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Western Europe, Italy, Neoclassical period, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A lovely ensemble of 4 stamped glass intaglios: the first featuring 3 figures in discussion, the second displaying the bust of the Roman hero Hercules -Greek Herakles - facing left, the third presenting the head of a woman with hair tied back in a low chignon, and the last of Minerva - Greek Athena - the Roman goddess of war wearing a helmet. The intaglio with Minerva is double-stamped, making the deity appear as though she has 2 noses, while the name Pichler - a reference to either Anton (Italian, 1697-1779), Giovanni (Italian, 1734-1791), or Luigi (Italian, 1773-1854) of the Pichler family of engravers - is signed backwards in Greek to the right. 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. Size of largest (Hercules): 1.2" W x 1.4" H (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: Chipping to peripheries of intaglio with 3 figures and Minerva. All have expected abrasions and surface wear commensurate with age. Otherwise, all are intact and excellent with nice preservation of detail.

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