MARBLEHOLICS.COM LIVE AUCTION #36
January 5, 2003 AT 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN

 

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Lot 1
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

Great looking Blizzard type swirl that is just loaded with mica.  many colors and a fun pattern on this monster of a marble signed "Laubs02"

Size 1 7/8"   Mint+ 9.8
Value $40-80  Open at 20  SOLD $26

Lot 2
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Set of three NLR's with a Bumblebee, a Lemon Lime and a Dragon.  All show overall light wear.  No serious glass loss.

Size  5/8"  Good 7.5 to 8.0
Value $30-60  Open at 15  SOLD $24

Lot 3
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

A wonderful and huge Cub Scout corkscrew.  marble shows a very nice pattern and one of the better finishes I have seen on these huge marbles.

Size 1" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $20

Lot 4
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

AN awesome onionskin Lutz from Steve with a wonderful stretched and speckled pattern and small amounts of Lutz through out.  Wonderful piece signed "Steve Davis"

Size 1 1/2"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $40-80  Open at 20  SOLD $22

Lot 5
Handmade-German Non glass

One of the rarest and hardest to find Bennington's out there.  A nice looking Black Bennington in a small size and in great condition. 

Size 17/32" Mint+ 9.7
Value $50-100  Open at 25  SOLD $53

Lot 6
Peltier Glass Company-Slag

What a gorgeous slag in aqua glass.  Shows the signature feathering and a simply stunning pattern in this great base color.

Size 5/8" Mint- 9.2
Value $30-60  Open at 15  SOLD $26

Lot 7
Contemporary Handmade-Phil McGlothlin

A wonderful banded opaque style marble from Phil.  Kool coloring and pattern on this marble signed "Mac"

Size 15/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $20-40   Open at 10  SOLD $13

Lot 8
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

A gorgeous triple twist snake in orange glass.  Awesome and hard to find color.

Size 9/16"  Mint- 9.0
Value $20-40  Open at 10  SOLD $20

Lot 9
Peltier Glass Company-Patch

Great looking Peerless patch that is loaded with aventurine.  Camera seemed to bleed out the aventurine for some reason, but this huge patch is loaded with it on a white base.

Size 5/8"   Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $10-20  Open at 5  SOLD $5

Lot 10
Marble Related-Display Box

A wonderful display and carry box by Buddy Bowles.  Box holds 15 of your favorite marbles in the 5/8" size.  Buddy is new to the boxes and they get better every time he puts one out.

Size for 5/8" marbles   NEW
Value $30-60  Open at 15  SOLD $41

Lot 11
Peltier Glass Company-Swirl

Gorgeous red, white and blue multi-color swirl in transparent green glass.  Small ticks and hits over all.

Size 21/32" Nearmint- 8.2
Value $10-20    Open at 5  SOLD $5

Lot 12
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

A wonderful multi-color flame from George.  Nice variety of colors and fun pattern on this marble signed "GMP2"

Size 27/32"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $20-40  Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 13
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Stunning corkscrew boasting at least four colors with a thin line of oxblood being one of them.  Green, orange, black and oxblood make up this stunning marble.

Size 19/32"  Nearmint 8.5
Value $40-80  Open at 20  SOLD $30

Lot 14
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Wonderful three color swirl from Fritz.  marble shows wide bands of green and blue coming out from the center with a thin line of transparent green just under the surface.  Gorgeous marble signed "Fritz2002"

Size 1 9/16"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $50-100  Open at 25  NO SALE

Lot 15
Handmade-Non Glass

A great hollow steelie with a perfect "x".  Marble shows some light surface rust that will clean right off and is otherwise perfect and as made.

Size 1"  Mint- 9.0
Value $40-80  Open at 20 NO SALE

Lot 16
Peltier Glass Company-Rainbo

A gorgeous red, white and blue clear rainbo.  Marbles shows vibrant colors and crystal clear base glass.

Size 19/32"  Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40  Open at 10  SOLD $33

Lot 17
Contemporary Handmade-Eddie Seese

A wonderful banded dicroic swirl from Eddie.  Wonderful colors that this pic does not even begin to capture.  like any dicroic glass, it seems to change colors as the light hits it in different ways.  Signed "FES02"

Size 1 1/4"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $40-80  Open at 20  SOLD $20

Lot 18
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

A stunning striped opaque with gorgeous orange and grey pattern on a green base.  Wonderful marble in great condition.

