MARBLEHOLICS.COM LIVE AUCTION #60
JULY 9, 2003 AT 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN

 

Please click thumbnail for larger view

Lot 1
Contemporary Handmade-Robert livezey

This is a gorgeous shrunken core Onionskin lutz style marble cased in smoky transparent glass and gorgeous in appearance.  Wonderful marble and one of my favorite styles from this artist.  Signed with two stars.

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

Lot 2
Akro Agate Company-Sparkler

Great colors and very classic pattern on this Sparkler.  Very weird things have happened to this marble though.  It has some odd markings that look polished, however no polishing machine would ever leave such markings.  It has facets on the surface.  I am not sure what happened to this one.  If it was polished, it was done by hand and only in a couple of spots.  A gorgeous marble, none the less.

Size 9/16" Reconditioned
Value $10-20  Open at 5

Lot 3
Vitro Agate Company-Patch

This is a beautiful pair of same run Vitro Agate Tri-Color patches showing red, white and blue.  Great pair of same run marbles.

Size 3/4" Mint 9.4
Value $10-20  Open at 5

Lot 4
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

Gorgeous 8 lobed balloon showing wonderfully bright colors in a clear matrix with wonderful windows looking into the core of the marble.  Also shows a wonderful thick band of green aventurine.  From one of the brothers we just do not get many marbles from.  Signed "Joe Davis"

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

Lot 5
Transitional-Crease Pontil

Wonderful set of 5 crease pontil transitionals in 5 different colors.  Two shades of aqua as well as blue, green and a golden amber.  The blue in the center shows a gorgeous pattern.

Size 5/8" - 3/4" Nearmint +8.8 to Mint 9.5
Value $40-80  Open at 20

Lot 6
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

This is a gorgeous corkscrew showing a double split pattern in both the orange and the green.  I sold a marble almost identical in make up to a gentleman in Vegas.  Marble is actually on a clear matrix with opaque white mixed with transparent green then the opaque orange.  Awesome mib that shows only a few small ticks.

Size 9/16"  Nearmint +8.7
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 7
Contemporary Handmade-John Hamon Miller

This is a wonderful cane cut marble from John showing a gorgeous red and blue solid core that really sills the core of this marble.  Also shows a generous amount of lutz in this beautiful pattern.  Signed "JHM03"

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

Lot 8
Champion Agate-Furnace Scraping Marble

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

Lot 9
Christensen Agate Company-Bloodie

Wonderful Bloodie with rich coloring and a great pattern.  Fun marble showing a few small hits and ticks

Size 19/32" Nearmint 8.4
Value $10-20  Open at 5

Lot 10
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

This is an awesome Eggyolk marble with anemic yellow eggyolk lining a brilliant blue corkscrew.  Great pattern and appeal on this marble showing one micro tick.

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

Lot 11
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Bright red coloring in this NLR Wasp with aventurine from Peltier Glass.  Marble shows several small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint -8.2
Value $30-60  Open at 15

Lot 12
Contemporary Handmade-Gale Morgan

Wonderful "Captain's Veil" marble from Gale Morgan.  He is my father and has been making marbles for a few months only.  This pattern is great showing a raked Tiffany pattern on the surface in Liberty colors with a white core and is signed "CaptM03"

Size 1" Mint +9.8
Value $20-40  Open at 10

Lot 13
Master Made Marbles-Sunburst

Gorgeous Sunburst from Master Made Marbles.  Bright and beautiful coloring on this marble in a rare, almost peewee size.

Size 33/64" Mint -9.0
Value $15-30  Open at 7

Lot 14
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

This is a gorgeous tri-color solid core from Fritz showing a green solid core with alternating blue and yellow subsurface bands.  Gorgeous marble signed "Fritz 2003"

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

Lot 15
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful blue and orange corkscrew with classic pattern and nice coloring.  Marble shows a small tick and some rubbing.

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

Lot 16
Misc.-European Wire Pull

The picture does not do this marble justice.  Despite the minor damage, this marble shows an awesome pattern in transparent greenish glass that almost appears to be Vaseline, but is not.  Overall wear.

Size 15/16" Nearmint -8.0
Value $10-20  Open at 5

Lot 17
Contemporary Handmade-R. Jason Howard

Another gorgeous hollow marble from Jason showing a wonderful pattern with bright colors added in.  Great orb signed "RJH03"

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

Lot 18
German Handmade-Divided Core

This is a wonderful four banded divided core with great coloring and wonderful, full pattern.  Marble shows a few small ticks in a nice size.

