Steuben
A chemical formula that can make so
pure glass like the crystal discovered in 1952 by Steuben Glass ,the
favorite of wanted glass in USA. The design of the spiral vase by
Donald Pollard in 1955 or the hyperbolic vase by George Thompson in
1969 ,are classic designs of Steuben. He destroys defective parts so
for that there are unique.
French glass
The French Baccarat vase is leader in
the beauty and style , like the perfection of the design elements.
Baccarat Celimene , Hurricane and Twist come from the contemporary
line of Baccarat. Infinity has a shape of shoe in the limited vase
edition of Baccarat. Lalique is French crystal of high quality and
the old Lalique crystal stir the hearts of many collectors. The new
vases are celebrating 150 years of Rene Lalique birth,and they have
to emotionate every crystal vase collector.
Antique American crystal
The glass cutting era of American
Brilliant by fine craftsmen as Hawkes , Fry, Dorflinger and Libbey
,stand out in any scenario. The cutter began with crystal form of
lead quality,to produce masterpiece. The crystal was thick so it can
support the process of hand cutting and the crystal was hard enough
so it can make designs and different facets that reflect the light.
Hawkes won award in the Paris Exposition in 1889 for two models
:Grecian and Chrysanthemum. Libbey won the maximum awards in the
Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 ,with the patterns called
Columbia and Isabella.
Crystals of other countries
The Russian Fabergé crystal in
the design Winter Palace is discontinued model of 14’ vase or
12’.The Swedish Orrefors compete in the world market because its
quality and beauty. Orrefors Precious ,with its heavy shape of
star,is an exceptional vase design of contemporary crystal. Other
Scandinavian glass companies create glass art, especially in the
modern era from 1950 to 1970. Kosta, Hadeland and Littala made
adorable glasses. Waterford have the convenient standard of English
or Ireland crystal. Lismore is one of the most collectible
contemporary patterns and Waterford make different sizes and
different vase styles of this pattern.
