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Crystal Glass/Pattern Identifcation Help Needed Please

conway117 — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 15:37:36 GMT

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone knows this crystal glass pattern or maker, unfortunately its not marked but many aren't. This is just annoying me now as I have seen it before and I am wondering if its Edinburgh crystal, the glasses are heavy quality made but I just come up blank.

Any help would be much appreciated, many thanks in advance. Conway117

Re: Crystal Glass/Pattern Identifcation Help Needed Please

millielilac — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:34:24 GMT

If the glasses are not stamped with a maker then it is impossible to accurately determine who the maker is.

I have an Edinburgh crystal vase and a decanter and both are stamped.....although I cannot say for certain that Edinburgh crystal would stamp glasses too.

I also have some glasses by Stuart Crystal and they are stamped ...other crystal glasses I have are unstamped ...

It would not be wise to list the glasses inferring that they may be made by a particular maker , they would need to be listed as unbranded ....

Re: Crystal Glass/Pattern Identifcation Help Needed Please

mr-expresso — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 06:53:20 GMT

Hi... These look like they were made for the mass market similar to this one... £30 for a set of six....

Re: Crystal Glass/Pattern Identifcation Help Needed Please

cee-dee — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 09:18:36 GMT

They look like they're moulded rather than having been "cut".

If you look at the edges (particularly of the lower facets), they're rounded off but if you look at proper "cut glass" the edges are much sharper.

They're probably just "glass" rather than "crystal glass" so without you knowing for sure exactly what they're made from, I wouldn't describe them as "crystal".

"Proper" Lead crystal has Lead Oxide in it but modern "crystal" often has a different oxide composition.