Title: Two antique cut crystal bottle jars with silver top
Shipping: $29.00
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Condition: Excellent
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Item ID: 919
Two antique cut crystal bottle jars with silver top These are two antique cut glass sterling silver jars. The leaded cut glass bodies are in excellent condition. Two beautiful top sterling lids. There are a couple of micro pinhead dings on the top of the lids. These are beautiful and top rate pieces.
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.