Size 19/32"  Mint+ 9.7
Value $50-100  Open at 25  SOLD $60

Lot 19
Misc.-Italian Beads

Murano beads with Lutz handmade in Italy in the 50s and made into a necklace.  There are 32 beads in the set and most of the original hardware is with it.  Gorgeous piece and very unusual.  Necklace itself is broke.

Size 5/16"  Beads NM to Mint
Value $60-120  Open at 30  SOLD $100

Lot 20
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Stunning triple twist snake in cherry red glass.  Marble looks electric when back lit, it is so bright.  Wonderful example and a great pattern.

Size 5/8"  Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $15-30  Open at 7  SOLD $22

Lot 21
Contemporary Handmade-Jody Fine

Large three layer swirl from Jody with as always vibrant colors and a great pattern.  Marble is unsigned.

Size 1 3/8"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60  Open at 15  NO SALE

Lot 22
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous blue auger in translucent red glass.  The blue almost fills the center of the marble completely and is a gorgeous marble.

Size 5/8"  Mint- 9.2
Value $30-60  Open at 15  SOLD $33

Lot 23
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Highly sought after Flaming Dragon with red and yellow blending to orange on a green base.  Great pattern on this marble that does show light over all wear.

Size 19/32"  Nearmint- 8.3
Value $30-60  Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 24
Handmade-German Swirl

Take your pick on this one.  Looks to be a four banded divided core.  The seal is....this one shows all of what would be the open spaces between the bands filled with transparent ruby colored glass.  There is actually no clear at all in the center of this core.  Shows one large but minor bruise with a few tiny ticks.  Gorgeous marble in a great size.

Size 1 7/16"  Nearmint 8.5
Value $100-200  Open at 50  SOLD $150

Lot 25
Contemporary Handmade-David Salazar

A wonderful ghost swirl from David with a gorgeous pattern and a hidden swirl of aventurine.  Gorgeous swirl as always from this artist and signed "DPSalazar02"

Size 1 11/16"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $60-120  Open at 30  SOLD $30

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Lot 26
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Huge royal corkscrew from Akro with a very fat red spiral on a yellow base.  No fractures, which are very common in marbles of this size with this red.

Size 1"  Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $20-40  Open at 10  SOLD $14

Lot 27
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

A stunning ribbon swirl with a green center ribbon outlined in a neon yellow with white sub surface swirls.  This marble is stunning in hand and an awesome example of this artists amazing work.  Signed "Fritz02"

Size 1 1/2"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $50-100  Open at 25  NO SALE

Lot 28
Misc.-Czechoslovakian Bead

A great Czech Fortune Telling Marble that has been made into a bead.  This is the way it came, not done after it arrived in America.  Wonderful pattern and deep green coloring.  Like a 100 sided dice with small individual facets all over the marble.

Size 5/8"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $20-40  Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 29
Handmade-German Non glass

A wonderful green and blue Jasper or lined crockery marble.  These were actually layers of porcelain that poured one on the other and then ground out to be marbles.

Size 23/32"  Mint 9.4
Value $30-60  Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 30
Contemporary Handmade-Bob Powers

Wonderful Cherry bomb swirl from Doc.  Great coloring and fun pattern on this marble signed "BP00"

Size 1"  Mint+ 9.8
Value $40-80  Open at 20   NO SALE

Lot 31
Christensen Agate Company-Striped Opaque

A stunning striped opaque in a wonderful turquoise base with brown, grey and even a thin line of what appears to be oxblood.  Gorgeous marble with one tiny tick.

Size 19/32"  Nearmint+++++ 8.9
Value $60-120  Open at 30  SOLD $75

Lot 32
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

I sure wish this baby had just a little clear....Perfect Popeye colors on whispy white base.  Great looking shooter.

Size 3/4"  Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $25-50  Open at 12  SOLD $27

Lot 33
Champion Agate Company-Furnace

A wonderful furnace marble with wonderful coloring and incredible amounts of pink.  Marble shows one small odd bruise that appears to be as made, but I have graded it as damage.

Size 5/8"  Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $30-60  Open at 15  SOLD $22

Lot 34
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

A wonderful Tropical Blizzard swirl from Steve with amazing colors in the Blizzard pattern with generous amounts of mica.  Signed "Steve Davis"

Size 1 9/16"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $40-80  Open at 20   SOLD $24

Lot 35
Handmade-German Swirl

A wonderful banded opaque in an awesome size.  Two wide panels of pink on a white base that covers the marble about 80%.  Love them in this large size.

