Blowen Glass Replacements Project Repair Gallery

VENETIAN GLASS REPAIR BROKEN CANDLESTICK

The candlestick was broken and two pieces were glued back on.

Broken Venetian Candlestick

Broken Pieces Glued In

Made New Replacement Piece

Cut Off Old Broke Piece

As Good As New

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Venetian Murano Glass Repair

Antique light custom make replacement globes

Broken globe

The broken globe was sent from Arizona . The contractor broke three globes on the job site while restoring and old court house.  I knew I could make the new globes but matching the design on the globe was going to be the challenge.

new globe

satin etched finish

hand painted globes

Tags: Chandelier Repair, Chandelier Restoration, Replacement Antique Glass Globe, Replacement Antique Glass Shade, Vintage Glass Globe

Antique glass repair crystal repair gauge

It was a gift for his  retirement from the electric company.  It is a thermometer that looks like an electric meter  .  The glass case was broken and they didn’t save the pieces. Gauge glass replacement

It is  missing the antique  glass cover.

Tags: Antique Glass Gauge, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair, Gauge Glass

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

Antique Glass Repair Whale Oil Lamp

The antique glass oil lamp has been in the family for generations.  During the last move the glass was broken. The pewter was in good shape.  We made a replacement glass .

antique whale oil lamp missing glass

Install glass

Whale oil lamp glass

Installed glass

Whale oil lamp restoration

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

Antique Glass Chandelier Repair / candelabra /crystal bobeche replacement

This antique crystal  bobeche is from a late 1700’s early 1800’s candelabra that  was electrified.  I needed to make two replacement bobeches .  The first step is to make the glass blanks.

Bobeche Blank

Rough cutting the shape is next.

Rough Cutting Crystal Blank

Using smoothing stones the glass is given a 400 to 600 grit finish and ready for polishing.

Bobeche before polishing

Crystal Bobeche and replacement

The replacement crystal  bobeches are marked for drilling the holes.

Crystal Bobeche and replacement

Replacement Bobeche

I also made replacement arms for this chandelier shown in the picture.    I will post picture showing the process I use to duplicate the solid crystal arms.

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Candelabra Repair, Chandelier Repair, Chandelier Restoration, Crystal Chandelier Parts, Replacement Cystal Bobeche

Antique Glass Repair Broken Cut Crystal Decanter

The neck of the decanter was broken in many pieces and was repaired .  The repair was unacceptable and I needed a plan B.  The design engraved on the antique glass decanter gave me a good place to cut off the broken parts.

I fabricated a new neck and stone cut the  design .

Stain on the bottom of decanter " sick "

A new neck for an antique glass decanter

Stone cut design on new neck

Antique Glass Decanter

New neck antique glass decanter

The replacement part looks good and makes the antique  cut glass decanter usable again.  The set is complete and ready for the next party.

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

Steuben Crystal Candlestick Repair Broken Top

The dinner is over and you didn’t put out the candles .  They burn down and crack the tops of the crystal candlesticks.   I can make a new top cut off the old and replace it.

Steuben Crystal Candlestick with broken top

New Candle cup

Broken candlestick less the top

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

Broken crystal stopper repair for atique cut glass decanter

The stopper for a crystal decanter was broken and sent to me for repair.  I made the new blank first.  Then I ground and polished  it to fit the decanter.

Broken stopper

new blank

I cut off the broken part of the stopper .

replacement piece

repaired stopper

Then I attached the new stopper blank.

ready to be used

The final step to grind and polish the stopper to fit the decanter.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Stopper 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 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 clock jar repair

Replacement glass  for an antique clock . We made for antique clock a cut glass jar that holds mercury .  The cut  crystal  jar is eight sided and is two inches  by three and a half inches by nine inches .  When install in its metal frame it becomes the pendulum for an antique grandfather clock .

cut glass jar for antique clock

We make beveled glass from our stock of old glass having the  right type of glass is very important.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Bottle Repair, Clock Glass, Glass Parts For Clock

Antique crystal vase broken foot and stained

antique glass vase with cloudy stain

This vase was in bad  shape when it came in. The antique glass vase was cloudy from years of neglect. Leaving water in the vase with flowers in it stained the glass inside walls.

crystal vase with broken foot

new foot on antique vase

Glasss vase after polishing out stains

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

crystal repair broken glass restoration

One glass was broken from  the set.  I made a new glass with bumps.  The  repair would have been seen.  It was cost effective to make a replacement.

broken glass and replacement

I have a lot of ways to get the job done.   I can blow ,bend ,cast , grind , polish , stain, mill, drill ,bevel, stain, etch, carve, laminate, fuse,  drip and transplant glass.

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