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...
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...
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...