Size 3/4" Nearmint +8.7
Value $30-60  Open at 15

Lot 19
Akro Agate Company-Ade

A wonderful and classic Limeade corkscrew from AA.  Marble shows a classic cork of green followed by white in a green Ade base that lights up nicely under blacklight.  Marble shows one small tick.

Size 9/16" Nearmint +8.9
Value $20-40  Open at 10

Lot 20
Peltier Glass Company-Multi-color Swirl

Great group of five multi-color swirls from Peltier Glass.  Great patterns and colors on these marbles all in the near mint range.

Size 5/8" - 11/16" Nearmint 8.4 to Nearmint +8.8
Value $25-50  Open at 12

Lot 21
Marble Related-Kaleidoscope

This is a gorgeous piece made by David York.  Our understanding is that he was involved in the entire creation.  The marble is unsigned.  I took an internal shot of one of the millions of patterns you will see though this one.  Great piece.

Size Marble-1 1/4" , Scope-Approx. 11"  Mint +9.9
Value $100-200  Open at 50

Lot 22
MF Christensen-Slag

Classic pattern on a very hard to find color.  This wonderful MFC slag shows a perfect "9" and tail in a gorgeous yellow base.  Colors have not been altered in any way and top picture is backlit.  Marble shows one small tick.

Size 21/32" Nearmint +8.9
Value $40-80  Open at 20

Lot 23
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Kool pattern on this CA swirl showing ruddy red with grey on a blue base.  Pattern is a bit unusual with almost hand gathering like feathering.  Marble shows a few small ticks and some light rubbing.

Size 19/32" Nearmint +8.7
Value $30-60  Open at 15

Lot 24
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

This is a gorgeous Carnelian Oxblood Corkscrew showing a wonderful pattern of reddish brown translucent coloring floating on a translucent white base and with a wonderful oxblood corkscrew.  Marble shows some small chips and ticks, but views way better than grade.

Size 5/8" Nearmint -8.2
Value $50-100  Open at 25

Lot 25
Contemporary Handmade-Jody Fine (SIGNED)

That is right!!!!!  This is a wonderful three layer swirl from Jody.  Wonderful pattern and great colors a always.  Difference here is that Jody agreed to sign a few for us to please some of those that do not like unsigned marbles.  Great and hard to find marble signed "Fine"

Size 1 3/8" Mint +9.9
Value $40-80  Open at 20

BREAK TIME= FIVE MINUTE BREAK 

Lot 26
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Classic Indian Blanket Corkscrew pattern in a harder to find size.  Marble shows a couple of small ticks with some light rubbing and a few small as made dimples.

Size 11/16" Nearmint +8.8
Value $20-40  Open at 10

Lot 27
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

This is a gorgeous two color ribbon core that shows a gorgeous purple and blue combination in a wonderful pattern.  This guy makes just gorgeous marbles.  Signed "Fritz 2002"

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

Lot 28
Vitro Agate Company-Patch

This is a gorgeous brushed patch showing deep green with bloody red and black on a clear base.  Just one of those designs that really stands out from Vitro.

Size 23/32" Mint -9.2
Value $5-10  Open at 2

Lot 29
German Handmade-Divided Core

Great looking four banded divided core swirl with great coloring.  Marble shows a small cold roll and small tick.

Size 9/16" Nearmint +8.9
Value $20-40  Open at 10

Lot 30
Contemporary Handmade-Bob Powers

Unusual and kool swirl from Docbead showing an unusual red swirl pattern with dichroic highlights.  Great mib signed "BP98".

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

Lot 31
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

This is just a kool pattern on this milky oxblood swirl from AA.  Marble shows an awesome pattern with some of the oxblood going below the surface.  Marble shows several small ticks and chiggers.

Size 11/16" Nearmint -8.2
Value $15-30  Open at 7

Lot 32
Peltier Glass Company-Multi Color Swirl

Some will call this a 7-up, but I do not.  A wonderful multi color swirl from Peltier Glass with very bright colors and fat ribbon pattern.

Size 5/8" Mint 9.4
Value $10-20  Open at 5

Lot 33
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Great looking two color corkscrew showing opaque orange and powder blue.  Some nice bleeding with the orange going over the blue in areas.  Great marble in nice condition.

