gold decorations on glassware and porcelain

[stewart8877]

Does anyone know if this gold is real and how to get it off for selling? Example crystal glasses with gold rims.

 

[gold4mike]

It is (often) real and you can find our previous discussions regarding recovery of the gold by typing "gold glassware" in the search box in the top right corner of your window. I got 6 pages of results when I did it.

Welcome to the forum. Please read as much as you can before you ask questions. You'll find that all your questions have most likely been answered here before.

It's all here free for the taking, but you have to willing to work for it!

 

[pinman]

Hcl/cl and a toothbrush in a dishpan. And of course gloves, glasses, apron etc.

 

[philddreamer]

... a very good respirator with the proper filters, like 3M's 5103, 5203, 5303 is also a must. The chlorine fumes will kill you, be careful!!!

I did 14 wine cups with 22k rims a couple of weeks ago, the yield, 2g.

Check for the heavy coated ones.

 

[pinman]

That's an impressive yield for glassware phil. Do you recall the surface area that was plated?

 

[philddreamer]

The strip was about 9/16th of an inch wide or better, inside & out. The area, (rim), had been sand blasted & then coated with 22k. At the base, there was also a 1/8th of an inch wide line of gold. After de-plated, they look "frosted" from the sand blasting, @ the rim.

If you check the cup @ the left, you can sort of see thru it, but not the one on the right. The lady had scrapped a nice film of gold, but because of the sand blasting, she could not scrape the rest. When I was buying some karat gold from her, she mentioned the cups & brought them over the next day, & I gave it a shot.

Again, thanks to the experts in this great forum that have shared their wisdom & expirience with us!

Phil

 

[Claudie]

That IS an impressive yield for glassware. I had no idea there was that much gold there. :shock: I have been passing it by, guess I won't anymore.

 

[Barren Realms 007]

The strip was about 9/16th of an inch wide or better, inside & out. The area, (rim), had been sand blasted & then coated with 22k. At the base, there was also a 1/8th of an inch wide line of gold. After de-plated, they look "frosted" from the sand blasting, @ the rim.

If you check the cup @ the left, you can sort of see thru it, but not the one on the right. The lady had scrapped a nice film of gold, but because of the sand blasting, she could not scrape the rest. When I was buying some karat gold from her, she mentioned the cups & brought them over the next day, & I gave it a shot.

Again, thanks to the experts in this great forum that have shared their wisdom & expirience with us!

Phil

2 grams off of 3 pieces is not bad. Good job.

 

[philddreamer]

Claudie, be aware, not all of them are that thick or yield that much. Most of it is very, very thin. So, use good judgement.
I'll try posting some pic's of some ceramics that look promesing... & some that don't.

 

[Claudie]

2 grams off of 3 pieces is not bad. Good job.

I believe he said 14 cups, not three.

 

[philddreamer]

No Frank, :shock: , it was from 14 cups. :lol:

I wish it was 2g from only 3 cups. That would have been sweeter!

 

[qst42know]

These used to sell pretty well with no chips or significant gold wear.

However almost 2 grams per dozen? :shock:

http://cgi.ebay.com/12-Vintage-Fostoria-Goblets-Gold-Encrusted-Regent-/260708259163?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb36c555b

 

[philddreamer]

I look for items that are mostly covered with gold, & also, look @ the bottom for karat, which usually is 22k, some 24k now & then.
"Chinaware" is usually too thin, but if I get them for free... :mrgreen: Some has more value bacause of their age or artist.

 

[philddreamer]

quest, I should have checked... but she had already scrapped 3.

I checked the cup in the pic's & it sells between $50.00 to $70.00, if its a Copeland indeed. It has no saucer, so I can't tell for sure.
But $135.00 for 12, wow! She had 14 & maybe, @ some time, even more. I knew she told me they where old.

We live & learn!

 

[qst42know]

Keep in mind that's an asking (start) price on a current auction, you do need to find a buyer.

 

[Claudie]

I see there is quite a supply of this stuff on ebay and some of it looks reasonably priced. Maybe this would be a better source of gold then some of the other items spend so much time on....

 

[Barren Realms 007]

No Frank, :shock: , it was from 14 cups. :lol:

I wish it was 2g from only 3 cups. That would have been sweeter!

That still isn't bad.

That place is really taking shape.

 

[fiat128]

Every think to ask antique dealers for broken ones? They have zero value broken and usually go in the trash (I had an antique store for years). Even if they are just chipped that reduces the value to near zero. Sure a dealer would be happy to get anything for them in that condition.

Might be worth printing up cards for at least.

 

[joem]

0 degrees C is warm enough for me to get out there and try some of the things I have only read about here during the cold winter nights.
I have been collecting mostly 22k and 24k ceramic, glassware and anniversary plates from the thrifts stores this winter and I am now running it through mauriatic + Bleach. Here is a sample picture.

 

[Claudie]

I did a batch of some gold plated "Halls" porcelain pieces, some gold rimmed plates & some rimmed glasses. Even with four good sized mugs that were completely gold covered, the yield was quite a bit lower than I was expecting. I ended up with .5g from the whole batch. I have several more pieces to do but was anxious to do a sample batch to see what to expect. These are worth doing, in my opinion, but not if you have to buy the dishes.

Claude