Antique Glass Repair Project Repair Gallery

CRYSTAL REPAIR ANTIQUE WINE GLASS BROKEN STEM AND FOOT

Antique Wine Glass Broken Stem

Repaired glasses

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Glassware Repair

Crystal Repair Antique Cruet Set Chipped Foot

The foot on the antique crystal cruet was chipped badly.

Tags: Antique Glass Cruet Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Bottle Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Cruet Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration

BROKEN GLASS PAINTED LAMP REPAIR

A very old lamp that has been in the family for  many years was broken in a move.  The painted glass and metal base  were both damaged.

BROKEN GLASS CYLINDER

REPAIRED METAL BASE REATTACHED FISH AND RING AND GUILED

READY FOR YEARS OF ENJOYMENT

Tags: Antique Glass Lamp Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, BROKEN GLASS LAMP REPAIR, Painted Glass Lamp Repair

Broken Waterford Crystal Compote Repair

A large Waterford Crystal compote with the seahorse stem broke right below the bowl. Some of the glass stem was still attached to the bowl.  We ground and polished the bottom of the bowl removing the pieces of the broken stem.

Broken glass attached to bottom of bowl

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

VENETIAN GLASS REPAIR BROKEN CANDLESTICK

The candlestick was broken and two pieces were glued back on.

Broken Venetian Candlestick

Broken Pieces Glued In

Made New Replacement Piece

Cut Off Old Broke Piece

As Good As New

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

Crystal Repair Wine Glass with broken stem

These wine glasses were sent from Italy for restoration. They survived  two world wars and succumb to a family move. They hold many memories and toasted many events .

Luckily the bowls were not damaged .  They were in need of a stem and foot transplant.

broken stem and foot

Draw pattern of stem to maintain correct height.

line drawing of stem needed

new stem

ground to size

family treasures

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Stemware Repaired, Broken Wine Glass, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration

Crystal Repair Chipped and Broken Lamp

The crystal lamp was broken and the base has a large  chip .  The solution was to reshape the base .

broken glass lamp

Grind and polish glass chip.

glass lamp restorationbd v

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair

crystal repair broken decanter and stopper restoration

A very old and beautiful decanter had a crack in it , was stained and part of the stopper was missing.  The antique decanter with a silver collar  had a locking stopper.  That was a first for me . I have never seen a decanter like this.

cracked

The crack was running down from the neck so very carefully I turned the crack and made it run back up to the top. After removing the silver collar the broken piece was removed and the stains ( sick glass)  were polish out .

Reinstall silver collar note key in lock.

Repair stopped by making new plug and grind and polish to fit decanter neck.

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

Replacement Glass for Antique Clock beveled convex with polished dimple

The old glass was repaired so it could be use to cast a high temperature mold .  The mold and an old piece of glass went into a kiln to form a glass blank.

old broken lens beveled and convex glass

The blank was cut to size , beveled and the dimple was ground and polished.  The dimple is use to add additional clearance for the center stem.

I hope to update the post with a picture of the restored clock. I have made many lens for old clocks but this is the first one with a additional polished bent and  dimple.

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Beveled Glass for Clock, Convex Clock Glass, Replacement Clock Glass

crystal repair broken stopper chipped glass

The stopper was in bad shape .  It was broken in three places and  there were some pieces missing.  I needed to add a pieces of glass to get the right height. The decanter is a beautiful cobalt blue cut to clear .  The plug of the stopper was broken off. That is the part that is ground to fit the neck of the decanter.

Broken stopper with missing pieces

Added cut glass piece to the middle and a new plug.

Ground and fit the new plug to fit the neck of the decanter.

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Glass Stopper Repair

CRYSTAL DECANTER REPAIR CHIPPED AND BROKEN NECK

The antique decanter had a large chip and a crack running down and across the neck.  Over the years the large chip that can off was lost.  The crystal decanter was also cloudy on the  inside from decades of use. The stopper was missing also.  The fist challenge was to stop the crack from traveling any farther.

crystal decanter repair

Old broken neck and the new one .

Cloudy glass

Copper wheel engraving

Repaired decanter with new neck

Making new stopper

Cut ten facets in new stopper to match decanter

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

crystal repair chipped crystal pitcher with a crack

The old crystal pitcher has been in the family for many years.  It has served many cold drinks at grandmas house. The sentimental value is the motivation for the repair. A crack has run from the top down the left side of the handle almost to the bottom.  The plan is to run the crack around the bottom of the handle and up the right side of the handle to the top.  Controlling the path the crack takes is critical. I have spend  years refining this skill.

cracked

run the crack up to the top

It is ready to be used.  The adhesive makes most of crack go away.  Look close and you can see a little of the crack.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Vintage Glass Repair

Antique Crystal Candelabra Repair Chipped Glass Missing Piece

The crystal candelabra was broken and the pieces were missing.

Cue out the chipped part.

Fit in new piece off glass.

Shape glass

Cut in design and polish

Its not perfect but when it is back on the candelabra with the prisms installed you won’t be able to see the repair.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Chandelier Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair

Venetian Wine Glass with a broken stem

The family toasting glass  was broken were the stem meets the foot.   The very ornate Venetian wine glass has been in the family for   generations.

Broken Venetian Wine Glass

Venetian Wine Glass

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair, Venetian Murano Glass Repair, Wine Glass Repair