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Baccarat Crystal Repair Chipped Vase

The large Baccarat Crystal vase had a large chip in the base.  I could reshape the base but you would see the repair so I removed the base and made a new one.

Large chip on base

cut off chipped f

I used a diamond saw to cut off  the chipped base of the Baccarat Crystal vase.

The base was polished before the new  foot was attached.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration

beveled mirror for antique light

This small mirror with a scalloped  edges

mirror with scalloped edges and v grooves

and satin v grooves goes to an  antique wall scone  . Sent to me from a light restoration company on the east cost , they need a duplicate mirror .

antique lamp parts

I was told they go in silver wall sconces .  I will post pictures of the restored lights if and when I receive them.

Tags: Beveled Glass Mirror, Custom Made Chandelier Parts

Custom Bent Glass for antique crown glass door bubble out

Antique china cabinets in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s use to have very intricate designed  wood mullions  in the doors.  They  would install glass that bubbled out between the wood.  This is called crown glass or bubble glass.  Pennsylvania House Furniture also used this technique in there breakfronts. We made replacement glass for Pennsylvania House Furniture for many years .  We custom make replacement glass for any antique  cabinet doors.  The curve in the  glass is not simple radius .

Antique crown glass replacement

I make a custom mold for each piece no two bent crown glass  doors are the same (selling custom molds also to companies such as https://www.bentragerhomes.com.au/).

Curved replacement glass

In the very old pieces of furniture the glass was putty in place .  They did not use wood stops to hold in the glass.   They would use Portland cement in the putty .  This makes the putty very hard and you have to grind it off to install the replacement curved glass.

Antique Bubble Glass Door/ Crown Glass

The real work come matching the antique glazing that holds the glass in the wood door.  First you tint the putty and install the glass.  Then I use pitch to darken it more and give it the aged dirty look.

first step in glazing door glass

New glazing made to look old

Tags: Antique Bubble glass, Bent Glass Cabinet Door, Crown Glass

Antique glass perfume bottle repair

The antique perfume bottle has been in the family for many years it holds a lot of sentimental value .  The bottle has been broken for over fifteen years . The local glass companies and antique dealers in  Miami Fla. said it was not repairable .  Her husband persisted and told her she would find someone to repair it keep looking.

Antique Glass Perfume Bottle with broken neck

The antique amber perfume bottle was sent to me with a broken neck and broken dauber.  First step in the restoration process is to remove the broken neck on the antique glass bottle. Great care is taken to remove what was left of the neck with out damaging the bottle.

no neck

antique glass bottle new neck

After connecting the new neck to the old bottle the stopper is ground to fit.

fit the stopper

Replacement dauber for antique glass bottle.

Stopper and dauber repair

antique amber glass perfume bottle restoration

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Restoration, Perfume Bottle Repair

crystal punch bowl repair broken antique cut glass

The crystal bowl was broken in many pieces .  His wife  said just through it a way.   I can repair the antique cut glass bowl so they can use it.

Punch bowl after repair

This bowl is ready for the party .   Spike the punch some one is out of the dog house.

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

New York Waterford Crystal Repair – Broken Glass Dreidel restoration

A precious glass dreidel is not a toy to play with.   In this instance, one of the grand kids did not listen and broke it accidentally.  They were delighted to know we could restore this piece.     The Waterford Crystal Dreidel was missing the handle .

Waterford Crystal Dreidel with broken handle

Using a glass lath and a crystal rod I fabricated a new handle.   I was able to down load a full size picture and use it for a pattern of the original.

Waterford Crystal Dreidel with New Handle

Sent for repair from New York, New York  and returned in time for passover.

Theyll know the next time to not let the kids play with it.

If you are in New York and need crystal repair, Bruening Glass works has restored all kinds of crystal pieces for customers all over the globe.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, New York City Crystal Repair, New York Crystal Repair

Daum Nancy glass figurine repair chipped and missing ear restoration

The ear was broken off and lost from a very expensive DAUM Nancy glass figurine.  I had to sculpt part of a new ear to fit on the dark amber Daum Glass horse .  Matching the very dark amber color was my first challenge . I made a dozen or more glass ears be for finding one I liked .    Daum glass  started with the notary Jean Daum      Daum  started making glass for watches and mirrors.            (1825-1885).

