Chipped Glass Repair Project Repair Gallery

Crystal repair chipped and broken glass fish

The glass fish was broken  years ago and they didn’t save all the pieces.  There was a large part of the tail missing.  I was able to shorten the tail and make the bottom fin a little smaller so it looks proportional.   I tried to cast a new part of the tail but matching the color was not an option.

A lot of pieces but not all of them

Repairing broken crystal and antique glass takes a little imagination.

The tail is about 3/8 of an inch shorter now .  I

This is one of a pair.  The client was very happy with the restoration and her husband was even happier .  He’s the one that broke it.

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Figurine Repair

CRYSTAL REPAIR WATERFORD BOWL CHIPPED GLASS FOOT

The Waterford Bowl had a large chip on the base.  The chip was to large to grind and polish out.  I found a broken candle stick that had the same shape base.  I removed the base from the damaged candlestick to use on the bowl.

Waterford Bowl chipped base

Rough grind the bottom flat and polish.

Waterford Bowl with damaged foot removed

Polished the bottom

new foot

Waterford Crystal Bowl new base

Tags: Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Waterford Crystal Repair

Antique Glass Repair Chipped Daum Turtle

The rare Daum Glass turtle had a chip on the shell.  Grinding and polishing the chip is not an option. The difficulty is matching the density when filling the chip.  Antique Daum cast glass has a lot of detail and color . The translucent glass is very beautiful.

antique chipped glass repair

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

Chipped Crystal Repair LaLique Glass Cross

The lead glass crucifix had a large chip in the base. A cross like his is on the grave of Rene LaLique  the founder of LaLique Crystal .

Tags: Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Lalique Crystal Repair

Waterford Crystal Repair chipped candlestick

The Waterford Crystal candle stick was sent to a shop for repair.  They ground all for corners to match and did not polish them.   The customer was very upset and sent the piece to me to be redone .   I ground the corners back to a point per original design and polished them.

Waterford Crystal Candelstick Repair

The other glass repair place sent this back as a finished job.

As good as new

repaired all four corners

This was used in there wedding in Ireland.

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

Baccarat Crystal Repair Chipped Vase

The large Baccarat Crystal vase had a large chip in the base.  I could reshape the base but you would see the repair so I removed the base and made a new one.

Large chip on base

cut off chipped f

I used a diamond saw to cut off  the chipped base of the Baccarat Crystal vase.

The base was polished before the new  foot was attached.

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

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

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

chipped glass repair hawkes crystal

Chips in water ,wine and rock glasses can be repaired .  Chipped crystal stemware like this Hawkes  Crystal water glass was made during the Brilliant Cut Glass Era .  Hawkes Cut Glass was made in Corning NY. just across the river from Steuben Crystal.  Some of my  machines and cutting stones came from the old Hawkes factory.

Hawkes Cut Crystal water glass

Repaired Rim

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

Verlys antique glass vase repair / restoration

Made in northern France this Verlys glass vase has a small chip on the base .  Sent to me for repair from Fla. the Miami area.

Verlys Art Deco Crystal Vase

Verlys signed crystal vase

chipped bottom

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

Chipped glass repair pressed glass pitcher

Grand mothers  pressed glass pitcher had a large chip in the spout. A nice  light pink color glass but not a very valuable.

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

Waterford Crystal Repair chipped punch bowl

A common problem with punch bowl is  the ladle hits the inside rim and chips it.   I was sent two of the same pattern  Waterford Crystal Punch bowls one can from Chicago and the other came from New York.  They both had chips on the rim.  I polish out the chips and put a little larger bevel on the inside rim this will help prevent new chipping.

Waterford Punch Bowls

I have repaired many punch bowls made by many different manufactures . Waterford  bowls have nice thick glass on the top and  can be repaired .

Crystal punch bowl do not like hot water I have had to repair many bowl because of washing with hot water.   If the bowl has  cold punch in it you should pout it out and let the bowl warn up to room temp before washing.  Use warn water not hot. Hot water can crack the glass.

waterford bowl chipped inside

Waterford Bowl smooth out chip

After smoothing out the chip  I polish the area with pumic.  The final polish is with cerium oxide.

repaired chip

All Ready for the punch and a new plastic ladle.

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

Daum Glass Vase repair chip

Daum  glass has a satin finish and it makes repairing chips very difficult. This vase came in with a chip on the side of one of the leaves. I polished out the chip to a shine and then had it match the satin finish.  The satin finish is coarser than the frosted on a LaLique Crystal .

Daum Vase chip on edge

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

LaLique Crystal repair and restoration chipped or broken

This

LaLique Crystal broken Base

This  LaLique Crystal piece was sent to me from Florida for restoration.  The crystal base had a large chip broken off the corner.  The piece that broke off had been lost many years ago so bonding the chip back one was not an option.

Repaired LaLique Crystal sculpture

By removing the entire base and making a replacement I was able to restore this glass .

Crystal Resotation LaLIque

The LaLique Rams are ready to go back on diplay.

Tags: Add new tag, Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chip Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Figurine Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glueing Glass, Lalique Crystal Repair, Lalique Crystal Restoration