Swarovski crystal figurine collection update: January - March 2022
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- Here's a brief update of the Swaroski crystal figurines I've acquired since my last collection tour.
(Second upload because I'd made several factual mistakes during the first try. That's what you get when you're up way past bedtime. That's called getting old, kids!)
Brought me tha best of joy in months ! Thank u
I am new to collecting swarovski figurines, can the glue comes off? I own several pieces, your collection is wonderful
Speaking only from my own personal experience, most of the times when the original factory glue has come off have been when the figurine has fallen over or gotten another impact and the glue in some larger joint gave away. Swarovski's own factory glue seems to be pretty durable, and most figurines from 1976 with pristine glue aren't all that rare. Then again, I have seen that in re-glued pieces the glue can get yellowed in time, and those are always more fragile than Swarovski's own crystal glue. I have read some people claiming that Swarovski's own glue in the oldest figurines had gotten old and weak, but I've never personally run across that myself. Then again, glues do change and develop, so in the more complicated and older pieces it's very possible. Usually an impact is a contributing factor, and there are plenty of impacts and rattling during shipping process. Another contributing factor could be how they're stored. Direct sunlight could possibly weaken the glue, and the same with humidity and/or rapid changes in temperature.
I think how they're kept, how often they're cleaned etc might make an impact as well. If you soak them often, or use glass cleaners etc, I think that might weaken the original glue.
And thank you! I adore my collection.
You have a stunning collection! Do you have pieces in your collection that you purchased second hand that arrived with chips or imperfections that you were unaware of? In my experience, it seems inevitable, as not all people analyze their items in detail prior to selling. Most pieces I purchase that are advertised as excellent condition with no flaws come with some form of flea bites or minor chips. It’s discouraging as I’d love for all my pieces to be perfect, but it seems impossible to avoid when you aren’t purchasing the pieces brand new.
I try to replace any chipped pieces, but I've received some over time. Most frequently it's just damage due to poor or inadequate packaging. I don't see a huge amount of seller mistakes, but I tend to favour sellers with very good feedback. The price might be a bit higher but it's worth not going through the hassle of complaining and shipping things back. The most recent was a case where I purchased three items from a seller in Italy: they sold me the Japanese Temple and the Carriage from Journeys, and one of the Happy Ducks. Only the duck was as promised, the Japanese Temple was very badly re-glued and the Carriage was re-glued AND shipped without proper padding so it was in pieces. I had to replace both Journeys-pieces, the new Carriage I only got recently. The seller had also sold the Annual Edition Pandas to someone, and apparently they'd arrived in pieces. The seller admitted they hadn't inspected their pieces but last I saw they were still selling and hadn't changed anything from any descriptions. In the most disgusting case I received the AE Mother&Baby Whales with a chip, and the seller simply refused to respond to messages.
I also buy a lot directly from Swarovski and business retailers, so that lessens the amount of damaged pieces received, and I mostly buy items with original packaging. The only original packaging that doesn't protect the pieces properly seems to be the SCS AE Fabulous Creatures-packaging.
Hello, how I can to know if a Swarovski item is authentic or fake? Help me with my new goal to get all the annual editions ornaments please. Thank you much.
All the annual ornaments should have Swarovski's logo etched in them. From 2003 forwards it seems to be consistently in the metal hanger, and 2002 and before it seems to be in the crystal itself. I don't have the oldest ones myself (1996 is my oldest ornament currently) so this isn't a 100% confirmed data, but looking for the logo is a good start Also, pro tip: don't buy from China. And if it looks too cheap to be real, it probably is. Other than that, test for weight, sparkle and facets (after a while one just develops the "crystal eye" where you recognize Swarovski's cuts and facets). There are a lot of Chinese forgeries, especially on Amazon and eBay, made from plastic or glass. There are honest and true Chinese collectors, of course, but the amount of forgeries in there is just astounding.
There are hundreds of collectors on the same quest of completing their annual ornaments, and the only thing you can really do is search the 2nd hand market and be ready to fork up the money (and I do mean it, the oldest ornaments always sell high). Since some people use them in their X-mas trees and sometimes some break, the number probably won't be going down in the near future ;) If you don't care about condition (repairs or chips) or original boxes, you can possibly get away with a little less damage to your account, but there's still competition.
(I could add a word or two about how clever it is to use an ornament worth $800- $1000 in your tree - especially if you have little kids or pets - but I probably won't.)
Is it weird that ima guy and love these things
Not at all! There's thousands of collectors males, females and non-binary people alike. Collecting something beautiful doesn't ask for gender or age, it's for everyone.
I’m a straight guy and I love collecting Swarovski figures and I also collect replica Russian imperial eggs and many other elegant antiques such as snow globes and old music boxes. You can’t put a gender on timeless classy things