| Purchase a crystal animal figurine from the area | | | | process is how Bohemian crystal figurines are made |
| where the making of crystal and blowing glass first | | | | and the workshops are noted for their attention to |
| began. The Czech and Slovak Republics have been | | | | detail and perfection in the pieces they produce. |
| involved in crafting crystal figurines for more than 500 | | | | Although a Bohemian crystal animal figurine is |
| years. Small workshops in towns and villages were the | | | | expensive, it is well worth the money that you pay for |
| settings where the first crystal animal figurine came | | | | it. This is a true work of art that you will definitely want |
| from in cat and dragon designs. Today the dolphin is | | | | to add to your collection. Having one of these figurines, |
| also popular as a crystal animal figurine. | | | | such as a crystal cat figurine or a crystal dolphin |
| The art of blowing glass to make a crystal animal | | | | figurine, in your curio cabinet carries with it centuries of |
| figurine has not changed in any significant way | | | | history. You can look at it and know that the work that |
| throughout the centuries. The process begins with the | | | | went into its creation is something from the past that is |
| craftsman making the molten glass in a furnace and | | | | still used in the present, in spite of the technology that |
| then he blows it into various shapes, such as a crystal | | | | has been developed. |
| dragon figurine or a crystal cat figurine. A wooden | | | | When you have a crystal animal figurine crafted in |
| mold is also used to shape the glass. After the | | | | Bohemian glass, you can consider yourself royalty. This |
| craftsman inspects the crystal dolphin figurine and finds | | | | was the preferred crystal of royal families all over |
| that it is perfect, he then lets it cool for 48 hours. | | | | Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. Today there is a |
| After the crystal animal figurine has cooled for the | | | | strong demand for crystal animal figurines from the |
| specific period of time, then the craftsman adds the | | | | Czech Republic in Japan, Canada, Brazil and many |
| specific details he wants to see in the crystal. Many of | | | | other parts of the world. The quality of today's crystal |
| the crystal cat figurines or those of other animals are | | | | figurines is just as high as it was hundreds of years |
| left smooth, but there may be details and shapes that | | | | ago. |
| need to be added to the figurine, such as eyes. This | | | | |