ANTIQUE RED GLASS TASSIE STYLE ARMORIAL INTAGLIO WAX SEAL COAT OF ARMS EAGLE CREST
A beautiful antique:
RED GLASS / PASTE INTAGLIO
finely engraved with an elaborate:
HERALDIC COAT OF ARMS
and produced in the tradition of the celebrated:
TASSIE GLASS PASTE INTAGLIOS
The detailed armorial design incorporates a:
SHIELD
HELM / HELMET
CREST
EAGLE / BIRD MOTIF
together with additional heraldic devices.
A wonderful miniature piece of:
GLYPTIC & HERALDIC ART
with excellent:
GEORGIAN / GRAND TOUR / WAX SEAL
collector appeal.
Details
Type: Armorial Intaglio / Wax Seal Matrix
Material: Red Glass / Glass Paste, subject to testing
Style: Tassie / Tassie-Style
Design: Coat of Arms / Heraldic Achievement
Central Device: Shield
Decoration: Helm, Crest & Eagle / Bird Motif
Technique: Intaglio Engraving
Period: Antique, exact date uncertain
Use: Wax Seal / Fob / Collector's Intaglio
Theme: Heraldry / Family Arms / Grand Tour
Please use the photographs for the exact dimensions, weight, colour, heraldic devices, carving and condition.
Heraldic Coat of Arms
The intaglio depicts an elaborate:
COAT OF ARMS
centred upon a traditional:
HERALDIC SHIELD
with various charges or devices visible within.
Above the shield appears a:
HELM / HELMET & CREST
while an:
EAGLE / BIRD-TYPE FIGURE
forms another prominent part of the composition.
Together these elements create the appearance of a formal:
ARMORIAL ACHIEVEMENT
of the type historically associated with an individual or family.
Intaglio Wax Seal
The design is executed as an:
INTAGLIO
meaning the image has been:
CUT BELOW THE SURFACE
of the glass.
When pressed into:
SEALING WAX
the recessed engraving produces the corresponding design in raised relief.
Such seals were historically used upon:
LETTERS
DOCUMENTS
LEGAL PAPERS
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE
both as a method of securing correspondence and as a highly personal mark of identity.
Tassie Style
The piece has wonderful:
TASSIE-STYLE
collector appeal.
Scottish gem engraver:
JAMES TASSIE
1735–1799
became internationally celebrated for his:
GLASS PASTE
INTAGLIOS
CAMEOS
PORTRAIT MEDALLIONS
His workshop and successors produced extraordinary collections of impressions and reproductions based upon:
ANCIENT GEMS
PORTRAITS
CLASSICAL SUBJECTS
HERALDIC DESIGNS
The term:
TASSIE STYLE
is used here to describe the technique and appearance.
Unless signed, documented or otherwise firmly attributable, no claim is made that this individual intaglio was personally manufactured by James Tassie or his workshop.
Red Glass / Paste
The rich:
RED GLASS
gives the intaglio the appearance of a carved:
CARNELIAN / HARDSTONE GEM
Glass and composition pastes were historically capable of imitating expensive carved gemstones extremely effectively.
This example is therefore conservatively described as:
RED GLASS / GLASS PASTE
and is not being sold as natural carnelian, agate, jasper or another gemstone unless confirmed by testing.
Georgian & Grand Tour Appeal
Engraved gems and glass intaglios were enormously fashionable during the:
18TH & EARLY 19TH CENTURIES
particularly among:
ANTIQUARIANS
ARISTOCRATIC COLLECTORS
GRAND TOUR TRAVELLERS
GEM ENGRAVERS
They could be incorporated into:
FOB SEALS
RINGS
JEWELLERY
CABINETS OF CURIOSITY
or collected independently as miniature works of art.
Without secure provenance, however, this piece is not assigned a precise Georgian date solely from its appearance.
Armorial Identity
The heraldic design may potentially relate to a specific:
FAMILY
INDIVIDUAL
ESTATE
INSTITUTION
and further heraldic research may prove rewarding.
However, identifying a coat of arms requires careful examination of:
SHIELD DIVISIONS
CHARGES
CREST
SUPPORTERS
MOTTO
TINCTURES
and other details.
No particular:
FAMILY NAME
NOBLE HOUSE
ROYAL FAMILY
COUNTRY
is therefore attributed without documentary or heraldic confirmation.
Not Necessarily Royal Arms
Although the design has a grand and aristocratic appearance, a:
CROWN
EAGLE
LION
HELM
SHIELD
does not by itself establish:
ROYAL OWNERSHIP
or a connection with a particular royal house.
It is therefore described simply and accurately as:
ARMORIAL / HERALDIC
pending further identification.
Collector Appeal
This beautiful intaglio should appeal to collectors of:
Tassie Glass
Tassie-Style Intaglios
Wax Seals
Armorial Seals
Heraldry
Coats of Arms
Red Glass
Glass Paste
Georgian Collectables
Grand Tour Objects
Glyptic Art
Seal Fobs
Antique Desk Accessories
Family History
Highlights
ANTIQUE INTAGLIO
RED GLASS / PASTE
TASSIE STYLE
COAT OF ARMS
ARMORIAL DESIGN
Heraldic shield
Helm / helmet
Crest
Eagle / bird motif
Intaglio engraving
Wax seal matrix
Glyptic art
Georgian interest
Grand Tour appeal
Family history research potential
Beautiful miniature heraldic artwork
A beautiful antique red glass / paste Tassie-style intaglio, finely engraved with an elaborate heraldic coat of arms, shield, helm, crest and eagle-type motif, with excellent appeal to collectors of wax seals, heraldry and Georgian glyptic art.
Condition & Attribution
The intaglio is in honest antique condition with wear consistent with considerable age and previous handling.
Please expect:
Surface Marks • Scratches • Edge Nibbles • Tiny Chips • Rubbing • Internal Bubbles / Inclusions • Manufacturing Irregularities • General Age-Related Wear
where visible.
Please inspect the photographs carefully for:
CHIPS
HAIRLINES
FRACTURES
EDGE LOSSES
MOUNTING TRACES
and the completeness of the engraved heraldic design.
The material is described conservatively as:
RED GLASS / GLASS PASTE
and has not been gemmologically tested.
No claim is made that it is natural:
CARNELIAN
AGATE
JASPER
GARNET
HARDSTONE
unless professional testing proves otherwise.
The description:
TASSIE STYLE
refers to the glass-paste / intaglio tradition associated with James Tassie and similar makers. It is not a definitive attribution to James Tassie, William Tassie or the Tassie workshop without a mark or documentary provenance.
The design is described as:
ARMORIAL / HERALDIC
based upon its shield, helm, crest and associated devices.
No particular family, noble house, monarch or royal provenance is claimed without a confirmed heraldic identification.
Please study all photographs carefully for the coat of arms, shield charges, helm, crest, eagle / bird motif, intaglio engraving, red glass colour, edges, reverse, mounting traces, dimensions, weight and overall condition before bidding.
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