Crystal Restoration Project Repair Gallery

Antique glass perfume bottle repair

The antique perfume bottle has been in the family for many years it holds a lot of sentimental value .  The bottle has been broken for over fifteen years . The local glass companies and antique dealers in  Miami Fla. said it was not repairable .  Her husband persisted and told her she would find someone to repair it keep looking.

Antique Glass Perfume Bottle with broken neck

The antique amber perfume bottle was sent to me with a broken neck and broken dauber.  First step in the restoration process is to remove the broken neck on the antique glass bottle. Great care is taken to remove what was left of the neck with out damaging the bottle.

no neck

antique glass bottle new neck

After connecting the new neck to the old bottle the stopper is ground to fit.

fit the stopper

Replacement dauber for antique glass bottle.

Stopper and dauber repair

antique amber glass perfume bottle restoration

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

crystal punch bowl repair broken antique cut glass

The crystal bowl was broken in many pieces .  His wife  said just through it a way.   I can repair the antique cut glass bowl so they can use it.

Punch bowl after repair

This bowl is ready for the party .   Spike the punch some one is out of the dog house.

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

Daum Nancy glass figurine repair chipped and missing ear restoration

The ear was broken off and lost from a very expensive DAUM Nancy glass figurine.  I had to sculpt part of a new ear to fit on the dark amber Daum Glass horse .  Matching the very dark amber color was my first challenge . I made a dozen or more glass ears be for finding one I liked .    Daum glass  started with the notary Jean Daum      Daum  started making glass for watches and mirrors.            (1825-1885).

Daum glass horse with broken ear

Replacement Glass Ears

New Ear

attached new ear

Shape new ear

Daum glass horse first stage of polish

Acid etch glass to match glass head

a few finishing touches and its as good as new

Daum horse new ear

Daum Crystal Horse

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

Antique Crystal Bowl Repair Broken Glass Foot

This bowl had a place of honor on grandmas dinning room table for over four decades .  There  it sat  with a stack of pennies taking the place of the missing foot. Grandmas birthday is coming up and wouldn’t it be nice to get the bowl repaired .  The local antique  dealers  and glass shops said it couldn’t be repaired .  What they should have said is they can’t repair it and they don’t know any one who can.

Missing Glass Leg

Cut glass bowl with a missing foot.   The leg broke off and was missed placed over forty years ago .

First step in the repair process to remove what was left of the broken leg on the cut crystal bowl.

glass leg

By casting a mold of one of the good  glass legs I was able to make a new glass foot .

Installed new glass foot

We were able to give grandma her pennies back after bonding the new foot to the bottom of the antique glass  bowl

No more pennies

The local “experts ”  got it wrong .  It  can be restored .  The crystal repair projects I work on now come from all over the world.

Crystal repair is now high tech with the use of UV adhesives and high temp molds .  Antique  cut glass bowls like this one are repairable . Crystal repair has come a long way in the last thirty years .

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

Steuben crystal eagle broken glass wings repair

The Steuben eagle was sent to me with two broken wings.  They broke off but it wasn’t a clean break.  I had to polish of what was left of the broken wings. 

restoration complete

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

Antique Glass Repair broken crystal cruet

The antique broken glass cruet needed restoration.  This one came  from a set that has a beautiful sterling silver holder.  First  I cleaned  the inside .

Dirty and broken cruet

cleaned and repaired

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Bottle Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Cut Glass Repair, Glass Repair, Glueing Glass, Remove Stains in Vases and Decanters, Sick Glass Repair

Antique glass cruet repair broken crystal decanter

The markings indicate it was make in England and its sterling silver.   Sent to me from a church in Boston Mass. this cruet is one of four that was purchased when they built the church.  The antique glass cruet was dropped and broken.  I cut off the broken bottom in line with the silver ring . I made a new glass bottom and foot .

Antique glass cruet with broken foot

glass foot

glass replacement bottom and foot

antique glass cruet repaired

We repair the pieces that others say can be done.  After trying the local repair places in Boston area the the cruet was sent to me.

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

Antique glass globe repair with missing pieces

The” gone with the wind oil lamp” has been in the family for many years .  Some one broke it and lost some of the pieces. This make the restoration of the glass globe very difficult.  First we reassembled the the pieces we had leaving a large hole that needed to be filled.   Casting  a mold off of the antique globe we were able to make a new curved white opal glass to fill the hole.

broken glass globe " gone with the wind oil lamp"

antique glass globe with hole

antique glass globe with new glass in hole

fill the hole and paint

Antique "gone with the wind lamp " glass globe repair

The repair

Tags: Antique Glass Lamp Repair, Antique Glass Light Repair, Antique Glass Light Restoration, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Repair, Glueing Glass, Painted Glass Lamp Repair

Waterford Crystal repair broken candlestick missing piece

The Waterford crystal candlestick was broken and they lost the pieces.  Making a piece to fit were the piece broke out was not an option. So I made a new top to replace were the glass was missing.

waterford crystal candle holder

Broken Glass candle holder

After making the new top I cut off the broken part .

Waterford Candle holder with new top

Waterford Crystal Candle Holder after restoration

waterford glass crystal restoration with new glass top

Tags: Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Waterford Crystal Repair

Steuben Crystal Repair antique glass fish repair

The antique  glass fish was made by Steuben . Some time ago the fin was broken off and lost.  I made a new fin and attached it.

Steuben Crystal Fish Repair

The Steuben Crystal repair starts with grinding off what was left of the broken fin.

Steuben Crystal Restoration

I made the replacement crystal fin.

Antique Glass Fish Steuben Crystal

I attached the new fin and the Steuben Crystal repair was complete.

Steuben Glass Fish Restoration

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

Crystal Repair Broken Waterford Stem

Sent from New York, New York for restoration the Waterford Crystal wine glass had a broken stem . It was cracked in two places were the stem meets the foot and were the stem meets the bowl.

Waterford Crystal with broken stem

Crystal wine glass after repair

Some were in New York city a couple is having a glass of wine with dinner and remembering when they went to Ireland  in the 80’s  .  They bought a set of Waterford Crystal Wine glasses after the factory tour.

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

Antique Glass Repair LaLique Crystal Bird Bowl

The bowl had a lot of scratches on the bottom and the bird had chips on its beak and tail .    I reshaped the head and beak .  Then matched the very fine etched finish.  The bottom with all the scratches and ware marks was hard to polish with out removing the signature.

LaLique Crystal Bird Bowl a

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Scratched Glass Repair

Antique glass repair broken crystal plate

The pieces from  the antique glass plate were shipped to me from Boston Mass. I was able to repair the broken antique  glass plate.  There were several small chips along the cracked edges of the plate.  After putting it back together I polished  out the small chips.

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

Broken wine glass Waterford Crystal stem

Broken crystal stem are repairable. This Waterford wine glass was broken in three pieces.  I repaired the glass for a fraction of replacement cost.

Before

If you break a wine or water glass you should save the pieces because hey can be used to repair other glasses.

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