MARBLEHOLICS.COM LIVE AUCTION #45
FEBRUARY 26, 2003 AT 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN

 

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Lot 1
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

Awesome sulphide from Ray showing a bear climbing up some rocks.  Incredible detail and this marble is of great quality and signed "Laubs02"

Size 2" Mint+ 9.8
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 2
Akro Agate Company-Ade

A wonderful set of Akro Ade marbles.  You get one limeade and one lemonade together.  Both are highly fluorescent.  Bidding on the pair.

Size 5/8" Mint 9.6
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $26

Lot 3
Peltier Glass Company-Swirl

A group of 8 red, white and blue multi-color swirls.  Great group that all show some sort of minor damage.  More some than others.

Size 5/8" to 11/16" Nearmint- 8.0 to 8.7
Value $25-50 Open at 12  NO SALE

Lot 4
Contemporary Handmade-Steve Davis

A gorgeous lobed balloon from Davis Glass with some new color schemes.  This marble shows a cranberry red with yellow but the cranberry bleeds out a bit in the yellow.  Backlight this marble to see incredibly bright colors.  Signed "Steve Davis 03"

Size 1 1/2" Mint+ 9.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $24

Lot 5
German Handmade-Onionskin

Very nice looking pink and white onionskin showing several small hits and some haze.

Size 3/4" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $10

Lot 6
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

A wonderful triple twist corkscrew in red onyx base glass.  Wonderful pattern and very bright base glass.

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

Lot 7
Contemporary handmade-Robert Livezey

Stunning Tiger with tons of lutz in this gorgeous marble showing orange and black swirls with very wide bands of lutz in a great pattern and signed with two stars.

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

Lot 8
Master Made Marbles-Patch

Gorgeous master patch showing orange and yellow patch on a very fluorescent Ade style base.  Gorgeous marble.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $10-20 Open at 5  SOLD $5

Lot 9
German Handmade-Lattice core

Auction is for a pair of lattice cores.  The shooter shows green and blue subsurface bands.  The smaller shows orange and blue subsurface bands.  Both show damage but nothing huge.

Size 21/32" to 7/8" Good+ 7.9 to 8.0
Value $20-40 Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 10
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Very odd Carnelian oxblood looking marble.  However the brown that would normally be oxblood is embedded in the glass and is not oxblood.  Also the base does not fluoresce.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $15-30 Open at 7  NO SALE

Lot 11
Marble King, Inc.-Hybrid

Awesome hybrid from MK.  Marble shows the Dragonfly and Cub Scout patterns.  Even better than that is the fact that this marble is in a transparent base.  These were an experimental run and are very hard to find.

Size 7/16" Mint- 9.0
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $10

Lot 12
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

Gorgeous dichroic peewee from George.  Great design of dichroic swirls in crystal clear glass and signed "GP2"

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

Lot 13
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Amazing marble from CAC.  Wonderful transparent green base with the pattern of a striped transparent but has worked into a slag.  White goes through the marble, but does not swirl other than one lightning bolt type swirl shown in the bottom right pic.  please click thumbnail for larger pic.

Size 21/32" Mint- 9.1
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 14
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Stunning multi-color ribbon core swirl from Fritz with a rainbo of transparent colors melded together to make this incredible marble signed "Fritz2002"

Size 1 1/2" Mint+ 9.9
Value $50-100 Open at 25  SOLD $25

Lot 15
Akro Agate Company-Original Package

An original box of AA game marbles in size 00.  All marbles are original to box.  Box also has the original dividers and is in awesome condition.

Size 9/16" Mint- 9.3
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $25

Lot 16
Peltier Glass Company-Nova

one of the brightest colors I have ever seen in a Nova.  Very bright mix of red and orange in the patch on a black base.

Size 1" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $20

Lot 17
Contemporary Handmade-Ken Rosenfeld

Gorgeous marble from this new artist showing swirls of black and lutz.  Marble is capped on both poles with a nice murrini cap.  Marble has a slight flat spot on each pole due to the caps.  Marble is unsigned.

