MARBLEHOLICS.COM LIVE AUCTION #41
FEBRUARY 5, 2003 AT 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN

 

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Lot 1
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

Awesome Angel sulphide from Ray in a great size.  Trapped bubbles behind her. "Laubs02"

Size 1 13/16"   Mint+ 9.8
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $22

Lot 2
Master Made Marbles-Sunburst

This is a wonderful Master Sunburst in clear glass.  Wonderful coloring of white, orange and blue in an almost Tiger Eye style pattern.  Wonderful marble.

Size  5/8" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $10-20 Open at 5  SOLD $6

Lot 3
Akro Agate Company-Slag

Set of four awesome Vaseline glass slags.  These marbles look great and are extremely fluorescent.  You are bidding on the set.

Size 21/32" to 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.9 to 9.5
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $20

Lot 4
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

A gorgeous paneled onionskin with wonderful, bright coloring and an awesome pattern signed "Steve Davis"

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

Lot 5
Transitional-Melted Pontil

A great looking transitional in an aqua transparent base.  Marble shows one sizable chip and a couple of small ticks.

Size 11/16" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $15-30 Open at 7  NO SALE

Lot 6
Peltier Glass Company-Swirl

This is an awesome multi-color swirl with aqua, yellow and white in a transparent green base.  Gorgeous pattern and coloring.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $10

Lot 7
Contemporary Handmade-Derek Jones

A kool marble that is much better in hand.  This is one of Derek's underwater scenes.  A wonderful fish in clear glass base.  marble is unsigned.

Size 1 1/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60   Open at 15  SOLD $17

Lot 8
Vitro Agate Company-Patch

The design of this marble screams Akro to me, but the coloring and the fact that there is aventurine in the green tells me it must be Vitro.  Views much better than grade.  If it turns out to be Akro, you have stolen a very rare marble.

Size5/8"  Nearmint- 8.2
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $12

Lot 9
Misc.-Catseye

A wonderful three color, 9 vane, cage style catseye.  Marble shows three vanes each of green, red and white and is a very rare marble by catseye standards.

Size 5/8"   Mint 9.5
Value $30-60  Open at 15  SOLD $17

Lot 10
Handmade-German Swirl

This is an exceptional marble.  A wonderful three banded divided core with more aventurine than I have ever seen in a handmade.  The green band pictured shows an incredible amount of aventurine.  Very rare to see in handmade marbles and an awesome size as well.

Size for 7/8" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $70-140 Open at 35  SOLD $100

Lot 11
Peltier Glass Company-Nova

Awesome Peltier Nova with wonderful patches of red and yellow blending to orange on a shiny black base.  Marble shows some small ticks.

Size 15/16" Nearmint 8.6
Value $20-40  Open at 10  SOLD $22

Lot 12
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

This is one of George's wonderful mini Guinea marbles.  This tiny marble shows the colored flakes in clear glass along with a nice amount of lutz.  Signed "Gp2"

Size 1/2"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $15-30  Open at 7  SOLD $11

Lot 13
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Very nice little CA three colored flame.  Shows a brownish red with thin salmon swirls on a white base.  Not the eye in the top picture.  Love the eye.....

Size 5/8"  Mint 9.4
Value $80-160  Open at 40  SOLD $40

Lot 14
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

One of the greatest designs by this artist.  A wonderful "Halfie" from Fritz.  Marble shows two completely different designs on either pole of the marble.  Few hit the auction market and this marble is also numbered one of one "Fritz02"

Size 1 1/16"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $80-160  Open at 40  SOLD $40

Lot 15
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

A gorgeous Popeye in red and yellow.  Perfect pattern and very bright coloring in the yellow.  Marble shows a few small ticks.

Size 5/8"  Nearmint  8.6
Value $15-30  Open at 7  SOLD $15

Lot 16
Handmade-German Swirl

This is a stunning Joseph's swirl with wonderful coloring and great coverage on this marble.  Marble shows a few tiny ticks and some light rubbing.

Size 21/32"  Nearmint 8.6
Value $60-120  Open at 30  SOLD $40

Lot 17
Contemporary Handmade-Douglas Ferguson

A stunning Celtic Knot from Douglas.  Marble is one of the greatest patterns and shows gorgeous coloring.  Much brighter in hand, my camera did not like me this week.  Signed "DMF2002"

Size 1 1/4"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $60-120 Open at 30  SOLD $48

Lot 18
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

A wonderful Lemon-Lime/Girl Scout from Peltier Glass.  Loads of green and wonderful swirling pattern on this marble that shows some rubbing and one small tick.

