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James Tassie 1770s portrait WAX bust UNIDENTIFIED CHARACTER

James Tassie 1770s portrait WAX bust UNIDENTIFIED CHARACTER

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1770s In the manner of James Tassie a portrait WAX  UNIDENTIFIED CHARACTER  5 1/2 X 7"  VERY GOOD CONDITION, SOME LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES COMMENSURATE WITH AGE IN FRAME LOOK AT THE PICTURES.  James Tassie, (born July 15, 1735, Pollokshaws, near Glasgow, Scot.—died June 1, 1799, London, Eng.), Scottish gem engraver and modeler known for reproductions
of engraved gems and for portrait medallions (round or oval tablets
bearing figures), both made from a hard, fine-textured substance that he
developed with a physician, Henry Quin.














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