MARBLEHOLICS.COM LIVE AUCTION #43
FEBRUARY 12, 2003 AT 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN

 

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Lot 1
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

Kool Oriental Dragon sulphide from Ray.  Marble is in a great size.  Shows a bubble at the nose of the Dragon and is slightly out of round.  Signed "Laubs02"

Size 2 1/16" Mint+ 9.7
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 2
Misc.-Original Package

Original box of Jabo Classics.  Series 3 Odyssey box with 80 marbles.  Great display set up for some fun newer marbles from 2001.  There are two sets available.  You are bidding on one.

Size 5/8" Mint+ 9.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10ea  SOLD $17 EACH

Lot 3
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

A wonderful and hard to find color combo from AA.  Marble shows a black cork on a blue base.  Marble shows overall rubbing and several pinpricks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint- 8.1
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $13

Lot 4
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

A wonderful older pattern from Davis Glass.  A wonderful Patriotic swirl signed "Joe Davis"

Size 1 7/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $22

Lot 5
German Handmade-Lattice Core

A great looking lattice core with wide outer bands of pink, green and blue.  Marble shows tons of stretched bubbles that look great in this marble.  Much better in hand.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $10

Lot 6
Peltier Glass Company-Slag

Awesome Peltier green slag shooter.  Great feathering and wonderful pattern in this shooter size slag.  Marble shows some light rubbing and a few tiny ticks.

Size 23/32" Nearmint 8.6
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 7
Contemporary Handmade-Victor Ganzel

A wonderful blue matrix swirl from Victor with orange and black on a blue base matrix.  Wonderful pattern on this marble that shows one as made spot where the marble touched another marble in the oven or the side of the oven.  Signed "V301"

Size 1 7/16" Mint+ 9.7
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 8
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Awesome tri-color auger with black and white opaque auger in transparent red glass.  Very hard to find marble with a wonderful pattern and coloring.  White splits the red right down the middle.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $27

Lot 9
Master Made Marbles-Sunburst

Very pretty Sunburst showing green, brown, yellow and white in a clear matrix.  Marble shows a couple of small ticks.

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

Lot 10
Transitional-Crease Pontil

Gorgeous crease pontil transitional with weird coloring.  Looks amber until backlit.  Backlit looks like a cross between electric yellow and electric green.  All depends on the angle you look at the marble.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $8

Lot 11
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

Gorgeous Popeye in a great size.  Marble shows green and yellow with a very wide brown blend.  Tons of clear and wispy white in this gorgeous marble.  Shows one tiny tick.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $22

Lot 12
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

A wonderful peewee twister from George.  Shows red, white and blue coloring in an awesome pattern with dichroic rooster tail off the pattern.  Awesome pattern signed "GP2"

Size 1/2" Mint+ 9.9
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $8

Lot 13
Peltier Glass Company-Rainbo

A wonderful Peltier Sunset with an unusual pattern and in an awesome size.  Have seen very few of these lately this large.  Shows one small tick and some light rubbing.

Size 7/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  NO SALE

Lot 14
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

This is a stunning new pattern from Fritz with an opaque solid core in the center and surrounded with a mix of transparent and opaque outer ribbons in an awesome pattern and signed "Fritz2002"

Size 1 9/16" Mint+ 9.99
Value $50-100 Open at 25  SOLD $25

Lot 15
German Handmade-Mica

Great looking Mica with faceted pontil and generous amounts of mica.  Wonderful marble shows one small tick.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+++ 8.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 16
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

This is a gorgeous spiral corkscrew in orange glass.  Orange is a very hard color to find these marbles in.  The spiral itself looks to be yellow, but is more than likely just white with some of the orange over the top.

Size 5/8" Mint- 9.3
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $27

Lot 17
Contemporary Handmade-Ken Rosenfeld

A wonderful marble from a new artist to us.  Awesome swirl pattern with murrini caps on both poles.  All of these capped marbles show a slight flat spot on both poles.  Marble is unsigned.