Size 13/16"  Nearmint- 8.1
Value $70-140  Open at 35  SOLD $47

Lot 36
Peltier Glass Company-Patch

A wonderful three color Peerless patch with two shaded of orange in the patch and a wonderful swirl that was bled out by the camera.  Almost appears to be a Superboy color scheme.

Size 5/8"  Mint- 9.0
Value $20-40  Open at 10  SOLD $14

Lot 37
Contemporary Handmade-Phil McGlothlin

A wonderful submarine swirl with Lutz from Phil in a deep amber glass.  Nice green pattern at the surface and signed "Mac"

Size 15/16"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $20-40  Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 38
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

A wonderful Imperial corkscrew from Akro.  This marble is so close to being a Popeye it is actually sad.  Marble shows loads of whispy white on a clear matrix with two completely separate spirals of two different shades of orange.  More clear visible when backlit than many Imperial's.  Stunning example with a full two twists.

Size 5/8"  Nearmint 8.4
Value $30-60  Open at 15  SOLD $23

Lot 39
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

A wonderful horse shoe sulphide from Ray.  He never stops coming up with fun ideas for his sulphides.  This is a Roany marble if I have ever seen one.  This time when someone says you threw a show, I hope they got out of the way....>LOL...Signed "Laubs02"

Size 1 25/32"  Mint+ 9.8
Value $40-80  Open at 20  SOLD $26

Lot 40
MF Christensen-Brick

A wonderful MFC Brick with a great pattern as well as a wonderful swirl of white.  Marble shows hints of powder blue coloring that really stand out on the surface.  Wonderful marble.

Size 5/8"  Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $40-80  Open at 20  SOLD $56

Lot 41
Transitional-Navarre Style

A gorgeous Navarre style transitional with a melted pontil in amber glass.  Marble shows far much more clear than I am use to seeing in this style and displays very nicely.

Size 21/32"  Mint 9.5
Value $30-60  Open at 15  SOLD $45

Lot 42
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

A wonderful bi-level from George with a crazy and fun pattern that includes a nice swirl of Lutz and is signed "GMP2"

Size 7/8"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $20-40  Open at 10  SOLD $10

Lot 43
Handmade-German Swirl

A wonderful two paneled Indian with about 80% coverage.  Marble shows one panel of red and yellow with another panel of blue.  Colors still vibrant despite the damage.

Size 11/16"  Good 7.5
Value $25-50  Open at 12  SOLD $28

Lot 44
Contemporary Handmade-Eddie Seese

A crazy spaghetti swirl from Eddie.  Marble shows a multitude of pastel colors in one of the craziest swirl patterns I have ever seen.  Wonderful work and signed "FES02"

Size 1 1/2"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $40-80  Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 45
Akro Agate Company-Double Ingot

A wonderful double ingot that shows a seam around the entire marble as well as a very nice yellow patch outlined on both sides with orange.  Great example in a translucent white base.

Size 21/32"  Nearmint 8.6
Value $20-40  Open at 10  SOLD $10

Lot 46
MF Christensen-Slag

A gorgeous example of a red slag from MFC.  This marble not only shows the perfect pattern and cut lines, but the red is electric as can be.  A wonderful marble with a very nice pattern.

Size 19/32"  Nearmint 8.4
Value $30-60 Open at 15   SOLD $19

Lot 47
Contemporary Handmade-Jody Fine

one of Jody's small three layer swirls.  This marble shows thin bands covering 95% of the surface with the inner patters almost hidden.  Wonderful colors as always and unsigned.

Size 7/8"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $10

Lot 48
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

A very hard to find lime ade oxblood corkscrew.  Lights up very brightly and shows a small, but obvious amount of oxblood on the surface. 

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $40-80    Open at 20  SOLD $35

Lot 49
Contemporary Handmade-David Salazar

Awesome ghost core swirl from David.  Wonderful lavender and pink colors soften this marble and make it truly beautiful.  Signed "DPS02"

Size 1 3/16"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $20-40  Open at 10  SOLD $15

Lot 50
Handmade-German Swirl

A great looking onionskin Lutz with more Lutz than shows in the pics.  Small amounts over the entirety of the marble.  Six definite bands with a sprinkling over the rest.  Marble has a few small ticks as well as a light haze that could be easily removed.

Size 21/32"  Nearmint 8.4
Value $150-300  Open at 75   NO SALE

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