Waterford Crystal Bowl - How Much is My Waterford Crystal Bowl Worth?

The cost of a Waterford Crystal Bowl will vary depending on size, elaborate design/pattern or shape and if it's new or used. The condition of the bowl is of the the ultimate importance when figuring its worth. Chips, scratches and blemishes are all determining factors of appraised retail value. It starts out on the top of a blowing iron as a glob of molten liquid in the blowing department.

Then it is formed and crafted into a cavity shape. The bowl then makes its way to the marking department where the guide lines are expertly put on with permanent markers for the cutters. Then the cutters perform a series of designs and deep cut patterns. Its these cuts and designs that determine what my Waterford Crystal Bowl is eventually worth.

 A Waterford Crystal Bowl can be used for all purposes, for instance to hold fruit, flowers, or a stand alone center piece on a dining room table, or in a hallway for all to admire. Sizes vary, from three inches up to eighteen inches and price ranges from $125 to $35,000 Did you know that Waterford Rose Bowls are very popular and more expensive than the regular bowls.

 The reason for this is it takes longer to produce because of its round shape, rose bowls are very pretty. The Alana pattern is quite popular and is worth $approx $325 for the small one, if it's in good condition. The most popular of patterns is the Lismore Design which has a cutting style forming "diamond shapes" inside the cuts. Usually, a sixteen point star is cut on the base. Upright cutting is then completed, where all the points are joined. Lismore Bowls generally run about $300, again, depending on condition.

 What I mean by condition is the price cost difference, between buying new and used.

 For Example:

 A Brand New Waterford Crystal Bowl could be worth the very same, if not less, than a bowl that was manufactured in the seventies. Various factors come into play, for instance, the bowl of the seventies was produced using the old techniques of the "two-stage cutting technique" with carborundum and sandstone wheels, whereas, modern day bowls are manufactured using the one step cutting technique with diamond wheels.