Size 5/8" Mint -9.2
Value $15-30  Open at 7

Lot 34
Contemporary Handmade-Davis Glass

Wonderful dark contrast in this piece from Davis Glass.  We call this one "Darth Blizzard" with the wonderful wide black bands loaded with aventurine and then the two panels of alternating lavender and white.  Great new marble signed "Steve Davis 03"

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

Lot 35
Misc-Foreign Sparkler

Awesome coloring and pattern in this wonderful foreign sparkler.  Great pattern that is so similar to AA sparklers.  Shows one small tick.

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

Lot 36
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

This is a gorgeous and highly electric swirl from CAC.  incredible bright orange and yellow swirls on a black base with some hand gathered type feathering and swirls on the surface.  Marble shows a couple areas with small chips and a few other small ticks.  Views better than grade.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.4
Value $100-200  Open at 50

Lot 37
Contemporary Handmade-Cindy Morgan

This is a gorgeous Cyclone type swirl in boro glass from Cindy Morgan.  Yes, another family member has beat me to making marbles...LOL  Mom is working hard glass and coming up with some very fun designs.  Wonderful piece is signed "Cindy Morgan"

Size 1" Mint +9.8
Value $20-40  Open at 10

Lot 38
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful Akro Ringer in royal blue.  Harder to find color for this marble with a great pattern and showing some light rubbing and one small tick.

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

Lot 39
Contemporary Handmade-Andy Davis

This is an awesome painted sulphide from Andy Davis.  Wonderful hand painted owl with wonderful detail and in a great size.  Marble is signed "ad"

Size 2 1/16" Mint +9.9
Value $50-100  Open at 25

Lot 40
Marble King, Inc.-Patch and Ribbon

Awesome set of three patch and ribbons including one Wasp, one Bumblebee and one Cub Scout.  Two of the marbles show a couple very small annealing fractures.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.6 to 8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 41
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

Lot 42
Contemporary Handmade-Jay Lantz

This is a gorgeous Inside/Out Floral design from Jay.  Piece shows beautiful detail and an awesome pattern.  Marble is signed "JL03"

Size 1 1/8" Mint +9.9
Value $50-100  Open at 25

Lot 43
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Gorgeous and very hard to find CA slag in deep orange glass.  Simply a beautiful marble in a great color.  Does show a few small ticks.

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

Lot 44
Contemporary Handmade-Gerry Colman

This is a gorgeous and unusual Eye Candy piece from Gerry.  Most are solid cane pieces.  This marble shows a transparent matrix that really changes the make up of this design.  Wonderful marble signed "C-2"

Size 15/16" Mint +9.9
Value $60-120  Open at 30

Lot 45
German Handmade-English Solid Core

This is a gorgeous English solid core swirl boasting a very bright yellow solid core with 10 red strands on its surface.  Marble shows a caged surface pattern of 19 yellow strands.  Marble shows some shallow surface moons as well as some light ticks.  Views much better than grade and has awesome appeal.

Size 13/16" Nearmint -8.3
Value $30-60  Open at 15

Lot 46
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Classic pattern on this NLR Zebra showing a white base with black aventurine bands.  Marble shows some small ticks and chips.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.4
Value $15-30  Open at 7

Lot 47
Contemporary Handmade-John Hamon Miller

Wonderful cane cut swirl from John showing a gorgeous patriotic scheme in a ribbon core pattern.  Gorgeous marble signed "JHM03"

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

Lot 48
Champion Agate-Aventurine Swirl

White base marble with wide bands of green aventurine swirls on the surface.  Loaded with aventurine and showing a several tiny flea bites and ticks.

Size 9/16" Nearmint 8.3
Value $6-12  Open at 3

Lot 49
Contemporary Handmade-James Alloway

This is an awesome marble and one of the smallest we have ever seen from James.  This marble is the "PS Vortex".  It was named after the person who got James into making marbles, Pat Sellars and shows an awesome dichroic Vortex pattern like no other.  For those who know this artists work, you know that he is known for huge marbles.  This one is a great and unusual size.  Signed "Alloway 03" 

Size 1 1/4" Mint +9.9
Value $120-240  Open at 60

Lot 50
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

This is one of the most unusual hybrid Popeye's I have ever seen.  This marble not only shows an amazingly bright red corkscrew, but also an unheard of olive green surface cork as well.  As if that was not unusual enough, there is also yellow in the core of this one.  Great contrast and wonderful hard to find marble that shows some small ticks and a couple of small ticks with some rubbing.  Views much better than grade.

Size 5/8" Nearmint -8.3
Value $150-300  Open at 75

©Marbleholics 2002, 2003 All rights reserved.  This page may not duplicated in part or in whole with out express permission from the owners.