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    a good & attractive antique georgian plaster framed portrait medallion after james tassie c.1820

    A good & attractive antique Georgian plaster framed portrait medallion after James Tassie C.1820
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    Antique A good & attractive antique Georgian plaster framed portrait medallion after James Tassie C.1820

    A fine antique Georgian Portrait Miniature Medallion after (?) James Tassie of Robert Campbell mounted in an extremely good Georgian fruitwood turned frame. Signed and dated 1795. James Tassie created a special composite material and this does not look like it is made of that but we believe it is made of plaster. Tassie's worked was being copied in the early 19th century and we believe this to be one of these?

     
    The item is dated 1795 but with reading we believe the piece probably dates between 1820-30
     
    Good Overall Antique Condition with an old repair to shoulder, now changing colour - the wonderful top quality frame in great condition - please view images
     
    6 inches (15cm) height X 4.5 inches (11.5cm) width approx
     
    Price includes safe UK shipping - safe International shipping at cost
     
    Tassie was born in Pollokshaws, Glasgow. He trained first as a stone mason and then attended the Foulis Academy in Glasgow. Tassie moved to Dublin in 1763, where he learned how to make imitations of antique cameos. He invented a formula for a type of glass paste which he used for the rest of his life to make gems and portrait medallions. Tassie moved to London in 1766. His reproductions of antique gems were avidly collected by patrons as distinguished as Catherine the Great of Russia. He was also the leading portrait modeller in Britain, making around five hundred medallions of his contemporaries.
     
    Examples at the National Galleries in Scotland and British Museum
     
    Bibliography
    DNB, vol. 16, q.v. James Tassie.
    John Smith, 'James Tassie 1735-1799. Modeller in Glass', London 1995 (the best recent account)
    John M. Gray, 'James and William Tassie. A biographical and critical sketch', London 1894 (reprinted 1974).
    H. Merrillees, 'Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum: Cylinder Seals VI: Pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid Periods', London 2005.

    Antiques.co.uk Ref: FW38J9GW

    Maker/Artist:
    James Tassie
    Materials:
    Plaster & Wood
    Width (cm):
    11.5
    Height (cm):
    15

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