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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Iconodule, post: 11807868, member: 91417&quot;]I have such a hard time with cut glass/crystal versus pressed glass.&nbsp; I originally thought it was cut glass, but it doesn&#039;t feel very sharp. So I opted for PG. (On a former post I gave three examples of things I originally thought were cut glass:&nbsp; One turned out to be American Brillant, another Early American Pattern Glass, and a third pressed glass with some wheel cutting!)</p><p><br /></p><p>I mentioned that this pattern appears similar to Diamant stemware.&nbsp; I have the same problem with those.&nbsp; Replacements calls them &quot;blown glasss&quot;, &quot;Cut, Faceted Stem,&quot; and &quot;Vertical &amp; Diamond Cut.&quot; </p><p><a href="https://www.replacements.com/crystal-cristal-darques-durand-diamant/c/17242" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.replacements.com/crystal-cristal-darques-durand-diamant/c/17242" rel="nofollow">https://www.replacements.com/crystal-cristal-darques-durand-diamant/c/17242</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.replacements.com/crystal-cristal-darques-durand-diamant-wine/p/60423361" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.replacements.com/crystal-cristal-darques-durand-diamant-wine/p/60423361" rel="nofollow">https://www.replacements.com/crystal-cristal-darques-durand-diamant-wine/p/60423361</a></p><p><br /></p><p>EBay listings call them &quot;crystal&quot; or &quot;Luminarc&quot; but do not go so far as &quot;cut glass/crystal,&quot; so I googled:&nbsp; &quot;Is Cristal d’ Arques Diamant cut or pressed glass?&quot; and received a confusing answer:</p><p>&quot;Cristal d&#039;Arques Diamant is generally described as <b>diamond-cut crystal glass</b>, using <b>pressed glass techniques</b> to achieve its signature vertical and diamond facets, creating a sparkling, cut-glass appearance without being individually hand-cut after pressing. It&#039;s known for its beautiful, faceted look, mimicking traditional cut crystal but made with modern glassmaking, often 24% lead crystal....&quot;&nbsp; Does this make sense?&nbsp; Is it pressed glass or cut crystal?&nbsp; Can anyone explain that to me?&nbsp; Or can crystal be &quot;blown&quot; (per Replacements) into a mold like pressed glass?&nbsp; But then how can it be &quot;diamond-cut crystal glass&quot; &quot;without being individually hand-cut after pressing&quot;?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>(I know AI is notoriously unreliable but it does seem to be sampling phrases from actual websites about the technique.&nbsp; Help! I feel like the robots on TOS Star Trek episode &quot;I, Mudd&quot;: &quot;Illogical.&nbsp; Illogical.&quot;)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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