MARBLEHOLICS.COM LIVE AUCTION #44
FEBRUARY 16, 2003 AT 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN

 

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Lot 1
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

Awesome and huge swirl from Ray with a Marsh mallow core and incredible pattern.  Signed "Laubs02"

Size 2 1/8" Mint+ 9.8
Value $50-100 Open at 25  NO SALE

Lot 2
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Awesome corkscrew showing green and brown on a transparent red base.  The opaque class seems to auger through the center of this one.  Gorgeous marble.

Size 5/8" Mint- 9.2
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $21

Lot 3
German Handmade-Misc. Swirls

Wonderful group of four German handmade swirls including a yellow lattice core, two divided cores and a three layered solid core.  All marbles have been polished.

Size 17/32" to 23/32" Polished
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 4
Contemporary Handmade-Balloon

Stunning purple and white balloon from Steve.  Gorgeous coloring in an eight lobed balloon pattern.  Signed "Steve Davis 03"

Size 1 1/2" Mint+ 9.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $30

Lot 5
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous double twist corkscrew in green glass.  Wonderful bright coloring and showing a couple of small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $10-20 Open at 5  SOLD $12

Lot 6
Christensen Agate Company-Cullet

Wonderful group of cullet from CAC.  Many different colors and patterns in this group.

Size N/A
Value $??? Open at 1  SOLD $23

Lot 7
Contemporary Handmade-Robert Livezey

Awesome Lutz swirl showing red, and black swirls on a Superman blue base.  Gorgeous marble that is signed with two stars.

Size 1 1/4" Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 8
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

Wonderful Popeye showing yellow and blue with nice amount of wispy white and clear.  Marble shows a handful of small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.4
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $23

Lot 9
German Handmade-Mica

Peewee mica in clear glass.  Marble shows some scratching and fractures.

Size 1/2" Good+ 7.9
Value $10-20 Open at 5  SOLD $5

Lot 10
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Awesome onyx in rare yellow base glass.  Gorgeous coloring and nice wispy corkscrew.  Shows an as made dimple.

Size 5/8" Mint+ 9.7
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $30

Lot 11
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Gorgeous Flaming Dragon with very bright coloring in the red and showing the typical yellow blending to orange on a green base.  Shows two pinpricks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $60-120 Open at 30  SOLD $36

Lot 12
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

Gorgeous Lutz flame from George with awesome pattern on a gorgeous black base.  Signed "GMP2"

Size 13/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  no sale

Lot 13
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wow!...Gorgeous corkscrew showing green, brown and orange in a wonderful pattern and has hints of yellow as well.  Marble shows one tiny tick.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $24

Lot 14
Contemporary handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Stunning ribbon core with black, lavender and blue in two tones.  Amazing marble from this artist, as always and signed "Fritz2002"

Size 1 9/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $50-100 Open at 25  SOLD $35

Lot 15
German Handmade-Onionskin

Nice little onionskin with blue, white and green.  Marble shows some small ticks and general, but minor wear.

Size 9/16" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $12

Lot 16
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

Gorgeous Silver Oxblood with tons of coverage and a gorgeous wet surface.

Size 5/8" Mint 9.5
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $25

Lot 17
Contemporary Handmade-Ken Rosenfeld

Great marble by a fairly unknown artist.  Wonderful pattern with a single band of Lutz and a cap on either pole.  There is a slight flat spot that is on both poles due to the way it was made.  Marble is unsigned.

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

Lot 18
Master Made Marbles- Sunburst

Very bright colors on this wonderful Sunburst from Master.  Shows yellow, blue, orange and wispy white in a clear, yet somewhat translucent base.

Size 9/16" Mint 9.4
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $19

Lot 19
Akro Agate Company-Double Ingot

Wile double ingot showing purple and transparent red.  Nice pattern and no seam that can be felt at the surface.

Size 21/32" Mint- 9.0
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $10

Lot 20
German Handmade-Single Ribbon Core

Great single ribbon core with very little twist.  Ribbon shows pink, white and green with outer strands of white.  Marble shows a few hits, flakes and pinpricks.

