Pecaso chandeliers can be made using the following grades of crystal.
Strass crystal is so pure that it exceeds all industry standards, more translucent than air or water Strass crystal is flawless. Strass crystal gains its purity from possessing lead oxide in excess of thirty percent. Manufactured in the Austrian Alps, using age-old trade secrets, each facet is perfectly cut and polished by machine to maintain optical purity and consistency. An invisible coating is added at the end of the process, this finish makes a Strass crystal so smooth that water or dust rarely collect on its surface. Chandeliers that have been entirely adorned with Strass crystal carry the Strass certificate as a mark of fine quality. Because of their unfading brilliance, the value of Strass crystal is guaranteed forever.
This crystal offers maximum optical quality and brilliance at a reasonable price. A Swarovski technician’s strict production demands are applied to this lead free, high quality crystal.
Grandcut crystal is a high quality, machine cut, full-lead crystal that is high above industry standards. It possesses sharp faceting polished to a visual brilliance.
A crystal created by artisans with over 5 to 10 years of apprenticeship, learning authentic techniques. The crystal is cut by hand in two stages: first on an iron and then on a sandstone wheel. Then the crystal is polished on a wood wheel with marble dust. The final product retains traces of the wooden wheel, attesting to the pain staking labour.