MARBLEHOLICS.COM LIVE AUCTION #54
APRIL 9, 2003 AT 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN

 

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Lot 1
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

Fun sulphide from Ray showing a Dolphin swimming through hoops.  Wonderful depiction and a fun marble signed "Laubs02"

Size 1 5/8" Mint+ 9.8
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $20

Lot 2
Master Made Marbles-Sunburst

This marble is wonderful with the translucent blue base glass with an odd opaque green patch.  This marble could possibly be Vitro, but the coloring tells me Master.  Either way, awesome combination.

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

Lot 3
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

Wonderful oxblood patch showing blue "V" on a translucent white base.  Nice pattern.

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

Lot 4
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

Gorgeous and fun swirl from Davis Glass.  Marble shows great coloring and very fun pattern.  Also shows aventurine.  Signed "Steve Davis"

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

Lot 5
Transitional-Crease Pontil

Classic transparent red with white opaque crease pontil transitional.  Nice tail and deep red coloring.

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

Lot 6
Peltier Glass Company-Slag

Gorgeous aqua slag from Peltier Glass showing wonderful feathering pattern and an awesome base color.  marble shows some blow holes, one of which is flaked out a bit as well as some minor ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.5
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $10

Lot 7
Contemporary Handmade-Irene Russman

Wonderful swirl from Irene with transparent matrix.  She uses fun colors and is making some great patterns.  Signed "Irene R 02"

Size 1 1/4" Mint+ 9.8
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 8
Champion Agate-Furnace

Wonderful Champion Furnace showing orange and yellow with hints of pink.  Marble shows a few very small as made fractures.

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

Lot 9
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Very pretty tri-color cork showing orange and powder blue on a white base.  Marble shows no wear to speak of, but does show a few fractures that I can not be positive are as made.  Thus the grade.

Size 23/32" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $17

Lot 10
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Sweet looking CA swirl with orange on a yellow base.  nice size and kool pattern in a marble showing some minor ticks and wear.

Size 11/16" Nearmint- 8.1
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 11
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

Gorgeous "Dugg" flower from George.  Great coloring and fun design.  Marble is signed "GMP2"

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

Lot 12
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous blue spiral corkscrew in transparent red base that is loaded with bubbles.  A wonderful marble in a great size.

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

Lot 13
Champion Agate-Coral

Nice Coral with great coverage.  Shows nice Coral coloring on a translucent green base.

Size 9/16" Mint- 9.0
Value $5-10 Open at 2  SOLD $4

Lot 14
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Gorgeous and small ribbon swirl from Fritz.  Shows blue and white ribbon core in a wonderful pattern and signed "Fritz 2002"

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

Lot 15
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

This is a beautiful two seam slag from CAC.  Wonderful pattern that is more like a sub than a slag.  Wonderful marble showing a few small ticks.

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

Lot 16
Master Made Marbles-Sunburst

Gorgeous Sunburst from Master with lavender.  Wonderful coloring that is harder to find.  Marble shows some minor ticks and wear.

Size 11/16" Nearmint- 8.2
Value $10-20 Open at 5  SOLD $5

Lot 17
Contemporary Handmade-Jason Howard

Gorgeous piece from Jason.  This is one of his soon to be famous "Hollow marbles".  This marble shows incredible detail and imagination.  Amazing work that you have to see in hand to truly appreciate.  Signed "RJH03"

Size 1 7/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $50-100 Open at 25  SOLD $33

Lot 18
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood/Ade

Awesome size on this wonderful Limeade corkscrew shooter with oxblood..  Marble shows a thin but obvious line of oxblood.  This marble shows one flake off the back side with a number of small surface ticks.

Size 25/32" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 19
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Awesome Bumblebee from Peltier with fiery black ribbons on a bright yellow base.  Bands of aventurine are simply loaded with it.  Marble shows overall small ticks and rubbing with a few small moons.