Size 1 1/8" Mint+ 9.8
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 18
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Awesome tri-color corkscrew shooter showing blue and orange on a white base and in an awesome size.

Size 7/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $27

Lot 19
Champion Agate Company-Furnace

Gorgeous Furnace scraping marble with wonderful coloring and pattern.  Shows one tiny, tiny fracture that is visible in the picture.

Size 5/8" Mint- 9.0
Value $20-40 Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 20
German Handmade-Mica

Nice amber mica with huge chunks of mica.  Marble shows some shallow hits and overall haze.

Size 13/16" Good+ 7.9
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $7

Lot 21
Contemporary Handmade-Phil McGlothlin

Stunning marble showing powder blue and black with loads of fiery blue aventurine.  Wonderful coloring and signed "Mac"

Size 29/32" Mint+ 9.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $10

Lot 22
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

Gorgeous and classic Popeye showing red and green with wispy white and clear in a perfect pattern.  Marble shows one tick.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $23

Lot 23
MF Christensen-Brick

A wonderful brick with tons of white and nice pattern.  Marble shows some ticks and a couple of chips.

Size 27/32" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 24
Christensen Agate Company-Flame

Beautiful flame showing nine flame tips in orange on a green base.  Marble shows an awesome pattern as well as a diaper fold.  Marble shows a few hits, but views much better than grade.

Size 21/32" Nearmint - 8.3
Value $100-200 Open at 50  SOLD $55

Lot 25
Contemporary Handmade-Jody Fine

Very nice marble from Jody.  Instead of the standard three layer swirl, he has basically made a caged solid core.  Core shows black and white with a rainbow of sub-surface bands.  marble is unsigned.

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

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Lot 26
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous and very hard to find marble.  A wonderful Patriot corkscrew with blending that creates a creamy base instead of the typical white and in a very hard to find size.  Marble shows a couple of small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $25

Lot 27
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Wonderful lobed swirl from Fritz showing deep lobes with a great combo including dark blue, powder blue, green and white.  Gorgeous marble is signed "Fritz2002"

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

Lot 28
Peltier Glass Company-Swirl

Very nice looking multi-color swirl showing yellow, white and powder blue in a transparent green base.  marble shows a couple of small ticks and a couple of tiny blow outs.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $10-20 Open at 5  NO SALE

Lot 29
Master Made Marbles-Metallic

I have never seen a marble such as this in this size.  A wonderful Master patch with greens and browns on a white base.  Wonderful band of metallic as well as aventurine really set this marble off.  I have never seen a metallic in this size and this shape before.

Size 1" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $410-80 Open at 20  SOLD $33

Lot 30
Contemporary Handmade-Bob Powers

A wonderful Easter pastel swirl from Docbead just in time for the Bunny to pick up.  Wonderful coloring and fun pattern in this marble that shows a pontil mark and one small crease.  Signed "BP03"

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

Lot 31
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Stunning three color Ace with a translucent white base, an extremely wide corkscrew of cobalt blue floating on the surface and a thin band of bright green just under the surface.  Wonderful marble and very, very hard to find.

Size 3/4" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $30

Lot 32
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

GORGEOUS electric red slag from CAC.  This is another marble that shows more traits of the striped transparent than the slag, but due to the white going into the marble must be classified as a slag.  incredibly bright base.

Size 21/32" Mint- 9.0
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 33
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

An awesome oxblood swirl from AA.  Marble shows a decent pattern of oxblood on the surface, but the great thing about this marble is the oxblood that shows from beneath the surface.  Wonderful pattern of embedded oxblood coming through.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 20  SOLD $21

Lot 34
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

Gorgeous aventurine ribbon core swirl from Davis Glass.  Wonderful coloring and pattern with wide bands of aventurine and signed "Steve Davis03"

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

Lot 35
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Gorgeous Superboy from Peltier with a signature NLR pattern showing red and yellow ribbons blending to orange on a light blue base.  Marble shows a few tiny blow outs.