Size 5/8"  Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $30-60  Open at 15  SOLD $20

Lot 19
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew (2 marbles)

A wonderful set of two Anemic Eggyolk hybrid corkscrews.  Both marbles show a paler than usual yellow with royal blue in a translucent white base.  A great set of marbles for the collector looking to have many sizes in one style.  You are bidding on the pair.

Size 5/8" and 3/4"  Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $60-120  Open at 30  SOLD $40

Lot 20
Christensen Agate Company-Cullet

A wonderful group of CA cullet with many, many color combos.  This group shows flames as well as swirls and is a great little group for making jewelry or just for display.

Size N/A"  N/A
Value $??? Open at 1  SOLD $15

Lot 21
Contemporary Handmade-Terri Conklin

This is a stunning underwater scene from a new artist named Terri Conklin.  She specializes in Vortex style marbles and makes some of the most impressive designs you will ever see.  This underwater scene shows an incredible sea flower and at the very bottom of the pattern you will see a gorgeous opal.  Marble is signed "TAC02"

Size 1 1/2"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $100-200  Open at 50  SOLD $50

Lot 22
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

A gorgeous two color auger in transparent orange glass.  marble shows green and an almost teal color auger with the bright orange transparent/translucent base that really sets it off.  Very hard to find combo.

Size 11/16"  Mint- 9.0
Value $30-60  Open at 15  SOLD $51

Lot 23
Peltier Glass Company-Rainbo

An awesome Peltier clear rainbo in red, white and blue.  Very hard to find marble.

Size 9/16"  Mint- 9.0
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $27

Lot 24
MF Christensen-Brick

WOW!  Crazy pattern on this MFC Brick with loads of both black and white.  Marble shows an awesome pattern and great coloring.  Then to top it off, it comes in a huge size.  Marbles does show a couple of medium chips.( ) <--about that big.  And some small ticks.  Views incredibly well.

Size 7/8"  Nearmint 8.4
Value $150-300  Open at 75  SOLD $85

Lot 25
Contemporary Handmade-David Salazar

An awesome and large swirl from David.  This gorgeous marble shows both dicroic glass and aventurine swirls.  Very pretty swirl signed  "DPSalazar02"

Size 1 11/16"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

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Lot 26
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

A very odd color combo for an Akro corkscrew.  The coloring is very CA to me.  A gorgeous lavender and lime green pattern with thin lines of orange in the green.  Rare combo and a true beauty.

Size 5/8"  Nearmint 8.4
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $75

Lot 27
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Stunning new pattern from Fritz.  Multiple ribbons make up this incredible pattern.  All colors are transparent and this pattern is simply gorgeous.  Signed "Fritz02"

Size 1 9/16"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $50-100  Open at 25  SOLD $42

Lot 28
Handmade-German Swirl

A very nice three layer solid core with a pink and white core, blue center bands and yellow outer bands.  Marble shows some rubbing as well as a couple small ticks.

Size 5/8"  Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $13

Lot 29
Akro Agate Company-Ade

A wonderful find.  A true Cherry Ade from AA.  Marble shows a cherry red corkscrew on a translucent white fluorescent base.  One of the hardest to find of the Ade line.

Size 5/8"  Nearmint 8.6
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $35

Lot 30
Contemporary Handmade-Bob Powers

Gorgeous and wild Vortex from Doc.  Shows an amazing and fun pattern in the Vortex.  Very nice and is signed "BP02"

Size 13/16"  Mint+ 9.7
Value $40-80  Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 31
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

This is a gorgeous three color swirl with yellow and small amounts of red in a black base.  Wild pattern and showing only one tiny tick.

Size 5/8"  Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $70-140 Open at 35  SOLD $70

Lot 32
Peltier Glass Company-Nova

A wonderful Nova with anemic colors.  Shows orange and white patches on a black base.  Shows two annealing fractures and a small tick.

Size 29/32"  Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $25-50  Open at 12  SOLD $20

Lot 33
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

Awesome Lemonade oxblood corkscrew shooter.  Great corking pattern in a very fluorescent yellow Ade base.  Awesome size on this marble showing only some minor wear in the way of small ticks.

Size 3/4"  Nearmint 8.5
Value $70-140  Open at 35

Lot 34
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

A gorgeous Circus Swirl from Davis Glass.  Wonderful coloring and pattern in this beautiful marble signed "Steve Davis"

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

Lot 35
Handmade-German Mica

A gorgeous mica with everything you could want.  First off, the marble is borderline Blizzard pattern.  Then it has a wonderful oxblood filament core that is obvious at the top pole.  Add to that the fact that it has a faceted pontil and you have an incredible marble.  But wait!  There's more... :)  This marble also shows a ghost core with mica floating on that core.  So technically it would be a faceted pontil blizzard with oxblood filament core and a floater.  Very rare and gorgeous marble with the damage being well hidden by the pattern.