Size 1 3/16" Mint+ 9.7
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $20

Lot 18
Ravenswood Novelty Works-Swirl

A gorgeous three color swirl from Ravenswood.  Shows tan and brown on a white base in a great swirl pattern.  Marble shows a couple of small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $15-30 Open at 7  NO SALE

Lot 19
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

Awesome size and coverage on this Silver Oxblood from AA.  Marble shows wonderful coverage with very fat swirls of oxblood on a translucent white base.  Marble does show a few tiny ticks but none detract from the beauty of this shooter.

Size 3/4" Nearmint 8.6
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $20

Lot 20
German Handmade-Coreless Swirl

Unusual coreless swirl with an Indian style panel of white on one side of the marble and the rest all clear.  Marble also shows an odd bubble filled ghost core with the hints of a smaller cane used to make this one as it almost looks to have a lattice filament core.

Size 11/16" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $10

Lot 21
Contemporary Handmade-Phil McGlothlin

Gorgeous swirl from Mac with wonderful pattern and coloring.  Marble shows red, yellow, blue and lavender with awesome swirls of blue aventurine.  Gorgeous marble is signed "MAC"

Size 15/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $22

Lot 22
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

A wonderful Ruby Bee with red ribbons on a yellow base.  Nice wide ribbons on this marble that shows a couple of small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $35

Lot 23
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Stunning split cork Indian blanket with incredible pattern.  This marble is gorgeous.  The consignor insists that the marble has not been touched since he received it, but I swear it looks like it has had a light buff.  Though there are a few scratches that tell me it must not have been.

Size 13/16" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $45

Lot 24
MF Christensen-Brick

Gorgeous pattern on this Brick from MFC.  Wonderful "9" as well as nice mix of both black and white swirled into the marble.  Marble shows some small ticks and minor wear.

Size 11/16" Nearmint 8.4
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $27

Lot 25
Contemporary Handmade-David Salazar

Wonderful aventurine swirl in the end of day pattern.  Shows wonderful pastel coloring with aventurine backing and in a great size.  Marble is 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

Gorgeous auger marble with what I believe to be three colors.  I am just not sure what the third color is......Shows a creamy white auger in transparent red glass.  Marble shows a bleed on one side of the white, but on the lower part of the white is a gray coloring that just does not feel like a bleed to me.  Do not see how the same marble can make two different color bleeds on the same marble.  Wonderful marble.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $19

Lot 27
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Wonderful multi-color swirl from Fritz. Marble shows a wonderful pattern with blues, purple and black.  Gorgeous marble signed "Fritz2002"

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

Lot 28
German Handmade-Lattice Core

Nice yellow lattice core with outer bands of pink and white.  Marble shows a nice tight core and one small tick with some minor rubbing.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $8

Lot 29
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous corkscrew with orange, brown and green.  Awesome transition of colors on this marble showing a few rub spots.

Size 11/16" Mint- 9.2
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $21

Lot 30
Contemporary Handmade-Bob Powers

A wonderful transparent Patriotic swirl from Doc.  Marble shows great swirls of red, white and blue in a crystal clear base and is signed "BP01"

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

Lot 31
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

This is a wonderful marble despite the damage.  This is a hard to find Wasp/Tiger hybrid from Peltier.  Red and orange swirled together for the base with black aventurine bands.  Marble shows several small hits and ticks.

Size 19/32" Good+ 7.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 32
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

A wonderful Lemonade Oxblood corkscrew from AA.  Marble shows a nice thick band of oxblood in a corkscrew pattern on top of a gorgeous lemonade base.  Marble is highly fluorescent and in wonderful shape.

Size 5/8" Mint+ 9.7
Value $80-160 Open at 40  SOLD $40

Lot 33
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Nice looking two color swirl with a muddled red swirl on a green base.  Marble shows some small ticks and hits.

Size 9/16" Nearmint- 8.1
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $7

Lot 34
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

Beautiful double ribbon core swirl from Davis Glass.  Marble comes from one of the Brother's Davis that we do not see many marbles from and is gorgeous with the white and purple coloring.  Signed "Mike Davis"

Size 1 19/32" Mint+ 9.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 35
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful and harder to find coloring on this marble.  Great corkscrew showing blue on blue.  Marble shows overall scratching and rubbing with a couple of small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.4
Value $20-40 Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 36
German Handmade-Indian Swirl

Large paneled onionskin swirl with one panel of blue and white and the other of red and yellow in a wonderful large size.  Marble shows significant wear, but is an awesome marble in an awesome size.

