Orrefors crystal repair chipped and broken glass birds

The crystal birds were dropped and broke. I need to cut off the broken pieces.  Then  layout the pieces and make a drawing of the pieces needed. I  made the replacement pieces of glass .  The hard part of this restoration is the fitting of the new pieces.

Broken Top Loop

crystal birds

broken crystal bottom

crystal restoration

This was a very difficult restoration because grinding and fitting the new pieces .  This is the seventh and final attempt.   I was told it was made by

Orrefors Crystal

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

Crystal Repair chipped glass bottle

The antique crystal  decanter had a chipped and broken neck.  The chip was very large and the pieces have been missing for years.  The glass bottle was part of a set that has been in the family for many years.

Decanter with broken neck

remove broken part

New neck

Repaired Bottle

Crystal Decanter Restoration

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

Crystal Repair chipped and broken Steuben Crystal

The crystal pineapple fell over and the top stem broke off.  It needed more than just a gluing if I used an adhesive to repair it you would see the restoration. I needed to make a new center stem to make a seamless  restoration.

Broken and chipped Steuben Crystal

new stem old leaves

Steuben Restoration

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

Crystal Repair broken lamp part replacement

This piece was sent to me and it is from a small table lamp.  I am going to make a replacement part rather than repair it.

broken glass tube from small lamp

stone cutting design

 

Cutting design in new glass lamp part

custom made replacement lamp part

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Antique Lamp Parts, Chandelier Repair, Chandelier Restoration, Crystal Repair, Custom Made Lamp Parts

Crystal repair broken glass sculpture restoration

The crystal sculpture was broken and the head and the arm are missing. It was purchased in Italy while traveling.  I made a new glass head and arm but I have to attach them  to the body.

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

Crystal Repair chipped and broken Steuben Crystal Bunny

Not sure of the story but the bunny was broken and repaired many times over the years.  It was sent to me for repair with a plea to make it look better.   The Steuben Crystal bunny was in bad shape both ears had been broken off and there were many chips and dings.

Steuben Crystal Bunny 

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Steuben Crystal Repair

Chip crystal bunny

Polish off glue and chips

Grind and polish damaged area

Finished

After shipping it back I received a very nice email  .

Email message sent to me

I received the repaired Steuben rabbit today.  Great job.  Thank you
for first rate craftsmanship and artistic work.  This piece has been in our
family since the early 1960s and now it looks beautiful.  Thanks again.
Peter

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Steuben Crystal

CRYSTAL REPAIR chipped and broken glass candlestick

When dinner is over  “blow out the candles “.  Time and time again people finish a candle lit dinner and retire to some place more comfortable  forget to  put out the candles.  Then the candles burn down and when the flame gets close to the glass candle cup it cracks.  This were I come in.

broken crystal candlestick “before picture”

Cut off broken part and polish .

cut off the broken crystal part

Create the new candle cup     crystal replacement piece

Replacement part

Attach the new crystal candle cup.

crystal repair candlestick ” after picture”

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

Crystal Repair broken glass decanter neck and stopper

The crystal decanter had a broken neck and the stopper was also broken .  I will need to make a new neck and plug for the bottom of the glass stopper.  First I will need to cut off the broken part of the neck.

crystal decanter with broken neck

Broken crystal stopper

New neck for crystal decanter

Cut and polished neck

Crystal stopper with broken plug

Make new bottom for broken stopper

Make new bottom for broken stopper

Polish inside crystal neck

Repaired crystal stopper

Crystal Decanter with repaired neck

All ready to fill.

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Bottle Repair, Broken Glass Stopper, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration