http://greatfrenchglass.com/blog Collectable French Glass Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:02:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From the Corning Museum of Glass comes Master Class 4: Pâte de verre with Shin-ichi and Kimiake Higuchi A Technique first made popular by Emil Galle httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=550UtoZGVyk The Artists demonstrating Pâte de verre are superb Craftspeople http://greatfrenchglass.com/blog/making-pate-de-verre-video Emil Galle was one of the leading French Glassmakers. This video shows a wide range of his stunning work. Emil was a leading maker of Pate de Verre Glass (lots of examples here) and stunning lamps with hidden and visible landscapes built into them httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4StCLD9-_g The video begins with a lovely picture of Emil ... http://greatfrenchglass.com/blog/emil-galle-video [caption id="attachment_238" align="aligncenter" width="44" caption="Daum Toothpick Holder"][/caption] Daum Toothpick holder I thought this press release would interest you ... There are some other interesting pieces of news too. Very rare 2-inch signed Daum Nancy toothpick holder brings $2,700 at Woody Auction sale A very rare 2-inch signed Daum Nancy toothpick holder, with a winter ... http://greatfrenchglass.com/blog/daum-toothpick-holder-sells-for-2700 Found in Coastal Georgia A huge hoard of beautiful beads from Florida (From the time of the Spanish occupation in the 17th Century) These 70,000 glass and amber beads include Dutch layered Glass, Chinese Blue Glass,Gilded Glass and French Glass. An illustration shows Ichtucknee beads thought to come from France and Venetian multi-layered beads. The American Museum ... http://greatfrenchglass.com/blog/la-florida-beads-found Here are a few tips on buying Glass at a market or Antique Store. (I used to run a stall in an Antiques Market so this really IS from the Horses mouth !) 1 - Read all about the exact item you are thinking of buying. Some items come ... http://greatfrenchglass.com/blog/tips-from-an-antiques-market Daum were famous for making Table Lamps and other Art Glassware during the Art Nouveau and Art Deco revolutions in glassmaking. They were direct Rivals of Galle and Lalique but produced absolutely different styles of glassware. If you want to see a good collection (small but good !) then visit the ... http://greatfrenchglass.com/blog/daum-art-glass This is a beautiful Lalique Chandelier - but the chances of finding one in a fleamarket are fairly slim.(not impossible so keep looking !) [caption id="attachment_172" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Feuilles (Leaves) by Lalique"][/caption]Lalique Chandeliers It is much more likely that you can find an Art Deco Lalique Chandelier (everyone looks for Art nouveau ... http://greatfrenchglass.com/blog/lalique-chandeliers Cire Perdue The Lost Wax Method (Cire Perdue) Many Early Glass pieces pieces were manufactured by the Lost Wax Method. Lost Wax is a cheap and fairly easy method of making single pieces. This method of casting a small number of pieces in Glas (or metal) has been used since Roman times. How It Works ... http://greatfrenchglass.com/blog/cire-perdue Bacchantes Vase   The Bacchantes Vase by Rene Lalique is one of the most collectible pieces of Art Nouveau Glassware in existence. It is also one of the most familiar. Bacchantes is available in several colours and finishes and is still being sold today by the Lalique Company and their authorised outlets.     ... http://greatfrenchglass.com/blog/bacchantes-vase-rene-lalique Lalique is one of the main leaders in high quality French Art Glass. This is why there are so many  copies and reproductions of Lalique. If you are buying how do you know it is really a Lalique piece? The most common reproductions around at the moment are from Romania and the Czech ... http://greatfrenchglass.com/blog/lalique-copies-and-fakes