{"product_id":"a-royal-gift","title":"A Royal Gift","description":"\u003cp\u003eRare high carat gold heart-shaped serpent jewel containing a bloodstone and paste cameo portrait of George III by James Tassie c.1775.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gold work is finely chased and textured,the transculent central bloodstone set within a milled gold edge. The central heart is hinged into the mouth of the snake and there is a small loop to the back of the head probably originally intended to be sewn onto a presentation ribbon. A chain can easily be run through the loop at the top of the serpent's body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exact James Tassie portrait can be found in the Royal Collection set to a ring while an almost identical example of this snake jewel(set with a slightly earlier Tassie portrait of the King) is recorded as being gifted by  George III to the actor David Garrick and was sold at Bonhams in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Tassie (1735-99) and the chemist Dr Quinn developed a glass paste that could successfully imitate antique cameos and his work is regarded as the most exquisite of its kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.5 inches by 1.25 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63982536065373,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/1a1877_0346f868cfb04c6ab1ba225a2d18e4bb_mv2.avif?v=1774471632","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/a-royal-gift","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}