Crystal Restoration Project Repair Gallery

Swarovski Crystal Candlestick Repair

A very common problem    people let the candle burn down to low and it breakes the crystal  candle holder.

Broken crystal candlestick

repaired swavorski crystal candlestick

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

Waterford Crystal Lamp Repair

From a pile of pieces come a lamp.  It started with a broke ships decanter she saved for years and then she broke the base to a hurricane lamp . I used the broke Waterford Crystal ships decanter to make a new lamp base. I cut it off and polished the top . I found a piece to an old chandlier and used it along with the old top to the Waterford Hurricane Lamp.  I wish I had the globe to  the lamp.

Waterford Crystal Lamp Repair

 Not much to look at here but with a little creative design I can be a lamp again,

Repaired Waterford Crystal Lamp

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Antique Lamp Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration

Antique Crystal perfume bottle repair

This glass perfume bottle had an old style repair . They put a silver neck on top of the broken bottle and glued the stopper in.  I removed the old repair and uncovered the broken and missing neck. The stopper was also broken. I made a new neck attached it to the perfume bottle .  Then I ground and fit the old stopper to the new neck. It ready for some over powering  rose sented perfume.

Broken Glass Perfume Bottle missing neck

Repaired perfume bottle with new neck

Repaired perfume with old stopped fitted to new neck

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Bottle Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Stopper Repair, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass, Perfume Bottle Repair

crystal repair glass cat

The glass cat  figurine had a broken ear. I removed the good ear and made two new ears.   No one will know the ears match and her husband can get out of the dog house.  Friends Romans lend me an ear. 

glass cat with one broken ear

glass cat new ears

Being able to make ears ,noses ,trunks, tails,and other parts gives me alot of options when restoring glass figurines. Under categories there is a heading call zoo it holds before and after picture of crystal animals I have repaired.

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

Swarovski crystal restoration

The Swarovski glass dog was missing a tail.  I made one and attached it.

swarovski crystal repair a new tail for an old dog

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

Crystal Repair Broken Swarovski

Swarovski Crystal Elephant broken and missing tusk

The crystal elephant came  in broken and missing a tusk. Reattaching the tusk was the first step.  Them I made a new glass  part  for the Swarovski Elephant using the old glass tusk as a guide. Etching the new glass part to match the old was the final step in the glass restoration.

Swarovski Crystal Elephant

crystal elephant with new tusk

Crystal restoration complete old tusk  and the new one .

New glass tusk installed

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

Antique Glass Decanter Repair

This antique glass decanter  from the 1880 was in bad shape. It had a broken neck and missing pieces from the lip.  The customer was skeptical that I could repair an antique cut glass decanter in such bad shape. I can waite  to forward this post to him with the before and after pictures of his decanter.  This is a very old and very  good cut glass decanter and it would be a shame not to repair it. I cut off the broken part of the neck and then made a new neck and lip. I attach the new neck and fit the stopper.  If you didn’t know it was repaired you would pour a drink and just enjoy.

Antique cut glass decanter with broken neck

antique crystal decanter with cracked neck

cut glass decanter with new neck

crystal decanter after repair

Fit the stopper in the antique decanter

Many people don’t know this type of repair is possible please email this to your friends and family. Over and over I here I didn’t know you can repair glass I put it in the trash.

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

antique cut glass compote repair

Very old cut crystal compote came in with a large chip on the foot or base. I cut off the base and made it thinner.  With  a diamond saw I cut off the chipped part. Then  I ground it smooth and polished it. 

antique cut glass compote

The restoration of this antique chipped crystal compote is complete.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Chip Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Repair, Glassware Repair

antique glass cruet repair

One from a set of the crystal cruets got damaged . It had a broken neck and missing stopper. The repair process required making a new neck. I cut off the broken neck and made a new piece. The small decanter /cruet/ bottle was broken and the pieces were gone for years. When repairing antique glass it requires a little imagination. The best way to repair antique  crystal is to just get started and made something you will learn from your mistakes . I made a  lot of garbage over the years.  

old cruet new top

Saved from the scrap pile. Antique glass sets are very valuable and with the silver tray very rare. To  restore this set I did a little glass blowing, a little stone engraving ( wheel work) , a little hand lapping to fit the stopper,and a little gluing.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Antique Glass Cruet Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Bottle Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Broken Glassware Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Decanter Repair, Glass Repair, Glass Stopper Repair, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass, New Stopper, Remove Stains in Vases and Decanters

Crystal decanter repair broken neck

This is very old cut glass decanter with a broken neck. Its been in the family a long time and had to be repaired . With a diamond saw  I cut the broken neck off the antique cut crystal decanter.  I make a piece of crystal the same shape I cut off. It needed to be a little smaller so I could grind the stopper to fit.

Crystal decanter with a broken neck and missing pc.

Cut Crystal Decanter with new neck

crystal decanter repaired

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Bottle Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Stopper Repair, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass, New Stopper

antique glass bottle repair

The antique glass bottle had a broken stopper and the pieces were missing. I have some old black glass call vitolite and I used it to make a new stopper top.

antique glass bottle with broken stopper

broken stopper from antique glass bottle

 I cut off the top of  the broken glass stopper. I used a 1 1/2″ diamond  core drill and a hole in the black glass .  Inside the dill was a 1 3/8 core I used to make the new top for the stopper.

new top on stopper

Antique Glass Bottle with repaired stopper

I think the bottles belongs to a witch and she has one that says eye of nuet also.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Bottle Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass, New Stopper, Perfume Bottle Repair, Pressed Glass Repair

Crystal pendent restoration

chipped and broken glass pendent

A  beautifull crystal pendent was dropped and broken. I was able to repair the glass .   This piece was shipped from NY.

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

Crystal sail sculpture repair

broken glass sculpture

Tags: Broken Crystal Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Sculpture Repair, Glueing Glass

crystal horse repair

crystal horse repair

Blowen glass horse with broken leg in for repair.

crystal horse repaired

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