Size 7/8" Good+ 7.8
Value $50-100 Open at 25  SOLD $20

Lot 37
Contemporary Handmade-Ken Rosenfeld

A wonderful marble from a new artist to us.  Awesome swirl pattern with murrini caps on both poles.  All of these capped marbles show a slight flat spot on both poles.  Marble is unsigned.

Size 1 3/16" Mint+ 9.7
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 38
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Beautiful corkscrew with black and orange in a very fat corkscrew pattern.  Marble shows a few small hits and ticks and some rubbing.

Size 19/32" Nearmint 8.5
Value $10-20 Open at 5  SOLD $5

Lot 39
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

Monster aventurine swirl from Ray.  Marble shows every color you can think of in this wild swirl pattern that is loaded with aventurine.  Marble is signed "Laubs02"

Size 2 3/8" Mint+ 9.8
Value $50-100 Open at 25  NO SALE

Lot 40
Peltier Glass Company-Rainbo

WOW!!!!! A gorgeous and very hard to find marble.  This is the Peltier Submarine showing red and yellow ribbons blending to orange on a gorgeous transparent base with wispy white and blue.  Stunning marble that you will not often see anywhere.

Size 5/8" Mint- 9.2
Value $70-140 Open at 35  SOLD $70

Lot 41
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

A gorgeous Popeye from AA.  Marble shows a harder to find combo of orange and yellow and is loaded with clear and wispy white in a marble showing one tiny tick.

Size 9/16" Nearmint+++ 8.9
Value $25-50 Open at 12  SOLD $30

Lot 42
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

Gorgeous tri-color tornado style corkscrew from George.  Marble shows teal green with orange and yellow in a crystal clear base.  Gorgeous marble is signed "GMP2"

Size 7/8" Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  NO SALE

Lot 43
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Beautiful pattern and coloring on this Flaming Dragon.  Shows wonderful red and yellow blending to orange on a green base.  Marble shows a few small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.5
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $20

Lot 44
Contemporary Handmade-Teign Valley Glass (England)

Gorgeous marble from Teign Valley Glass in Devon England.  A wonderful snakeskin pattern in green and white.  This marble is one of their Limited Edition Series and is numbered 328 out of 1000.  Marble is signed "TVG" and comes in the original box with certificate.

Size 1 1/2" Mint+ 9.9
Value $60-120 Open at 30  NO SALE

Lot 45
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Gorgeous three color swirl with a red that is very close to oxblood, with an almost orange red on a green base.  Wonderful pattern showing a few flame tips.

Size 21/32" Mint- 9.1
Value $60-120 Open at 30  SOLD $48

Lot 46
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Another gorgeous corkscrew from AA.  Marble shows a thick orange corkscrew that seems to have some yellow in it as well.  The green looks to be transparent that is simply loaded with wispy white.  No light comes through this marble.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $14

Lot 47
Contemporary Handmade-Steve Maslach

A gorgeous lattice core swirl with a lavender outer ribbon swirl from Steve.  In the Cuneo Furnace style this marble is stunning and in crystal clear glass.

Size 15/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  NO SALE

Lot 48
German Handmade-Joseph's Swirl

Stunning Joseph's Coat swirl with very bright colors in a great pattern.  Marble shows blue, orange, yellow and white and is in great shape.

Size 11/16" Mint- 9.0
Value $100-200 Open at 50  SOLD $80

Lot 49
Contemporary Handmade-David Salazar

One of David's Joseph Swirls from last year.  A gorgeous array of colors in this tightly wrapped swirl signed "DPSalazar02"

Size 1 1/2" Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $19

Lot 50
Christensen Agate Company-Flame

Stunning white base flame from CA.  marble shows a gorgeous pattern of orange and yellow on a white base.  Marble also shows 13 flame tips with amazing detail that only comes from CAC.  A must have for any CA collector.

Size 19/32" Mint- 9.3
Value $300-600 Open at 150  SOLD $225

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