Title: Antique cut crystal bottle jar and silver hand hammered top
Shipping: $29.00
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Period: Unassigned
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Condition: Excellent
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Item ID: 918
Antique cut crystal bottle jar and silver hand hammered top This Antique cut glass sterling silver jar. The leaded cut glass body is in excellent condition. There is a beautiful hammered pattern on the entire top of the sterling lid. There are a couple of micro pinhead dings on the top of the lid and this is beautifully monogrammed. This is a top rate piece.
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.
