Research - Range of Birds and other Animals with "BD" Rooster Labels
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I've set this page up for research purposes, to make it easier to compare examples of a particular distinctive range of birds and fish, that can sometimes be found with the Murano "Rooster" labels, bearing the factory code "BD", which is unknown for now. They can also occasionally be found with the code "AL", also unknown. I think it is safe to say, from the closeness in style and colours used, that most of these are made by the same factory. There are also a few here that may turn out to be by different factories, due to some noticeable differences.
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Small Birds (Doves?) - Common features: wings out, long tail.
A green, amber and clear Murano glass bird sculpture, with textured clear flat round base, and "BD" rooster label.
Another example with the same label can be seen here.
Close up of "BD" rooster label.
A red, amber and clear Murano glass bird sculpture, with clear flat round base, and "BD" rooster label.
Ducks - Common features: bald head, dimpled belly, beaks open or closed.
A blue, green & clear Murano glass upright duck sculpture, with rocky textured clear pedestal base, and "AL" rooster label.
The same design with the "BD" coded label can be seen here.
A fish design in the same colours and same base, with a "Vetreria le Arti di Murano" label can be seen here.
Close up of "AL" rooster label.
A green, amber & clear Murano glass upright duck sculpture, with rocky textured clear pedestal base.
A blue, amber & clear Murano glass sitting duck sculpture, with textured clear flat round base.
A blue, green & clear Murano glass upright duck sculpture, with clear textured flat round base.
A red, amber & clear Murano glass upright duck sculpture, with clear flat round base.
A blue, amber & clear Murano sommerso glass upright duck sculpture, with textured clear flat scalloped base.
Swans - Common features: feathered head crest, wings out, upright.
A green, amber & clear Murano glass upright swan sculpture, with feathered head crest and textured clear flat round base.
A green, red & clear Murano glass upright swan sculpture, with feathered head crest and clear flat round base.
A red, amber & clear Murano glass upright swan sculpture, with feathered head crest and textured clear flat round base.
Swans - Common features: feathered head crest, head down, wings in with two side ridges, sitting.
A red, white & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with clear flat round base and feathered head crest.
The same design in blue & green, with the "BD" coded label can be seen here.
A red, green & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with clear flat round base and feathered head crest.
The same design with textured base, with the "BD" coded label can be seen here.
A brown & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with clear flat round, feathered head crest, and export label.
The same design in red & amber with textured base, with the "BD" coded label can be seen here.
A red, blue & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with textured clear flat scalloped base and feathered head crest.
Swans or Ducks? - Common features: feathered head crest, head lowered facing forwards, wings partially out, sitting.
A red, blue & clear Murano glass sitting swan or duck sculpture, with clear flat round base and feathered crest head.
A red, blue & clear Murano glass sitting swan or duck sculpture, with clear flat round base and feathered crest head.
Swans - Common features: feathered head crest, head forward, wings in with two side ridges, sitting, pleated tail.
A green / blue neodymium Murano glass swan sculpture, with flat round base, wide pleated tail, feathered head crest, and "BD" rooster label.
The same design in red & uranium green with frosted finish, with the "BD" coded label can be seen here.
Close up of "BD" rooster label.
Ducks - Common features: bald head, head forward, wings out, sitting, beak open.
A lilac / blue neodymium Murano glass duck sculpture, with clear flat round base, wings out, bald head, and "BD" rooster label.
Close up of "BD" rooster label.
A blue, amber and clear Murano glass duck sculpture, with clear flat round base, wings out, and bald head.
A red, amber and clear Murano glass duck sculpture, with textured clear flat round base, wings out, and bald head.
A red, blue and clear Murano glass duck sculpture, with blue flat round base, wings out, and bald head.
Swans - Common features: bald head, head forward or up, wings in with two side ridges, sitting, beaks open or closed.
A blue, green & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with clear flat round base and bald head.
A red, green & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with clear flat round base and bald head.
A blue, amber & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with clear flat round base and bald head.
A green, amber & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with clear flat round base and bald head.
A red, amber & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with bald head and no base.
Swans - Common features: bald head, head down and to the side facing forwards, wings in with two side ridges, sitting.
A red, amber & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with textured clear flat round base and bald head, head down and to the side.
A green, amber & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with textured clear flat round base and bald head, head down and to the side.
A red, green & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with clear flat round base and bald head, head down and to the side.
A blue, green & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with textured clear flat round base and bald head, head down and to the side.
A blue, white & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with textured clear flat round base and bald head, head down and to the side.
A pink, blue & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with textured clear flat round base and bald head, head down and to the side.
A red, blue & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with textured clear flat round base and bald head, head down and to the side, wide body.
A red, green & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with textured clear flat round base and bald head, head down and to the side, wide body. Generic label.
A blue, amber & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with textured clear flat round base and bald head, head down and to the side, wide body.
Swans - Common features: bald head, head down and to the side facing sideways, wings in with two side ridges, sitting, no base.
Notes: With no base, and colours that seem different to the others in this range, it is possibly that these three are by a different factory. Cenedese is sometimes suggested as the maker for these, as they made swans in a similar pose. However they still seem too different to me. I include a couple of Cenedese examples below for comparison. More research needed!
A red, amber & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with bald head, head down and to the side, and no base.
A blue, green & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with bald head, head down and to the side, and no base.
A blue, green & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with bald head, head down and to the side, and no base, wide body.
A blue & clear Murano glass swan sculpture, with bald head, head down and to the side, and no base, wide body.
Cenedese Swans - For comparison to the above examples. Common features: bald head, head down and facing backwards, wings in with one side ridge that continues up the neck, sitting, no base.
A pink Murano glass swan sculpture with scavo finish, by Cenedese (signed).
A yellow Murano glass swan sculpture with scavo finish, by Cenedese (signed).
Fish - Common features: forked tail up, top head fin, mouth open.
A blue, amber & clear Murano glass fish sculpture, with textured clear flat round base.
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