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A GEORGE III GLASS PASTE PORTRAIT RELIEF OF A GENTLEMAN
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A GEORGE III GLASS PASTE PORTRAIT RELIEF OF A GENTLEMAN

SIGNED JAMES TASSIE, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE III GLASS PASTE PORTRAIT RELIEF OF A GENTLEMAN
SIGNED JAMES TASSIE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Modelled in profile, the truncation inscribed ADAM SMITH IN HIS 64TH YEAR 1787, TASSIE f., in an oval glazed wood frame
5 5/8in. (14.3cm.) high, including frame
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拍品专文

James Tassie (1735-1798) was an eminent Scottish medallist who moved to London in 1766 and established himself as the leading supplier of portrait medallions of distinguished contemporaries.

Adam Smith (1723-1790), Scottish political economist and philosopher, became famous for his influential book "The Wealth of Nations" written in 1776.