{"product_id":"cupid-fatigued","title":"Cupid Fatigued","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlass Tassie ‘intaglio’ seal ring c.1790.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tassie depicts a tired, chained Cupid leaning on an adze after an Ancient Greek gem described in the James Tassie archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLikely a fob seal converted long ago to a ring with a 15ct gold wide band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautiful Roman setting and a delightful, romantic subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTassie 2.4 by 2cms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Tassie(1735-1799)was the most prolific collector and merchant of impressions of classical gems of the 18th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe James Tassie catalogue (1775) in the Beazeley Archive of the Oxford University describes the ‘Cupid standing as if fatigued leaning on a hoe’.Cat.no.6988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTassie describes making ‘impressions in sulphur,of antique and modern gems from which pastes are made and sold’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 5.5.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64132712595805,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/1a1877_59b062bb82244adbb98be764dd786ebc_mv2.avif?v=1775732532","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/cupid-fatigued","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}