Size 25/32" Nearmint- 8.1
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 21
Contemporary Handmade-Phil McGlothlin

Gorgeous submarine style swirl with Lutz.  Shows Lutz, yellow and white on a transparent blue base.  Marble is signed "Mac"

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

Lot 22
Christensen Agate Company-Flame/Swirl

Gorgeous pattern on this three color swirl showing brown and yellow swirls on a gorgeous blue base.  Marble shows a wonderful pattern that does display a few flame tips including the fat ones pictured that did not get pulled all the way out.  Marble shows a couple of pinpricks and micro sparkles.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $50-100 Open at 25  SOLD $25

Lot 23
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Very nice 4 color corkscrew with a blending of orange and yellow with red and a grayish green.  Wonderful pattern and coloring in a marble that shows a few small ticks and sparkles.

Size 21/32" Nearmint 8.5
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $25

Lot 24
Heaton Agate-Original Box

Nice original package of Heaton Agate Marbles in a J.Pressman "Big Shot" Box.  There are 66 marbles in the box.  All are Heaton, but I have no way of knowing if they are original to the box.  Please check thumbnail for image of marbles.

Size 9/16" to 5/8" Box NM- 8.0/Marbles NM+ 8.7 to 9.5
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $38

Lot 25
Contemporary Handmade-Douglas Ferguson

Awesome and large Vortex from Douglas with gorgeous coloring down the Vortex walls and as always an awesome pattern from this artist.  Marble is signed "DMF2002"

Size 1 9/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $120-240 Open at 60  SOLD $60

Lot Mend the Menders Wife Auction #1
Contemporary Handmade-Pan (Chris Rice)

Awesome pattern on this exquisite marble from Pan.  This marble has been donated by Nan.com for a benefit auction.  All proceeds will go to Leroy's wife Judy who is having the Rabies series.  She has no insurance and the shots are $600 EACH!  Please help us help someone who has done so much for us in the past.  Gorgeous marble is signed "Pan02"

Size 11/2" Mint+ 9.9
Value $100-200 Open at 50

Lot Mend the Menders Wife Auction #2
Marble Related-Clock

Wonderful clock made by Steve Pletcher and donated for the Mend the Menders Wife Fund.  Made with Pine and Marble King marbles.  Julie and I proudly display our clock by this maker on our wall and you should to.  Help us raise money for this wonderful person.

Size 9" x 12" Mint+ 9.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20

 

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Lot 26
MF Christensen-Brick

Nice brick showing a fat "9" with fair amount of white in the marble.  Great size, but does show a few medium chips as well as overall pinpricking and small ticks.

Size 13/16" Good+ 7.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $20

Lot 27
Contemporary handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Stunning swirl from Fritz.  Marble shows a very deep green with orange and yellow in a wonderful pattern.  Check thumbnail.  Signed "Fritz2002"

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

Lot 28
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

Very unusual pattern in this gorgeous red and green Popeye.  Colors are completely separate and the corks are very oddly shaped.   Sweet marble with nice amounts of clear and wispy white.  Awesome pattern and nice bubble filled base containing bubbles.  Marble shows one tiny tick.

Size 23/32" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $26

Lot 29
Vitro Agate Company-Opaque 8 Finger?

This one was a stumper.  Do not know enough about Vitro I guess.  Identical pattern to the Vitro 8-Finger.  Problem here is the base is a semi-opaque white.  Shows a transparent window at one pole, but otherwise no light transmits.  Shows several minor scratches and rubbing.  Very unusual marble with a few ticks as well.

Size 21/32" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $30

Lot 30
Contemporary Handmade-Bob Powers

Gorgeous dicroic swirl from Doc.  Now, this marble shows some fun and gorgeous coloring in a great pattern.  This marble shows one tiny annealing fracture.  Signed "BP01"

Size 1" Mint- 9.0
Value $30-60 Open at 15  NO SALE

Lot 31
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Very sweet looking Patriot corkscrew from AA.  Deeper than usual blue with red and white in a signature cork pattern. 

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $22

Lot 32
Peltier Glass Company-Swirl

Gorgeous swirl showing red, green and white in a transparent green base.  Awesome pattern on this one that really stands out.

Size 5/8" Mint- 9.0
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $13

Lot 33
Christensen Agate Company-Striped Opaque

Gorgeous and very busy striped opaque from CAC.  Marble shows a wonderful electric yellow pattern on a black base.  Marble shows nice coverage and you have to love the electric coloring.  Shows a couple of small ticks as well as a couple of very small as made blow outs.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $60-120 Open at 30  Sold $36

Lot 34
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

Gorgeous swirl with Lutz floating over the most aventurine I am have ever seen in a contemporary marble.  This is one of Steve's new designs for 2003 and is a beauty.  Steve has started dating his marbles as well....Signed "Steve Davis 03"

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

Lot 35
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Love the coloring in these marbles. Some what harder to find coloring for this style of marble.  Gorgeous blue base with a very wispy corkscrew that appears to be floating.  Marble shows a couple of small ticks and a hard to find fracture that is about 1/4"

Size 5/8" Nearmint- 8.1
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $18

Lot 36
German Handmade-Single Pontil Cloud

Did not realize what this was when it came in.  Looked at it and thought "OK...another beat up onionskin.  Then I got to looking and realized that not only did it have a ground pontil, but that was the only pontil there was.  Nice size and awesome coloring, but could use a little help here.

