Title: Beautiful Signed Heavy-Cut Crystal Glass Designer Cigarette Dish
Shipping: $29.00
Artist: N/A
Period: Unassigned
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Origin: North America > United States
Condition: Excellent
Item Date: N/A
Item ID: 925
Beautiful heavy cut crystal glass dish. Signed, exquisitely aged and thick lead crystal glass dish. A highly-valued piece in excellent condition. *Our job is to find and target great art by collecting a vast array of contemporary, vintage, antique and collectible items from across the globe. Individually handcrafted, we breathe new life into these forgotten relics by giving back each piece it's a unique story. We welcome dealers, galleries, and private collectors to register securely and buy with us.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_crystal
Lead crystal, (also called crystal), is lead glass that has been hand or machine cut with facets. Lead oxide added to the molten glass gives lead crystal a much higher index of refraction than normal glass, and consequently much greater "sparkle". The presence of lead also makes the glass softer and easier to cut. Crystal can consist of up to 35% lead, at which point it has the most sparkle. The higher lead content also makes it much more difficult to form crystal during manufacturing.
