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Mercury Glass, is glass that has a silvery appearance as silvered glass, some one called them antique imitation glass craft or antique silvering glass or gold looking plated glass , a double-walled glass with a coating of silver coloring on the inside and silver drop glass ….. Mercury glass actually contains no mercury , it can be in golden color ,silver color or green ,red ….. several manufactories who attempted to line glass with mercury .usually it is handblown glass, double-walled glassware , bubbles or hand glass craft with a reflective surface. It was created by pouring a mercury or silver compound into the space between the walls , always via a base hole. The silvering compound adhered to the interior walls of the glass, drained off the extrals, and the hole was stoppered with a wood lid or cork,lead, or glass plug to avoid tarnishing and water seepage. Late 17th-century European examples exist, but most collectible pieces originated in France , England, and the United States between 1850 and 1920. In the early days to produce, mercury or mercury products were always create the silver colored inner coating.

Mercury glass is found in many forms, including glass plates,glass figurines,glass lamps, glass goblets, gazing balls,glass vases, glass candlesticks, glass bottle ,glass bowl ,glass ornament , glass tray , and curtain tie-backs. antique christmas glass ,glass jug , christmas tree , christmas gift .Although some pieces are fairly simple, many reflect their Victorian origins with acid-etched fruit or flower motifs, wheel-turned cutting, and hand-painting. It is cheapper than the real silvered glass

Some customers looking for glass with features like : elegant forms, simple, light weight, and to be silvered. Other clients prefer which are generally quite heavy, and evaluate them in their type of decoration. For example, all etching glass ,frosted glass , cutting glass, and painting glass ,bronzing glass , flocking glass ,plated glass ,sandlbasted glass , silk screen glass ,colored glass,should be as finely done on the clear glass / painted glass china., decoration, and on the other hand. Although its reflective surface makes mercury glass easy to identify, small quantity is also accept. The best signed examples are by Weilun arts and crafts co., ltd . with good quality and reasonable price .

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