Art Glass Bird

Made In China? And what's the bird?

 

Are those silver metallic flecks inside the glass, frothy clusters of bubbles on the inside, or an acid treatment on the outside?

Since it has a long, straight, stabby beak and a raised crest on the head, I'll guess it's a heron.

 

Cased inside.

 

Silver flecks or bubbles?

 

Flecks. There are some bubbles too but I think they are not controlled.

 

Thankyou. Now I know what to search for.

 

The silver flecks are called "Adventurine."

 

Donna,

Aventurine, not Adventurine

 

I thought aventurine is metallic gold color.

If the flecks are metallic silver, it should be called silver foil or silver leaf.

 

Possibly a Murano Swan. Might look through the many Murano birds on this Murano Zoo glass site:

https://sites.google.com/site/muranozoo/birds-by-formia

--- Susan

 

@lauragarnet

I have seen Aventurina used to describe silver inclusions but in my mind it didnt seem right. I thought that as well (that it was gold flake inclusions) and searched a bunch of Glass sites hoping to find a definition for silver inclusions. I never did find a definition, but continue to see it called Aventurina. I wonder if @Ownedbybear would know?