Both crystal and glass are used to make similar pieces: wine glasses, decanters, vases ... of snazzy Baccarat wine glasses or picking up a multi-faceted crystal candy dish at an antique shop.

An opulent, irreverent, and slightly subversive spirit runs through recent designs from Italian artisans like Cristalleria ...

Back in the 1860s, the Maharajas represented Indian swish, and the ultimate in OTT luxury: think the Cartier bejewelled pet tortoise of the Maharani of Pudukott ...