Topic: Malta Decorative Glass bases and other identifcation.

[Baked_Beans]

Here are some of my MDG bases.....

The first is a dghajsa ashtray (damaged) with label , the base shot shows the 'battuto' finish.

The second doesn't have a label but also has a similar finish to the base which hasn't been picked up by the camera.

[Baked_Beans]

Here are two types of MDG swans . The first green and blue one exactly matches the colour of the boat ashtray and has the same finish to the base. There is no label but I'm as sure as sure can be that it is MDG. The second swan does have a label , different design but a completely matte finish to the base.

[Baked_Beans]

Lastly a penguin chick which does have a good polish to the base. The other bases have a very very slight matte finish to them but they have been polished.

[Baked_Beans]

Sorry about the horizontal pics..........not sure how that happened 

Here are some colour comparisons between the boat and swan....there isn't any amber colour in the swan.

[WhatHo!]

Hi Mike, thank you every much, certainly so far most of the labelled ones seem to have Battuto bases, very interesting.

[Baked_Beans]

I think what might be happening is that these very shallow groves might be caused by a build-up of courser particles whilst the base of the piece is being ground down using a courser grit to start with and then the piece is turned through 90 degrees and finished off using a finer polishing grit....that's my take on it as far as I can tell from my examples . They all seem to have it to a greater or lesser extent apart from swan with the circular base which was made from a mould and the penguin chick .