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

Lot 20
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous fire engine red snake in crystal clear glass showing nothing but some bubbles.  Sweet pattern with an almost splitting corkscrew at the top pole.  Thickens and tightens as it makes its way around the marble.  Marble shows a couple of hits as well as some small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.4
Value $10-20 Open at 5  SOLD $15

Lot 21
Contemporary Handmade-Phil McGlothlin

Very nice submarine style swirl from Phil with Lutz.  Marble shows yellow and white opaque glass with obvious cut lines in a blue/green transparent base and with very nice lutz swirls.  Signed "Mac"

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

Lot 22
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Wonderful flaming swirl from CAC.  Marble shows yellow swirls that range from bright in color to almost an eggyolk in color on a black base.  Wonderful pattern that shows about 6 tips.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $50-100 Open at 25  SOLD $25

Lot 23
Peltier Glass Company-Rainbo

Very nice and hard to find Peltier Clear Rainbo.  This marble shows red, white and blue ribbons inside a crystal clear base with very few bubbles.

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

Lot 24
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

These are gorgeous marbles.  I picked out 4 that are all in the same condition and same size.  All show yellow spirals in transparent, bubble filled orange glass.  Awesome marbles.  There are 4 available.  You are bidding on one.  Any or all to high bidder, rest to under bidder.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15 each  SOLD $78 GROUP

Lot 25
Contemporary Handmade-Jody Fine

Nice three layer swirl from Jody.  Shows mostly white in color with larger than average windows to see into the core.  Marble is unsigned.

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

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Lot 26
Vitro Agate Company-Tri-Color

This is an awesome tri-color from Vitro.  Marble shows three "V" patterns.  There is a perfect "V" in the red with two showing in the blue, one inside the other. 

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.6
Value $5-10 Open at 2  SOLD $2

Lot 27
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Gorgeous transparent ribbon core from Fritz.  Marble shows a transparent blue ribbon outlined in black and in the center of a transparent marble.  Marble also shows the typical surface pattern only this time it shows no color.  Very unusual and wonderful marble signed "Fritz 2002"

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

Lot 28
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

This is a sweet corkscrew showing gray and white on a blue base.  As soon, the corkscrew actually gets broken, but the marble is not a double ingot.   Awesome pattern.

Size 21/32" Mint- 9.0
Value $20-40 Open at 10SOLD $25

Lot 29
Misc.-Original Package

Original bag of catseyes that would normally be worth about $5-10.  The great thing about this bag is that it is full of white cross through catseyes.  They are a harder to find catseye and here we have an entire bag of them.  There are 22 marbles in the bag.  Please click thumbnail for close up of the marble.  Bag is in great condition except there is a split down the side (Shown) and the marbles are mint as made.

Size 9/16" Bag 8.9 marbles 9.5
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $10

Lot 30
Contemporary Handmade-Bob Powers

Wonderful Patriotic spotted onionskin type swirl from Bob.  Tons of red, white and blue in this wonderful marble signed "BP00"

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

Lot 31
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Awesome pattern on this Lemon/Lime from Peltier Glass.  Shows a wonderful pattern with aventurine filled green on a yellow base.  Marble shows overall light wear.

Size 5/8" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $15

Lot 32
Misc.-Oxbloods

Nice group of 5 swirls showing the "horse hair" oxblood.  These marbles are believed to be made by Champion.  You are bidding on the group.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.4 to 8.9
Value $25-50 Open at 12  SOLD $25

Lot 33
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

This is a gorgeous corkscrew in harder to find colors.  Marble shows a gorgeous combination of pale lime green with blue on a white base.  Marble shows some small ticks and minor wear.

Size 21/32" Nearmint 8.5
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 34
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

Gorgeous balloon showing a wonderful lobed pattern in crystal clear glass.  Marble shows separations in between the colors and includes aventurine.  Marble made by one of the brothers we rarely get marbles from.  Signed "Joe Davis"

Size 1 7/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 35
Misc-Catseye

Wonderful four vane catseye with pale green vanes that are covered in aventurine.  Sweet marble.

