Topic: Is it possible to have a missing glass handle made for this vase ?

[oldglassman]

Hi ,
        As I said in my post above , ceramics restorers will take a mould from the intact handle ,make a resin copy in the same colour and then attach it to the damaged part,the results I have seen with others in the past are most acceptable and most people would not be able to tell visually that it had been done , any attempts to produce a glass handle replacement is I am afraid  probably a non starter.

cheers ,
                Peter.

[rosieposie]

I think I would go with your suggestion Peter.

This is a masterpiece of beautiful glass, the likes of which we see so much less of these days, when swirls of colours and 'happenstance' patterning are de rigueur, and the careful placement of decoraton is seen so much less frequently in modern pieces. 

This is well worth restoring the balance of the piece without the risk of destroying it or altering it to look like something that was never intended.

Whether you restore it or not BB, it is a treasure to own, who ever made it.

[johnphilip]

I believe a matching piece could be made in glass but would probably need to be joined with the magic glass glue , I bet Basil could do it , but not cheap for a one off .

[oldglassman]

  I will take that bet ,   

cheers ,
               Peter.

[johnphilip]

Why Peter , does he not make replacement pieces for many glassies .   I had a penguin with the beak missing a friend of mine purchased it and it was reheated and the beak was pulled out the guy who made it originally said you cant see the difference . miracles do happen now and again .

[oldglassman]

  Basil  himself does not make replacement parts this is out sourced , but yes he then uses those parts for restorations but mostly in clear glass , the colour would be very difficult to match and you would have to make a batch of glass , very very expensive,the part would most likely have to be free formed , ie not in a mould and the result could be very hit and miss , too many possibilities for the replacement to look pretty dreadful I think ,the area around the remains of the original handle would also have to be prepared to receive the replacement part , ie bits ground off to give a flat gluing surface,
 I just see lots of problems and huge cost for the attempts , so I can only say again, what i have seen done to glass items with replacement resin parts has always looked very good.

cheers,
    Peter.

[oldglassman]

[quote  I had a penguin with the beak missing a friend of mine purchased it and it was reheated and the beak was pulled out the guy who made it originally said you cant see the difference . miracles do happen now and again .
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Yep I can see how that would work very well , however the techniques involved are completely different.

cheers ,
         Peter

[johnphilip]

So Peter its not impossible just very expensive and difficult , for a man with your money and patience that would be   a doddle , see you at Brum to collect my winnings .

[oldglassman]

   Basil will be there(Foyer Exhibition) http://www.glassfairs.co.uk/exhibition.html, in his capacity as a collector , not really with his restorers hat on but if he says that an acceptable glass repair is possible in preference to a good resin repair then the buns are on me,

Cheers,
              Peter.

[Baked_Beans]

LOL 

John , we met at Cambridge once , you were propping-up the bar (as per-usual    ) , I was with Tony and you were looking at my marriage of an inkwell (rather disparagingly  ).......does Basil do mates of a mate rates...mate  ?