Crystal Restoration Project Repair Gallery

Crystal Repair cut glass lamp repair

This lead glass lamp sat on the night stand for decades before it was accidentally broken into pieces. The cut glass pattern on this crystal lamp help hide the glass restoration. There were some minor pieces missing, but we were able to discretely fill those areas. Crystal repair has greatly improved with the new generation of ultra violet cured adhesives that don’t yellow, and are to provide a permanent fix.

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Oil Lamp Repair broken crystal

Broken Glass Lamp Parts

A very old crystal lamp was brought in for repair. This type of pressed glass is a good candidate for repair because it is very difficult to notice the glue line.

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

Crystal Repair Sculpture

glass heads kissing

These pieces came to me broken off the black glass base, and with deep chips in both pieces. Using a Bridgeport Milling Machine with a diamond tool, I resurfaced the black glass cube and removed all the chips. Hand lapping the cube from 120 to 220 to 400 grit, them pumice, and finally ceriumoxide brought back the high shine. The original placement of the kiss was retained so as not to alter the overall aesthetic appeal of the piece. The only clue that there has been a repair is that the base is now slightly smaller.

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

Antique Glass Repair Venetian Glass Bottle Repair

Venetian Bottle Broken Foot Missing Piece

A gorgeous Venetian glass bottle was brought to me for repair. The owner wisely researched many different repair shops before finding me. Not all repair shops have the experience to restore antique pieces like this one. I love doing this type of repair. The key to fixing this antique bottle was to find a new foot, and perform a transplant. The broken foot, or what was left of it, was cut off and polished flat. Using a UV cured adhesive, the new foot and the bottle were bonded together. The new foot was from a Venetian Vase from many years ago. My parts department (see picture) is the result of working with antique pieces for thirty years. I was pleased to find such a good match for this bottle, even the gold trim matched. Antique glass repair is enjoyable for me, and I truly love restoring antique glass artwork. In addition to crystal repair, I can blow glass, slump or bend glass, stain, paint, bevel, curve, engrave, etch, and cut glass.

Glass Parts Department

Venetian Glass Decanter New Foot

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

broken glass spoon repair

Press Glass Spoon

Sometime the worth of a piece of glass is measured in sentimental value and not dollars. This pressed glass spoon was tremendously valuable to its owner, although not in terms of dollars and cents. I was pleased to return it to it’s original condition.

press glass spoon glued

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

Crystal Repair Steuben Bunny Repair

crystal repair Steuben

Steuben Bunny after repair

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

Crystal Repair Swarovski Whale

It’s hard to swim straight with no tail. This whale was in need of some saving.  It was a simple repair. Please view some of my other Swarovski repairs if you have a piece of crystal that needs to be rescued.

Crystal Whale with broken tail

Swarovski Crystal Whale

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crystal repair

broken bird

crystal bird

This crystal bird had broken feathers, but it’s now fit to fly.

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Pairpoint Lamp Repair and Restoration Services

Thanks for visiting Bruening Glass Works. We specialize in repairing all kinds of glass pieces including Pairpoint lamps and Pairpoint lamp shades. Please see an example of our work below. If you have a question or are in need of our repair and restoration services, please contact us via the form on our website.

This beautiful painted Pairpoint glass shade had a crack running down from the top.

Pairpoint reverse painted shade with crack

Here’s the repaired piece below.

Repaired Shade

This is just one example of a Pairpoint lamp that we fixed. If you have one that is broken, please reach out using the form to the right. We’d be happy to give you a free quote.

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

Crystal Repair Swarovski Mouse

This mouse must have lost a fight with a cat. Both ears were off and the tail was missing from this whimsical Swarovski crystal mouse. Now he looks good as new with a spring in his tail.

crystal mouse before

Swarovski Crystal Mouse

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

Crystal Repair Waterford Wine Glass

Waterford Wine Glass Chipped Foot

Wine Glass New Foot

The chip was to large to grind and polish so I removed the foot at the base of the stem. With the foot off of another Waterford Glass I transplanted the foot .  Open a  so so bottle of wine and lets test the glass. You don’t need  open a good bottle wine because  the beautifull  glass makes every thing taste better.

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

Crystal Repair Waterford Spoon

Crystal spoon good as news

THis Waterford serving spoon was glued many times before it came to me. Repairing crystal seving pieces is harder than other pieces of crystal because of  the functional work side . They are going to be used and abused.I neeeded to clean off  the old glue and make a new stud . I attached the new glass stud the handle . Then glued the seving spoon part to the handle.I picture all the steps .

Waterford Crystal Spoon broken handle

waterford crystal spoon with broken handel

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Glass globe for gum ball machine

Tags: Antique Bottle Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair

Perfume Bottle Repair

Perfume With Broken Neck

This antique glass perfume bottle had a broken neck .  I cut off the old broken glass neck and polished the bottle . Then I make a new glass neck for the perfume bottle. The antique crystal perfume bottle was as good as new. I make new stoppers and daubers for antique glass perfume bottles but making a neck is a little different.  If they had sent it to me in the first place they would not have broken the neck trying to get the stopper out. It takes patients when removing a stuck stopper.

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