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

Lot 36
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Fun and busy CAC swirl showing yellow swirls on a blue base.  Pretty mib showing one micro sparkle and a tiny tick.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 37
Contemporary Handmade-Jason Howard

Another of Jason's awesome "Hollow Marbles".  This marble shows incredible detail and imagination not to mention a wonderful pattern of great colors.  Signed "RJH 03"

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

Lot 38
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

This is a wonderful two seamed slag in amber glass from CAC.  Wonderful pattern.

Size 11/16" Nearmint 8.5
Value $20-40 Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 39
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

The planetary Mars swirl from Ray showing a textured red core with unusual pattern and blue aventurine spots at the top.  Fun marble.  Could not find the signature cane on this one.

Size 2 1/32" Mint+ 9.8
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $27

Lot 40
Peltier Glass Company-Rainbo

Gorgeous coloring on this Rainbo that we have dubbed the Orange Sunset.  Shows orange and pale yellow ribbons with orange that bleeds into the base glass the way a Sunset would.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $5-10 Open at 2  SOLD $2

Lot 41
Transitional-Crease Pontil

Pretty coloring in this olive green transitional showing a crease pontil.  Great pattern.  marble is out of round.

Size 9/16" Mint- 9.0
Value $10-20 Open at 5  SOLD $6

Lot 42
Contemporary Handmade-George Pavliscak

Wonderful peewee "Dugg" from George showing bright coloring in a fun pattern and signed "GP"

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

Lot 43
Alley Agate-Flame

Was believed to be CA before being sent to me, but just does not have the CA look to me at all although it does show an eye at the top pole.  Gorgeous flame that I believe is made by Alley and showing green on white.

Size 5/8" Mint- 9.0
Value $10-20 Open at 5  SOLD $6

Lot 44
Contemporary Handmade-Gerry Colman

Gorgeous multi-colored millifiori "Eye Candy" from Gerry.  Stunning marble from this fine artist with every color you can think of in this awesome pattern and signed "C".

Size 15/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $70-140 Open at 35  SOLD $39

Lot 45
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Great coloring on this NLR from Peltier.  This is a wonderful Dragon showing red ribbons on a green base.

Size 21/32" Nearmint- 8.1
Value $15-30 Open at 7  NO SALE

Lot 46
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful experimental corkscrews from AA that are not as they appear.  These marbles look to be black and powder blue when in fact they are powder blue with transparent purple snaked onto the surface.  These marbles were not marketed as the glass was not compatible and every one of them fractured where the purple and powder blue meets.  These are the only three of the larger ones that I have and you are bidding on one.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $30-60ea Open at 15 each  SOLD $93 GROUP

Lot 47
Contemporary Handmade-David Salazar

Wonderful multi layer swirl from David.  Much nicer in hand and showing very pretty colors.  Marble is signed "DPS02"

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

Lot 48
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Wild CA swirl showing yellow and brown on a blue base.  Marble also shows plenty of unmelted sand following the edges of the brown. Kool marble.

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

Lot 49
Contemporary Handmade-James Alloway

WOW!!!  This is one of two marbles in this style that we have and the only two we will ever get.  This is the wonderful "Double Trouble" series and was made to be an exclusive design for one seller (Not me).  These two were given to us with the understanding we would never be able to get anymore.  Incredible pattern and wonderful coloring in this amazing swirl.  This mans work just amazes me.  Signed "Alloway 2003"

Size 1 7/16" Mint+ 10.0+
Value $150-300 Open at 75  SOLD $75

Lot 50
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

Gorgeous hybrid Popeye showing an unusual blended pattern of yellow and orange at the surface that completely blends together.  As you can see in the pics, there is also some underlying blue in the marble.  Awesome marble in a great size.

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

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