Size 11/16"  Nearmint 8.4
Value $80-160 Open at 40  SOLD $49

Lot 36
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

A stunning electric red slag that also shows a "9" and tail.  Wonderful pattern and very bright electric base.

Size 11/16"  Nearmint 8.5
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $20

Lot 37
Contemporary Handmade-George O'Grady

First time we have ever been able to offer the works of this awesome artist.  His marbles command a premium and I can see why.  This is a stunning air entrapment "Honeycomb".  Stunning marble in a great size and signed "G O'Grady2002"

Size 1 5/8"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $150-300  Open at 75  SOLD $75

Lot 38
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

This is an unusual silver oxblood.  Wonderful pattern and decent coverage.  Marble also shows what appears to be streams of yellow glass that look to be similar to a lemonade.  The marble, however, does not fluoresce.  A few small ticks.

Size 11/16"  Nearmint 8.6
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $20

Lot 39
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

An awesome marsh mallow swirl from Ray.  This one has a spotted marsh mallow for a core and some gorgeous and wild patterns at the surface.  Awesome marble in an awesome size and signed "Laubs02"

Size 2 1/8"  Mint+ 9.8
Value $50-100  Open at 25  SOLD $25

Lot 40
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

A wonderful pattern on this Tiger from Peltier Glass.  Marble shows an orange base with black ribbons containing aventurine.  Marble shows some rubbing as well as a few small ticks and pinpricks.

Size 21/32"  Nearmint 8.6
Value $50-100  Open at 25  SOLD $30

Lot 41
Handmade-English Swirl

A stunning English Joseph's Swirl in very bright colors and an awesome pattern.  This marble displays very nicely and is in a nice size as well.

Size 11/16" Mint- 9.0
Value $100-200 Open at 50  SOLD $50

Lot 42
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

A wonderful bi-level with lutz from George.  Clear base with a bright red swirls, wispy white and lutz.  Gorgeous marble signed "GP2"

Size 13/16"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $25-50  Open at 12  NO SALE

Lot 43
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

A wonderful and harder to find orange and green Popeye.  Nice pattern with plenty of wispy white and clear.  Marble shows some light rubbing and one small tick.

Size 5/8"  Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $30-60  Open at 15  SOLD $29

Lot 44
Contemporary Handmade-Teign Valley Glass

A gorgeous Snakeskin style pattern form Teign Valley Glass in England.  This is a Limited Edition marble with certificate and is numbered 315 of 1000.  Marble comes in the original box, with certificate.  Signed "TGV315"

Size 1 1/2"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $60-120  Open at 30  SOLD $30

Lot 45
Christensen Agate Company- Striped Transparent

Stunning electric red striped opaque from CAC.  Marble shows an incredible pattern on a brilliant base.  Marble shows a few small popped air bubbles at the surface as well as a few small ticks.

Size  11/16"  Nearmint 8.5
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $31

Lot 46
Handmade-German Non Glass

A set of two Jaspers.  Both show green and blue on a white base and are very nice marbles.

Size 9/16" to 5/8"  Mint- 9.0 to 9.5
Value $30-60 Open at 15  NO SALE

Lot 47
Contemporary Handmade-Steve Maslach

A gorgeous Cuneo Furnace marble from Steve.  Again, first time we have offered this artists work at auction.  Wonderful pattern and coloring on this unsigned marble.

Size 1 1/16"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 48
Champion Agate Company-Furnace

A wonderful Furnace marble with great coloring and pattern.  marble does show one small hit.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40    Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 49
Contemporary Handmade-Geoffrey Beetem

Stunning orange V-Lobe from Geoffrey.  Awesome pattern with a dicroic covered fat ribbon type core.  Gorgeous marble is signed "Beetem2002"

Size 1 9/16"  Mint+ 9.9
Value $80-160  Open at 40  SOLD $40

Lot 50
Akro Agate Marbles-Popeye

Hard marble to watch sell.  This is a gorgeous three color hybrid Popeye shooter with plenty of wispy white and clear and boasting a gorgeous combination of green, yellow and red.  Awesome marble that shows a few small hits, but displays nicely and in this size is a must have for any Popeye collector.

Size 23/32"  Nearmint- 8.3
Value $200-400  Open at 100  SOLD $100

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