Topic: Lustres,who...

[keith]

Am I right in thinking that lustres are as difficult to associate to a particular glass work as cut crystal,advice please,Keith

[obscurities]

I know that in the US they are, with the exception of a hand full of very distinct glass types.

Craig

[keith]

Probably the same here,thanks Craig.

[KevinH]

Dioes this refer to the "prism drops" applied to such as vases and candle holders, or to the whole thing? The term "lustre" can mean either, depending on which reference source is used.

Even with older lustres the drops were often bought in from other works, which makes ID more of problem if we try to accurately attribute all the parts rather than just the vase / candle holder part, or the drops alone!!

On the other hand, do we really care where the drops were made if the interest is only in the ultimate production of the whole thing, particularly if the whole is a chandelier!!??

Sorry to add some pedantic confusion here.

[obscurities]

I was referring to Lustres, as in cut hanging things....

[keith]

This is what I call a lustre,no doubt I've got that wrong,can't seem to get anything right nowadays!!Keith

[obscurities]

You do not have it wrong.....  the single hanging crystals on the Lustre can also also be referred to as Lustres.  That is what I thought you were asking about in that discussion ...  so It turns out that you knew exactly what you were talking about.... I was, as in that and many other cases... confused....

Some of the full lustres, as pictured here can be identified pretty easily. Some are next to, if not completely impossible, to pin down.  In many instances simply being able to get it attributed to a region is a great step forward...

Craig

[Anne]

Keith, I've brought your Cafe topic into here and added it to this one to keep it all together for you.

[keith]

Thankyou,all,Keith