Glueings 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 crystal candlestick repair

This verrrrry  old crystal candlestick net its demise like many candle holders .  The candle was allowed to burn down and the flame crack the crystal candle cup.  This one of the finest cut glass pieces I have had the pleasure to restore.

broken candle cup

blown glass blank replacement piece

replacement crystal candle cup

replacement installed

hand cut crystal top

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

crystal repair chipped crystal pitcher with a crack

The old crystal pitcher has been in the family for many years.  It has served many cold drinks at grandmas house. The sentimental value is the motivation for the repair. A crack has run from the top down the left side of the handle almost to the bottom.  The plan is to run the crack around the bottom of the handle and up the right side of the handle to the top.  Controlling the path the crack takes is critical. I have spend  years refining this skill.

cracked

run the crack up to the top

It is ready to be used.  The adhesive makes most of crack go away.  Look close and you can see a little of the crack.

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

Antique Glass Shade Repair Reverse Painted Shade

The Pairpoint  Shade was broken in many pieces.

Pairpoint Reverse Painted Shade broken

Repaired Reverse Painted Shade Restoration

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Shade, Crystal Repair, Painted Glass Lamp Repair, Reverse Painted Shade Repair

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 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 Lalique broken and chipped glass

The  broken Lalique Crystal  statue was a present give to a customer in his eighties. He received it  when he was a young man.  It holds  great sentimental value and he wanted to repair it rather than replace it.  Some one tried to repair it. It was covered in glue and a number of large pieces were missing. I will need to recreate the missing piece.  

I use a foot from a broken Lalique compote to make the block .

Shaping the block to  form legs.

The final step is to etch the glass to match.  If you look close there is a small line were it was  glued.

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

crystal repair broken glass Daum Nancy vase

This Daum Nancy vase is very expensive and holds a lot of sentimental value.  When it got broken they almost threw it out.  This vase is shipped in a very nice box that has foam rubber cut to fit the vase.  The form rubber was useful in the repair  . It gave me a pattern to make the new glass replacement part.   The shape and size of the crystal top mirrors the foam.

Broken Crystal Vase

I removed the  broken crystal piece  from the green base. Then I make a replacement crystal vase to replace the broken one.

Daum Crystal vase after restoration

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

CRYSTAL REPAIR STEUBEN TROUT MISSING FIN

I need to make a new fin . I cut the rough shape of a new fit .  Steuben crystal is very clear so I used a broken Steuben Plate  so the glass would match .

Broken Steuben Trout

New crystal fin made from old Steuben Crystal plate.

Steuben Crystal

Steuben Fish with new fin

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

Antique Steuben Glass Candlestick Repair Broken Crystal Top

The Steuben Crystal Teardrop Candlestick is one of the largest candlesticks they made.  It is very common for people to forget to put out the candles after dinner.   When the candle  burns  down the heat cracks the candle cup.  I have repaired  many of these over the years by making a new candle cup.

Broken Steuben Crystal Candlestick Repair

Glass Replacement Part

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

Antique Glass Repair Seuben Crystal Penguin

The antique glass penguin was broken and put away years ago.  The glass was discovered and the search was on to find some one to repair it.  The one fin was broken off and many of the small pieces were lost.  That  Steuben Crystal penguin held memories of years go by.

Steuben Crystal Penguin Repair

A piece of Steubn Crystal from a broken ashtray

new wing

Remove broken wing

Sizing Up New Wing

New Wing

I used a piece of Steuben Crystal to sculpt the replacement wing because of the color . Steuben is forty nine percent lead and very clear.  The lead also makes it very soft so I have to use the very best cerium oxide for the final step in the polishing process.

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

Crystal repair broken Orrefors candlestick

The blue stem Orrefors candlesticks were broken in many places  both the candle cups and one of the bases. I needed to make replacement candle cups and reattach the base.

Replacement Pieces

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

Waterford Crystal Repair Broken Lamp

The Waterford crystal lamp was  sent to me from Pennsylvania  for repair.  The base of he lamp was broken off and they didn’t have all the pieces .    There was a crack a running up the bottom and I had to carefully control the crack and turn it so it ran back to the bottom.   I didn’t want the crack to run up to the top of the lamp.

Broken Waterford Lamp Base

I looked and found a Waterford Crystal bowl to make the new base out of.

Brioken glass lamp

Cut off broken parts from the bottom of the  lamp.

Crack running up

I loop the crack back down and remove piece so it can be repaired.  The lamp is stable now by controlling the crack we minimized its in-pack.  Little cracks only stay little for awhile.

New base for lamp

Smooth and polish the parts for reassembly .

Hole for lamp cord

Using a Waterford Crystal bowl I made a new base for the lamp complete with Waterford logo.

Drill a large hole in the bowl.

Waterford Table Lamp

Tags: Broken Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Waterford Crystal Repair

Carnival Glass Depression Glass Pressed Glass bowl repair

The bowl was broken in half and in need of restoration.  It was a clean break so I think would guess hot water in the sink was the culprit . This type of repair comes out very good because of the color and texture.  Cracked glass bowls are sent to me all the time.

Carnival Glass Bowl

Repaired Carnival Glass Bowl

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Broken Carnival Glass Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Glueing Glass