Glass Sculpture Restoration Large Horse missing pieces

The first step was to remove what was left of the mane.

Broken Mane

Grind and polish area smooth.

Create the new glass mane.

Attach the new glass mane to the Italian sculpture.

The sculpture is ready to be displayed.

Tags: Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Figurine Repair

Replacement Glass for Antique Clock beveled convex with polished dimple

The old glass was repaired so it could be use to cast a high temperature mold .  The mold and an old piece of glass went into a kiln to form a glass blank.

old broken lens beveled and convex glass

The blank was cut to size , beveled and the dimple was ground and polished.  The dimple is use to add additional clearance for the center stem.

I hope to update the post with a picture of the restored clock. I have made many lens for old clocks but this is the first one with a additional polished bent and  dimple.

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Beveled Glass for Clock, Convex Clock Glass, Replacement Clock Glass