This book explains what you should look for before purchasing French cameo glassware.  With over 550 photographs the book guides you through the possible pitfalls and gives you insight in how to recognise forgeries, marriages and objects which are no longer in their original state. Altered and fake Gallé, Daum and Schneider  pieces are illustrated besides authentic pieces in order to illustrated the differences between the two. Authentic pieces are further more identified with a green dot and the forged and altered pieces with a red triangle.

Glass made Transparent - A practical guide to French art glass by Gallé, Daum and Schneider will be published as a softcover book as well as an e-Book, suitable for all e-Readers including the iPad and the Kindle.

With over 550 photographs the book guides you through the possible pitfalls and gives you insight in how to recognise forgeries, marriages and objects which are no longer in their original state.

Composed in English, the publication also contains summaries in French, Spanish and Dutch.

Mrs Tiny Esveld has gained more than 20 years of experience in French art nouveau glass and furniture. She is a member of VHOK in The Netherlands (the Dutch antique dealers association), the international CINOA and the British LAPADA.

Met ‘Glass Made Transparent’ heeft zij [Tiny Esveld] in ieder geval baanbrekend werk verricht en zorgt zij er voor dat deze gids reinigend zal werken en dat is dringend noodzakelijk.
Origine, nr. 05 2010

 Geleriehoudster Tiny Esveld schreef een toegankelijk boek waarin ze aan de hand van veel foto's laat zien hoe je namaak kunt  herkennen.
NRC Handelsblad, 27 november 2010

 ‘Glass made transparent’ een hebbeding vol schoonheid voor de liefhebber.
De Standaard, 10 december 2010

Of elke handelaar gecharmeerd zal zijn van een potentiële koper gewapend met de kennis van Esveld, is de vraag
Vormen uit vuur, 211 2010/04

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