Size 21/32" Mint- 9.1
Value $50-100 Open at 25  SOLD $40

Lot 36
Transitional-Navarre, Melted Pontil

HUGE Navarre melted pontil transitional marble in purple and white.  Marble shows the typical pattern and is in a great, great size.  Shows one chip and overall pinpricking and rubbing.  Sweet marble in this size.

Size 1 15/32" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $90-180 open at 45  SOLD $55

Lot 37
Contemporary handmade-Ken Rosenfeld

Gorgeous marble from this new artist showing swirls of black and white.  Marble is capped on both poles with a nice murrini cap.  Marble has a slight flat spot on each pole due to the caps.  Marble is unsigned.

Size 1 1/4" Mint+ 9.8
Value $30-60 Open at 15  NO SALE

Lot 38
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful corkscrew again in a very hard to find size.  Marble shows red, white and cobalt blue with some light rubbing and a small tick.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $19

Lot 39
Contemporary handmade-Ray Laubs

"The Grill" from Ray.  A wonderful air entrapment with two tone blue underlying swirls.  Marble is in a great size and signed "Laubs02"

Size 2 1/8" Mint+ 9.8
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $20

Lot 40
Peltier Glass Company-Swirl

Wonderful multi-color swirl showing red, light blue and white in a transparent green base.

Size 11/16" Mint- 9.0
Value $15-30 Open at 7  NO SALE

Lot 41
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful corkscrew showing powder blue and translucent orange glass.  Can not see through the orange as the blue has almost completely filled the core of the marble.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $14

Lot 42
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

A wonderful flower pattern in the "Dugg" style from George.  Wonderful pattern and coloring and signed "GMP2"

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

Lot 43
German Handmade-Indian Swirl

Awesome size on this Indian swirl that shows almost 360 degree coverage.  Great pattern and coloring on a marble that shows mainly overall pinpricking and rubbing in an awesome size.

Size 13/16" Good++ 7.9
Value $70-140 Open at 35  SOLD $38

Lot 44
Contemporary Handmade-Robert Livezey

A gorgeous onionskin lutz with a white and yellow core.  Wonderful coloring and pattern in this gorgeous marble signed with two stars.

Size 1 3/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 45
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Wonderful NLR with red ribbons on a white base.  Some will consider it a red zebra, some will not.  Depending on how you view the marble...both are correct.

Size 11/16" Mint- 9.0
Value $20-40 Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 46
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

A wonderful double twist corkscrew from AA in a highly fluorescent base.  Marble shows a thin spiral pattern in a yellowish base glass that lights up nicely.

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

Lot 47
Contemporary Handmade-Artist Unknown

This is a wonderful onionskin style marble with a gorgeous blizzard mica subsurface layer.  Much better in hand as this marble is completely loaded with mica and the marble is unsigned.

Size 1 5/8" Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 48
Christensen Agate Company-Striped Opaque

Simply gorgeous striped opaque showing brown, muddled red, bright blue and electric orange in a gorgeous pattern.

Size 5/8" Mint 9.5
Value $120-240 Open at 60  SOLD $140

Lot 49
Contemporary Handmade-George O'Grady

Awesome "Honeycomb" air entrapment from George showing a wonderful pattern and incredible detail.  Marble is in a wonderful size and is signed "GOGrady2002"

Size 1 5/8" Mint+ 9.9
Value $150-300 Open at 75  SOLD $85

Lot 50
German Handmade-End of Day Cloud

WOW!  Not only is rare in pattern, but extremely rare in size.  This gorgeous end of day cloud shows wonderful coloring with red and yellow and a wonderful pattern.  Marble also shows a faceted pontil and is in an heard of size at less than 1/2"  An amazing marble that is a must for any handmade collector and in awesome condition.

Size 7/16" Mint 9.5
Value $180-360 Open at 90  SOLD $260

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