Cut crystal glassware has long been synonymous with refinement ... when glassmakers discovered that adding lead oxide to molten glass increased its clarity and brilliance. This innovation gave ...

This vibrant cut crystal stemware is increasingly on the radar of collectors, and standard sets of six glasses can command prices of $100 and up, while others can run $100 or more per glass.

We tested 11 highball glasses by making cocktails in each glass, using them for other nonalcoholic drinks, and cleaning them.

The pressed glassware is made by pressing glass into molds of iron, and. the articles thus formed aproximate in beauty and regularity of form to those of cut glass, described further on.