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The important features in Vintage Glassware and Modern Day Glass Collections:
Antique glasses come in various styles, decorations, sizes and types. The elegant, old-fashioned antique glasses are an essential additions to your home. They can create a satisfying feeling when placed collectively with the latest glassware. In fact, the majority of individuals interested in modern day glass collections value the antique styles more than the latest styles and designs. Nevertheless, the growing glass developments lean towards a harmonious combination of the latest decorative glassware with lovely antique pieces.
The diverseness of Antique Glasses:
It is difficult to find a particular shape or style that clearly distinguishes antique glasses from the modern day glass collecting, but classic glasses have exclusive characteristics that identify them. The widespread temperament with most antique glass collecting is that they are coloured. Though it is still possible to find rare discoloured glasses, the majority of antique glass found in old churches, chandeliers or antique lamps are coloured. The glasses come in various types, styles and colours. The popular antique glasses include bowls, glass vases, dishes, glass baskets and chandeliers. In your antique glass collecting, you should expect to find antique glasses that are not coloured and others that come in various colours such as purple, green, blue and yellow amongst others.
You should also expect to find milk glasses similar to white ceramic glasses. The majority of classic milk glasses come with various styles that add to their overall elegance and charm. In addition to classic glasses, you can find other elegant glass tendencies such as depression glass, historical glass, opalescent glass and pressed glass. The old styles are very elegant and charming making it difficult to select a single style and style that appeals to you. In fact, the majority of people with a keen interest in a modern day glass collection, own several classic types and styles.
The Antique Glass tendencies:
The first classic glasses are considered to have been engineered by the Romans in 1st Century BC. They used to blow a melt substance and form moulds, which were then formed into lovely glasses. Several centuries later, the Babylonians transformed the glass tendencies by developing a new technique of using a long metal tube. This new technique made it possible to create various glass merchandise that include wine glasses and containers.
The tendencies remained the same for many centuries until in 1820s when the press-moulding machine was developed. The machine transformed the glass creation process by eradicating the need for hand blowing. This invention resulted in increased production of vintage glasses, which increased their popularity in most homes. It is therefore not a coincidence that the majority of the available vintage glasses in modern day glass collecting are from this era. The popular glass items from this era include glassware bottles, beverage glasses and decanters.
How to determine the age of Antique Glass:
Bottles: It is possible to determine the age of historic bottles by scrutinising several characteristics. The historic bottles are blown into mould or hand blown. Bottles developed in between the 19th century and 17th century are distinguishable by a presence of a pontil mark. This is a circular depression present at the base of the bottle. The mark was developed during the final finishing stage when the pontil rod was moved from the blowpipe for shaping. However, the pontil rod mark was ground and polished in the 1800's, which decreased the mark, though still slightly noticeable. The other important characteristic is the lip of the bottle. In checking the lip of the bottle, you should understand that the cruder the lip, the earlier the bottle.
Drinking Glasses: The important characteristics in determining the age of antique drinking glasses is the stem and the foot of glass. The earliest antique glasses have a funnel shape and they were developed in 18th century. The glass developments then moved to ovoid, bell and later spherical bowls in the mid 19th century. The stem of classic glasses developed in mid 1700s is hollow, plain or pedestal. In the mid 18th to mid 19th century, the glass stems had twists such as opaque and air. The faceted twists point out glasses developed at the onset of 19th century.
Decanters: The important characteristics in determining the age of decanters is the style of the stopper and the shape of the bottle. The earliest designs are cruciform, which dates back to the mid 18th century. Other designs are the onion style developed in the mid 18th century and bell designs in late 18th century. Other special characteristics of decanters include the winding 18th century spire type stopper, later the bull's eye and then the mushroom style in the early 19th century.
The diverseness of Antique Glasses:
It is difficult to find a particular shape or style that clearly distinguishes antique glasses from the modern day glass collecting, but classic glasses have exclusive characteristics that identify them. The widespread temperament with most antique glass collecting is that they are coloured. Though it is still possible to find rare discoloured glasses, the majority of antique glass found in old churches, chandeliers or antique lamps are coloured. The glasses come in various types, styles and colours. The popular antique glasses include bowls, glass vases, dishes, glass baskets and chandeliers. In your antique glass collecting, you should expect to find antique glasses that are not coloured and others that come in various colours such as purple, green, blue and yellow amongst others.
You should also expect to find milk glasses similar to white ceramic glasses. The majority of classic milk glasses come with various styles that add to their overall elegance and charm. In addition to classic glasses, you can find other elegant glass tendencies such as depression glass, historical glass, opalescent glass and pressed glass. The old styles are very elegant and charming making it difficult to select a single style and style that appeals to you. In fact, the majority of people with a keen interest in a modern day glass collection, own several classic types and styles.
The Antique Glass tendencies:
The first classic glasses are considered to have been engineered by the Romans in 1st Century BC. They used to blow a melt substance and form moulds, which were then formed into lovely glasses. Several centuries later, the Babylonians transformed the glass tendencies by developing a new technique of using a long metal tube. This new technique made it possible to create various glass merchandise that include wine glasses and containers.
The tendencies remained the same for many centuries until in 1820s when the press-moulding machine was developed. The machine transformed the glass creation process by eradicating the need for hand blowing. This invention resulted in increased production of vintage glasses, which increased their popularity in most homes. It is therefore not a coincidence that the majority of the available vintage glasses in modern day glass collecting are from this era. The popular glass items from this era include glassware bottles, beverage glasses and decanters.
How to determine the age of Antique Glass:
Bottles: It is possible to determine the age of historic bottles by scrutinising several characteristics. The historic bottles are blown into mould or hand blown. Bottles developed in between the 19th century and 17th century are distinguishable by a presence of a pontil mark. This is a circular depression present at the base of the bottle. The mark was developed during the final finishing stage when the pontil rod was moved from the blowpipe for shaping. However, the pontil rod mark was ground and polished in the 1800's, which decreased the mark, though still slightly noticeable. The other important characteristic is the lip of the bottle. In checking the lip of the bottle, you should understand that the cruder the lip, the earlier the bottle.
Drinking Glasses: The important characteristics in determining the age of antique drinking glasses is the stem and the foot of glass. The earliest antique glasses have a funnel shape and they were developed in 18th century. The glass developments then moved to ovoid, bell and later spherical bowls in the mid 19th century. The stem of classic glasses developed in mid 1700s is hollow, plain or pedestal. In the mid 18th to mid 19th century, the glass stems had twists such as opaque and air. The faceted twists point out glasses developed at the onset of 19th century.
Decanters: The important characteristics in determining the age of decanters is the style of the stopper and the shape of the bottle. The earliest designs are cruciform, which dates back to the mid 18th century. Other designs are the onion style developed in the mid 18th century and bell designs in late 18th century. Other special characteristics of decanters include the winding 18th century spire type stopper, later the bull's eye and then the mushroom style in the early 19th century.
