Shipping, Handling and Packing Charges: As we must use great care in packing our art glass, a 10% SH&P charge enables us to split these costs with our customers.


Discount: We offer a 10% discount on an order of 3 items or more (free SH&P, or substantially discounted SH&P).


Cleaning and Care: A soft, dry cotton cloth is best for the occasional smudge or finger print. For a more thorough cleaning, a household window cleaner may be used with a soft cotton cloth. The pin in the hinge of all boxes is removable so that the top and bottom may be separated and cleaned more easily. As hinges are very precisely made, please separate and rejoin with care. Do use the snuffer to extinguish candles as cleaning wax from the inside of glass chimneys and votives is a chore.


Lead Solder: The metallic lead solder in the bead of our work is insoluble and therefore, not dangerous to handle. The patina is somewhat less stable and may begin to wear away with frequent cleaning. Washing hands after cleaning is a good idea. We recommend that children not be allowed to play with or handle our work.


Interior Designers, Trade: A discount is offered to interior designers and decorators. Wholesale terms may be arranged depending on volume. Please contact us.


Process: There are well over 35 separate steps in the Tiffany technique of making our pieces - some pieces require additional steps, but the basic steps are as follows:


  1. 1.Glass is cut to an accuracy of at least 1/32 of an inch - less accuracy and the geometric shapes and compound angles of many of our designs would not fit together or would do so poorly - and in which case, the liquid solder would run through the cracks.

  2. 2.Edges of each glass piece are ground and the points rounded slightly with a carborundum stone.

  3. 3.Each piece is washed in hot water with detergent to remove any lubricating oil from the glass cutter and glass dust - then dried immediately by hand to prevent water spotting.

  4. 4.The edges of each piece are then wrapped with a copper foil ribbon.  Foil must overlap the edge of each piece evenly or the solder beads will not be uniform - then foil is burnished to the glass.

  5. 5.Foiled glass is laid out according to pieces needed to make each item.

  6. 6.Additional foil is required for any item having a hinge, and foil is added at this point to the two pieces that join at the hinge.

  7. 7.Pieces are tacked together with a soldering iron - using various jigs for positioning pieces.

  8. 8.All copper edges are then tinned (lightly coated) with solder.

  9. 9.A solder bead is then applied to each joint of each piece - a step requiring considerable skill.

  10. 10. Hinges are added to boxes, and brass channel is added to chimneys and some terrariums.

  11. 11. Each piece is then washed thoroughly in hot water and the black or copper patina is applied while the piece is still hot and wet.

  12. 12. All pieces are dried with a soft cotton cloth, and then carefully inspected.