Antique Glass Repair Project Repair Gallery

Crystal Repair Sent from Chicago, Illinois – Stopper Repair

Bottle with newly recreated glass stopper (pictured above)

In this before and after scenario, our client had reached out from Chicago, Illinois seeking to repair this treasured piece. A question we often get is “can it even be repaired?” In this case, we weren’t able to salvage the stopper that had come with the bottle. When it came down to it, the broken stopper wasn’t worth fixing.

The good news is that we have the ability to replicate new pieces in our workshop. I made a new stopper using the old broken stopper for a pattern. Complete with the ball on the end.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair, New Stopper, Perfume Bottle Repair

Crystal Repair chandelier arm

These arms are off a antique crystal candleabra. Made in the 1700 s the wires go on the out side of the arms . There are no holes for the wires to run through. I will get pictures of the chandelier when its complete and post them .  The crystal arms were sent to me for repair from Oregon. The piece has been in the family a long time. I would love to know how it got to Oregon and when. I think it came from England.

glass arms

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Crystal Repair broken stoppers

 Antique crystal perfume bottles have a common problem the daubers break off.  I make the new daubers to the size of the bottle. Crystal repair like this is rewarding  but you do go home smelling like roses.

Crystal repair stoppers

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Antique Glass Repair “chandelier”

Antique Glass Chadelier

Antique Crysal Chandelier

I repaired this Antique Glass Chandelier using white cloth covered wire. A little hard to find but worth the time . I like keeping things original when I can. I would have liked  to repainted the candle sleeves they look dirty to me compaired to the new wire. Gramas gone now but the antique glass chandelier is repaired and back at work.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chandalier Repairs, Chandelier Repair, Chandelier Restoration, Chandelier Restorations, Crystal Chandelier Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Custom Made Chandelier Parts

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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Antique glass repair

Marc, I just received by repaired glass figurine, and she looks great! Thank you so much!You did a great job!  Stacia Stephens

Antique Glass Figurine Venetian

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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

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