If you are searching for bobeche replacement parts for your chandelier we can help. Bruening Glass specializes in the repair and restoration of all areas of chandeliers. Bobeches are one of our specialties. We have the ability to restore or even recreate chandelier parts using the specialized equipment in our repair shop.
The bobeche from an antique chandelier was broken during a move. It has a unique cut glass design. I was send just a small piece of the original. A mold was made of the broken piece so the new blank could be made.
GLASS BLANK
POLISHED BOBECHE
DRILL HOLES
ADD PINS
Tags: BOBECHE REPLACEMENT, Chandelier Repair, Chandelier Restoration, Crystal Repair, CUSTOM BOBECHE
The second largest chandelier in the world was in need of three replacement bobeches. I have made a lot of crystal bobeches over the years but not as large as these. They sent me a broken bobeche with a part missing. I made a mold and cast it in plaster to fill in the part the was missing.
bobeche with plaster mold
bobeche blank
I made the blanks .
Crystal bobeche twelve inch diameter
Drilled the 24 holes and added pins.
Tags: Antique Chandelier Repair, Antique Crystal Bobeche, Custom Made Chandelier Parts
The crystal bobeche was broken during a move. Dad tried to find all the piece but an up short. Gluing the remains showed a large piece was missing. I decided that I would make a replacement bobeche. Filling the hole left by the missing pieces was an option but not a good one
Broken Bobeche
Some times when doing a chandelier restoration you can’t find the replacement parts.
Blank
The first step to making a replacement bobeche is making the blank.
Rough Cut Bobeche
Stone cut design.
replacement bobeche
New Bobeche
With the replacement bobeche complete the chandelier will hang in splendor again.
Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Chandelier Parts, Chandelier Repair, Chandelier Restoration, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration
The bobeche for the antique crystal chandelier was broken and discarded. The search was on for the replacement part. None was found. I made the glass blank . Then I cut , polished and drilled the holes for the pins. Sent to me from our neighbors to the north Ontario Canada.
Glass blank for bobeche
This is the crystal blank and I used a diamond saw to cut off the extra.
Crystal Bobeche drilled for pins
I polished the rim and drilled the holes for the prisms.
Replacement Bobeche for crystal chandelier
Here is the custom made replacement bobeche for a crystal chandelier .
Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Chandelier Parts, Chandelier Repair, Chandelier Restoration, Crystal Bobeche, Crystal Repair, Glass Bobeche
I was send a broken crystal bobeche from an antique chandelier. The antique glass bobeche was broken in many pieces and a couple of large pieces were missing. I cut off the part that was not broken . I used a crystal bowl with the same design as the original bobeche to recreate the broken and missing portion. I needed to drill a large hole in the center and many small holes around the rim
Broken Crystal Bobeche
crystal bowl
crystal bowl part
Cut off the good part of broken bobeche
I cut off the good part of the old bobeche and ground the bottom of the new bowl flat.
Crystal Bobeche with Old Top
I drill the holes for the prism pins.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Chandelier Repair, Chandelier Restoration, Crystal Repair
Repairing broken crystal parts for chandeliers is cost effective . This antique crystal part from a chandelier was broken and a replacement was not available . I made a new top piece to replace the broken part and used the bottom part that was still good.
Cut off damaged part and make new replacement piece.
restoration complete
Tags: Antique Crystal Chandelier, Chandelier Repair, Chandelier Restoration, Crystal Chandelier Repair
Only one of the candlesticks were broken but I repair both . I replaced the bobeches and attached the candle cups.
Broken Candlestick
One of the services that Bruening Glass Works specializes in is chandelier restoration and repair. Whether you own a antique chandelier or a new one, we can fix it. We’ve repaired chandeliers for clients all over the world.
View the video below to see more of what type of chandelier repair we perform.
Work is moving along on the chandelier. We rewired the chandelier and unlike most chandeliers the wires on this piece when in grooves in the arms not through a hole or tube in the arm.
Tags: Antique Crystal Chandelier Repair, Broken Chandelier Arms Repair, Chandelier Arms, Chandelier Repair, Crystal Chandelier Restoration, Custom Made Chandelier Parts
Waterford Compote Broken Stem
Crystal Compote Repaired
A Large Waterford Crystal Compote with a broken stem needed a little tlc . First to grind and polish the stem were a large chip came out. If it was to big Iwould have to make a filler piece but after grinding it still had a nice shade so I finished the repair. This compote is the first Waterford piece I have repaired that was glued at the factory. This is were the stem and the bowl are make and glued together not put together hot.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Broken Waterford Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass, Waterford Crystal Repair, Waterford Glass Repair