Take the piece to a window with good daylight and examine clear, uncut sections of the glass.

Buyer Beware – Better Fakes
A good amount of 1980’s fake glass has been reappearing on the market — both knowingly and unknowingly — as many collectors are selling their collections or passing their collections to heirs who do not wish to keep it.

Yasemin Cut Glass
The brochure states: “OLD American cut glass is back!” Yasemin was a family-owned company that advertised ‘factory direct from Russian Border.