Bevels have tapered edges that accentuate the edges and give the piece an old-world elegance. Another cool feature: A bevel also creates a prism that refracts light and makes alluring colour patterns.
Brilliant cut glass is glass that has been decorated entirely by hand or now a days by machinery with the use of rotating wheels. Cuts are made in an otherwise completely smooth surface of the glass by artisans holding and moving the piece against various sized metal or stone wheels, to produce a predetermined pleasing pattern.
