Reproduction Glass

Is my glassware authentic or is my glassware reproduction? This is a question thats of paramount importance for many collectors and glass ware enthusiasts.

There isn’t a thing in the world wrong with reproduction glassware, so long as its apparent to the collector that he or she is getting reproduction glassware. When it isn’t made clear to you then it becomes problematic.

Just Glass has put together a list of the most common reproductions in glassware that are available to the buyer as well as how to spot the fact that what you’re buying is a reproduction and not necessarily an original product.

In this series of items Just Glass Online examines the articles that have been reproduced, how you can tel that the glassware may be a reproduction and what to look for to show you whats what in the glass ware world.

Art Glass

There are several sites that sell reproduced French Cameo Glass or Tiffany style lamps. These are in no way purported to be anything but a reproduction, with the company making that clear to the buyer. Taking a look at them will give you a heads up on what you’re viewing and what to look for to spot a reproduction however.

Tiffany Lamps.com

Oriental Vases:

The site listed below is one which openly states that they are reproducing oriental vases. The reproductions are spotted, somewhat like you might expect to see in Czech glassware products. They also have far less depth to them then you would expect in the genuine article. The authentic oriental will have the areas of color much larger and  the colors will appear quite nearly to flow together. Keep in mind that in oriental, the color is inside the glass, cased in clear. The reproductions have the color right on the surface.

Talaria Enterprises

If you’re interested in Depression Glass and Reproductions, Please see our Depression Glass Reproductions article, second in the Reproductions series, or the third item, which covers, Miscellaneous Glass Reproductions.

Tiffany Lamps and Oriental Vase Reproductions