I have just looked at several listings for cut glass lead crystal and perhaps the meaning has changed over the years. If not, the following applies: Cut glass is not the same as pressed glass; an item cannot...
Always look at the bottom of a piece. Truly old ones show ware on the bottom. If a tooth is chipped or missing the piece is worth 30% of the market valuse of a like piece. Old crystal has more of a yellow tint...
How to distinguish CUT glass from other types. Cut glass is glass that is made smooth; and, then the design is actually CUT into the glass with special tools and grinders. This type of glass is quite difficult...
Having been collectors of Hawkes glass for many years we are amazed at the number of fake and misrepresented items on the market. There are items with the Hawkes name scratched in with a diamond pen, acid...
What is commonly known as "The McKee Glass Company" by collectors was once called McKee-Jeanette among other names (read on). They produced a line of glassware that was made to simulate the popular cut glass...
Do not go into this blind, buy a blacklight. Ok, so I am soooo new at this. Once upon a recent time ago, a little old lady asked me to help her sell some of her glassware. Not knowing what I was doing I asked...
Add a lustrous touch to your table settings, with the most elegant crystal made in England. William Yeoward came into fruition in 1995 as a partnership between Timothy Jenkins and William Yeoward, a noted...
If you have an item you are trying to learn about, go to BUY on the ebay site and click on what you are selling. There you can learn more about your item and what it may be worth. As for art, you can go to the...