Size 13/16" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $100-200 Open at 50  NO SALE

Lot 37
Contemporary Handmade-Ken Rosenfeld

Great marble by a fairly unknown artist.  Wonderful pattern with a single band of Lutz and a cap on either pole.  There is a slight flat spot that is on both poles due to the way it was made.  Marble is unsigned.

Size 1 3/16" Mint+ 9.8
Value $40-80 Open at 20   NO SALE

Lot 38
Peltier Glass Company-Slag

Gorgeous Peltier Slag in green glass.  Marble shows an incredible pattern of feathering and is an awesome example of the prettiest slag made IMO. Only damage on the marble is two blow outs.  One of the blow outs is a little bigger than I like, thus the 8.9 grade.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  Sold $10

Lot 39
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

Huge marsh mallow corkscrew with guinea like stretched glass on the surface of the cork.  Monster size and fun pattern.  Signed "Laubs02"

Size 2 3/16" Mint+ 9.8
Value $50-100 Open at 25  SOLD $25

Lot 40
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful triple twist red onyx.  Marble shows an awesome spiral pattern in red glass.  Marble shows a few tiny ticks and some light rub spots.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $25-50 Open at 12  SOLD $20

Lot 41
German Handmade-Divided Core

Marble shows a gorgeous divided core swirl pattern with nice coloring and 11 yellow sub-surface strands.  Shows a small hit and a couple of small bruises.

Size 3/4" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $15-30 Open at 7  NO SALE

Lot 42
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

Wonderful "Mini Dugg" from George.  Gorgeous coloring and pattern in an awesome and tiny size.  Signed "GP2"

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

Lot 43
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Awesome Ketchup and Mustard from Peltier glass showing the traditional and very classic pattern.  Marble shows 4 red bands with 2 yellow bands and the colors are very vivid and bright on this marble.  Shows 3 tiny ticks.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $51

Lot 44
Contemporary Handmade-Robert Livezey

A wonderful contemporary Guinea Cobra style marble.  Wonderful coloring and gorgeous pattern that also shows small swirls of lutz.  Gorgeous piece signed with 2 stars.

Size 1 1/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $21

Lot 45
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

WOW!!!! What incredible coverage on this classic Blueblood from AA.  Incredible coverage with this very wide band of oxblood over a blue corkscrew on a white base.  Very rare marble showing only a few small ticks and rub spots.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.5
Value $80-160 Open at 40  SOLD $40

Lot 46
German Handmade-Mica

Pretty green mica with a nice amount of mica and a wonderful ghost core.  Marble shows overall rubbing and some small hits.

Size 11/16" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $15

Lot 47
Contemporary Handmade-Teign Valley Glass

Wonderful air entrapment form Teign VG in England.  This is one of their Limited Edition runs and is a gorgeous marble.  Comes with the original box and certificate.  Signed "TVG 328 of 1000"

Size 1 7/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $60-120 Open at 30  SOLD $48

Lot 48
Christensen Agate Company-Striped Opaque

Gorgeous pattern on this striped opaque from CAC.  Marble shows an incredible pattern of electric orange on a green base.  Weird thing about this marble is that the green seems to be transparent as well and just filled with opaque white.  There are areas that the green seems to be transparent, but no light all the way through the marble.

Size 21/32" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $70-140 Open at 35  SOLD $55

Lot 49
Contemporary Handmade-Jurgen Heintz

Gorgeous butterfly marble form an artist you rarely see work from.  German artist and incredible detail in his work.  Wonderful marble is singed "H-2"

Size 1 7/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $50-100 Open at 25  SOLD $25

Lot 50
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

An awesome set of three experimental oxbloods from AA.  Marbles show an almost Ade type base with brownish hue and powder blue swirls at the surface with thin lines of oxblood.  Awesome and rare marble.  Three available...bidding on one.

Size 5/8" Mint 9.4 to 9.7
Value $100-200 Open at 50  SOLD $245 group

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