupid)

This is a romantic token that would have been given to a loved one.

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

Size approx: 2.2cm x 2.4cm (incl bail)

Depth 0.6cm

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.