Hi, thanks so much for your response! Yes, it has a slight orange hue in some areas if looked at in the light... I'm assuming that's the gold. I knew it definitely wasn't flash glass as I worked with flash for years. The glass has a very blown texture to it, not smooth and uniform. Like antique glass... wavy when you peer through it. So that coupled with it not being flash threw me off. I'm a novice at this though so could you please enlighten me as to why it's definitely machine made? This way I know what to look out for. Thanks for your help!