Daum glass horse with broken ear

Replacement Glass Ears

New Ear

attached new ear

Shape new ear

Daum glass horse first stage of polish

Acid etch glass to match glass head

a few finishing touches and its as good as new

Daum horse new ear

Daum Crystal Horse

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Figurine Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Daum Crystal Repair, Daum Glass Repair, Glass Figurine Repair, Glass Parts, Glass Sculpture Repair, Glass Sculpture Restoration, Glueing Glass

Antique Crystal Bowl Repair Broken Glass Foot

This bowl had a place of honor on grandmas dinning room table for over four decades .  There  it sat  with a stack of pennies taking the place of the missing foot. Grandmas birthday is coming up and wouldn’t it be nice to get the bowl repaired .  The local antique  dealers  and glass shops said it couldn’t be repaired .  What they should have said is they can’t repair it and they don’t know any one who can.

Missing Glass Leg

Cut glass bowl with a missing foot.   The leg broke off and was missed placed over forty years ago .

First step in the repair process to remove what was left of the broken leg on the cut crystal bowl.

glass leg

By casting a mold of one of the good  glass legs I was able to make a new glass foot .

Installed new glass foot

We were able to give grandma her pennies back after bonding the new foot to the bottom of the antique glass  bowl

No more pennies

The local “experts ”  got it wrong .  It  can be restored .  The crystal repair projects I work on now come from all over the world.

Crystal repair is now high tech with the use of UV adhesives and high temp molds .  Antique  cut glass bowls like this one are repairable . Crystal repair has come a long way in the last thirty years .

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Broken Glassware Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Cut Glass Repair, Glueing Glass, Lead Crystal Repair, Pressed Glass Repair

Steuben crystal eagle broken glass wings repair

The Steuben eagle was sent to me with two broken wings.  They broke off but it wasn’t a clean break.  I had to polish of what was left of the broken wings. 

restoration complete

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

Antique glass globe repair with missing pieces

The” gone with the wind oil lamp” has been in the family for many years .  Some one broke it and lost some of the pieces. This make the restoration of the glass globe very difficult.  First we reassembled the the pieces we had leaving a large hole that needed to be filled.   Casting  a mold off of the antique globe we were able to make a new curved white opal glass to fill the hole.

broken glass globe " gone with the wind oil lamp"

antique glass globe with hole

antique glass globe with new glass in hole

fill the hole and paint

Antique "gone with the wind lamp " glass globe repair

The repair

Tags: Antique Glass Lamp Repair, Antique Glass Light Repair, Antique Glass Light Restoration, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Repair, Glueing Glass, Painted Glass Lamp Repair

Steuben Crystal Repair antique glass fish repair

The antique  glass fish was made by Steuben . Some time ago the fin was broken off and lost.  I made a new fin and attached it.

Steuben Crystal Fish Repair

The Steuben Crystal repair starts with grinding off what was left of the broken fin.

Steuben Crystal Restoration

I made the replacement crystal fin.

Antique Glass Fish Steuben Crystal

I attached the new fin and the Steuben Crystal repair was complete.

Steuben Glass Fish Restoration

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

Antique glass repair broken crystal plate

The pieces from  the antique glass plate were shipped to me from Boston Mass. I was able to repair the broken antique  glass plate.  There were several small chips along the cracked edges of the plate.  After putting it back together I polished  out the small chips.

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

Broken wine glass Waterford Crystal stem

Broken crystal stem are repairable. This Waterford wine glass was broken in three pieces.  I repaired the glass for a fraction of replacement cost.

Before

If you break a wine or water glass you should save the pieces because hey can be used to repair other glasses.

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

Antique Glass Repair broken crystal candlestick

The antique crystal candlesticks were dropped and broken.  We carefully reassembled them.  Antique glass candlesticks like these after repair set a beautiful dinning table.  Sent to me from Miami Florida for repair. The customer was very happy to get them repair because they came from Grandma.

Antique glass candlesticks before repair

antique glass candlesticks after repair

Set the table for a candle lit dinner.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Bottle Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Glueing Glass