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Antique Crystal Fish Repair

glass fish pieces

The paper lable on the bottom says its from Italy the island of Murano. Grama had it her house for many years . She tells the story how she carried it home from her trip. Broken for years and missing many small pieces I had to restore the Venetian Glass Fish.  Very carefull grinding and polishing removed the missing chips.  

Venetian Fish

Now repaired the fish are back on display and Grama’s telling the story how she got them.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Venetian Murano Glass Repair

Crystal Repair Broken Candlesticks

Only one of  the candlesticks were broken but I repair both .  I replaced the bobeches and attached the candle cups.

Broken Candlestick

Antique Crystal Repair

I just received my bowl and it is perfect.  I will recommend you to

all my friends. Thank you again for fixing the bowl for me, as it was gift from my sister.  Thank you Jane Cox–Commerce, Texas

Glass Bowl

 New foot and bottom on the bowl see pictures of before and after scroll down . This beautiful crystal bowl was sent to me for repair  from Texas.

Tags: Add new tag, Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Broken Glassware Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Cut Glass Repair, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass

crystal candlestick repair

broken candlesticks

Repaired

antique glass repair millefiori bowl

The term millefiori is a combination of the Italian words “mille” (thousand) and “fiori” (flowers)^[1]. A. Pellatt (in his book “Curiosities of Glass Making”) was the first to use the term “millefiori”, which appeared in the Oxford Dictionary in 1849. The beads were called mosaic beads before that time. While the use of this technique long precedes the term millefiori, it is now frequently associated with Venetian glassware.

broken foot on bowl

Millefiore

repaired foot

Venetian Glass Bowl " Millefiore"

Antique glass repair of a venetian bowl . This antique glass  millefiori bowl had a broken foot that needed repair. Because of the colorfull design the glass repair is perfect. This  is a very hard bowl to make. It take a vert good glass blower to make a MILLEFIORI bowl.  Lets fill it  with pasta.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass, Venetian Murano Glass Repair

Crystal Repair Pressed Glass Dish

Pressed glass bowl repair

Repaired Glass Bowl

In a couple of years no one will remember how or who broke the dish or even that it was repaired . The sign of a good repair. For over thirty years I have been duing antique glass repair.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Blanco Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Fostoria Glass Repair, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass, Heisey Glass repair, Pressed Glass Repair, Tiffin Glass Repair

Antique glass repair blue cut glass bowl

Crystal Repair broken bowl

A blue cut glass bowl was broken and sent in for repair. I have not see many blue on clear bowls.  Red and green are more common  but the peach and blue must not get damaged very offen . I didn’t get the story how it was broken. When they found out I did antique glass repair they were very happy.

Cut glass bowl

Tags: Add new tag, Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Broken Glassware Repair, Case Glass Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Cut Glass Restotation, Glueing Glass

Antique Glass Repair broken vase

A brilliant cut glass vase was sent in for repair . Antique glass repair like this piece come out very good because the cut design hides the repair. After putting the pieces back together I needed to clean up a couple of small chips.

Cut Glass Vase

cut crystal vase after

I think Dad is out of the dog house . He may need to bring some flowers home.

Tags: Add new tag, Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass

antique glass repair

A Steuben crystal  quail came in with a broken  and missing  ” thing on its head”   I don’t know what to call it. So with a little research I found picture of a good one . I then made a new  wachama call it.

Steuben Quail BrokenSteuben Quail new thing on head

Steuben Quail new thing on head

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Figurine Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass

Cut Glass Compote Repair

The antique crystal compote was broken the foot and the bottom of the bowl. There were cracks on the bottom of the bowl were the foot had been attached.  I had to drill out the cracks to prevent them from cracking any further.  The bowl portion of the compote needed a new bottom so I could attach a new foot.

broken crystal compoteDrilled out cracked glassRemoved bottomNew Bottom on bowlNew crystal bottomNew Foot AttachedRemoved bottomDrilled out cracked glassRemoved bottom

 

Drilled out cracked glass

Removed bottom

New Bottom on bowl

cut glass compote new foot

New Foot Attached

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Broken Bowl Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chip Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Prisms Replaced, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass

broken waterford letter opener

Crystal letter openers take a beating. Its very common for the handles to break. This Waterford letter opener broke off flush with the metal ring. I drilled out the old broken glass inside the metal ring and make a new glass stud . Then I attached the rest of the handle.  Ready to open the bills.

Waterford Letter Opener

Repaired crystal handle

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Waterford Crystal Repair

Chandelier Repair broken Bobeche

Tags: Antique Chandelier Repair, Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Antique Lamp Repair, Bobeche Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Broken Glassware Repair, Chandelier Repair, Chandelier Restoration, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Custom Made Chandelier Parts, Glueing Glass

Broken Art Glass Vase Repair

broken vase

Repaired

Tags: Art Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass

Broken Crystal Vase

Joe emailed he had a Waterford Crystal vase that was a wedding present to his parents and the foot was broken and missing pieces.  Can I fix it ?  Yes  send it . He sent the vase from Resto Va.

Vase with broken foot

The vase came in safe and sound. Joe followed the shipping instructions. My job make it new again.  I removed the old broken foot and found a replacement foot. A simple foot transplant and all you need are flowers.

Old vase with new foot in need of flowers

Its time to bring home the roses.

Tags: Add new tag, Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Cut Crystal Repair, Cut Glass Repair, Glass Parts, Glueing Glass, Lead Crystal Repair, Waterford Crystal Repair