Glass made transparent
Subtitle: A practical guide to French art glass by Gallé, Daum and Schneider
Publisher: Tiny Esveld
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Rijkevorsel, Belgium
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9789081577601
Description: This book explains what you should look for before purchasing French cameo glassware.  With over 550 photographs the book guides you through the possible pitfalls and gives you insight in how to recognise forgeries, marriages and objects which are no longer in their original state.

Altered and fake Gallé, Daum and Schneider  pieces are illustrated besides authentic pieces in order to illustrated the differences between the two. Authentic pieces are further more identified with a green dot and the forged and altered pieces with a red triangle.

Glass made Transparent - A practical guide to French art glass by Gallé, Daum and Schneider will be published as a softcover book as well as an e-Book, suitable for all e-Readers including the iPad and the Kindle.

With over 550 photographs the book guides you through the possible pitfalls and gives you insight in how to recognise forgeries, marriages and objects which are no longer in their original state.

Composed in English, the publication also contains summaries in French, Spanish and Dutch.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1: Top; title: Chapter 2: Bottom; title: Chapter 3: Signature; title: Chapter 4: Shape; title: Chapter 5: Colour and material; title: Chapter 6: Handles, cabuchons, stoppers and feet; title: Chapter 7: Marriage; title: Chapter 8: Fakes; title: Summary in French, Spanish and Dutch; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography; title: Museums to visit; title: The protagonists