MARBLEHOLICS.COM LIVE AUCTION #67
OCTOBER 1, 2003 AT 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN

 

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Lot 1
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

This is a great dichroic spiral from Ray showing a wonderful dichroic diamond pattern on a black spiral.  Sweet marble signed "Laubs 03"

Size 1 3/4" Mint+ 9.8
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 2
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Here is a set of 10 white base corks to help you fill that box.  There are 5 red on white marbles and 5 green on white marbles.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.4-8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 3
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Set of two white slags from CAC.  Both show some black debris at the cut line.  Great patterns and both only show a couple of small ticks.

Size 3/4" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $7

Lot 4
Contemporary Handmade-Steve Davis

Beautiful onionskin from Steve with nice bright colors and great old style pattern.  Signed "Steve Davis"

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

Lot 5
German Handmade-Lattice Core

Nice looking white lattice core with six surface bands.  There are three bands of very bright orange and three bands of yellow.  Marble shows a few small ticks.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $7

Lot 6
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous green auger style corkscrew.  Deep green coloring and perfect corking pattern.  Marble shows two very small ticks.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $10-20 Open at 5  SOLD $10

Lot 7
Contemporary Handmade-John Hamon Miller

Gorgeous onionskin lutz from John showing red, yellow, blue and white with lutz o a black base.  Wonderful marble signed "JHM 03"

Size 1 9/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 8
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Nice and simple two color swirl from CAC.  Marble shows red swirls on a yellow base with a couple of small ticks noted.

Size 9/16" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $7

Lot 9
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Gorgeous NLR Wasp that is simply loaded with fiery black aventurine.  Wonderful pattern and awesome coloring on this one.  Very bright red and the aventurine covers over a third of the surface.  Wonderful marble that shows two tiny pinpricks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+++++++ 8.9
Value $70-140 Open at 35  SOLD $55

Lot 10
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

Gorgeous green and yellow Popeye with a split color pattern.  marble shows the yellow splitting the green into two bands.  Wonderful pattern with loads of clear as well as wispy white.  marble shows a few small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $25-50 Open at 12  SOLD $15

Lot 11
Vitro Agate Company-Patch

Is this not a great looking marble.  Looks like a Parrot in hand showing green, blue, yellow, lavender and a brown blend.  In fact this is a brushed patch with 5 colors.  Wonderful marble that looks like a Parrot until you back light it.

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

Lot 12
Contemporary Handmade-Gale Morgan

Wonderful green and blue Popeye from Dad.  Great coloring and he got the clear and white pretty well.  nice marble signed "Capt M 03"

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

Lot 13
Unknown Maker-Flame

This is a gorgeous transparent flame that shows a wonderful pattern and earth tone coloring.  No one I have asked can tell me who made it and I have no clue.  Omits very little light when back lit.  This is a gorgeous marble no matter who made it.

Size 25/32" Mint- 9.0
Value $???? Open at 1  SOLD $2

Lot 14
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Wonderful purple Bee looking marble from Fritz in a huge size.  Wonderful contrast with the yellow and purple bands in this gorgeous swirl.  Signed "Fritz 2002"

Size 2 1/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $130-260 Open at 65  NO SALE

Lot 15
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful blue spiral corkscrew in bubble filled transparent red base glass.  Absolutely a gorgeous marble showing a few small moons and sparkles.  Views much better than grade.

Size 11/16" Nearmint 8.5
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $15

Lot 16
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Wonderful pattern on this wonderful electric red slag from CAC.  nice cut line and fat "9".  Marble shows a pinprick and a small sparkle.

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

Lot 17
Contemporary Handmade-Michael Petura

Great looking swirl from Michael.  one of his older marbles showing orange, black, yellow and green swirls.  Marble is unsigned.

Size 15/16" Mint+ 9.8
Value $20-40 Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 18
German Handmade-Divided Core

Wonderful three banded Divided Core swirl showing pink, white and blue bands, with three sets of white strands at the subsurface level.  Marble shows a few small ticks and some rub spots.  Great size.

Size 17/32" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $7

Lot 19
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous and harder to find color in this double twist blue onyx corkscrew from Akro.  Wonderful coloring on this marble showing only two small ticks.

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

Lot 20
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

This is a wonderful two seamed slag in amber glass from CAC.  Wonderful pattern with a Cobra style swirl seen in the top pic.

Size 11/16" Nearmint 8.5
Value $20-40 Open at 10  SOLD $13

Lot 21
Contemporary Handmade-Teri Conklin

Gorgeous marble from Teri called a "Meteor Shower".  Shows a wonderful "Dichroic Eye" on the bottom pole as well as a wonderful surface pattern.  Gorgeous marble signed "Teri 03"

Size 1 7/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $80-160 Open at 40  NO SALE

Lot 22
Champion Agate-Furnace

One of the prettiest Furnace marbles I have seen.  The pictures would not capture all the colors in this marble.  It is loaded with pink and lavender as well as the orange and yellow with small amounts of red.  Fractures are as made and only on the one side.  Grade is due to the amount of fracturing.

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

Lot 23
Unknown Maker-Aventurine Patch

Looks like it is a newer marble, but I have no idea who made it.  has a standard Imperial design, but I have never seen a clear and translucent base from Imperial.  Nice green aventurine band and marble shows an as made melt spot that is about 1/8".  Otherwise mint.

Size 5/8" Nearmint++++ 8.9
Value $???? Open at 1  SOLD $7

Lot 24
Peltier Glass Company-Clown

Wonderful Clown from Peltier Glass showing red and yellow ribbons on what appears to be a black opaque base until you back light the marble.  Then it is a bluish grey transparent base that is loaded with tiny bubbles.

Size 5/8" Mint 9.4
Value $30-60 Open at 15  SOLD $30

Lot 25
Contemporary Handmade-Jody Fine

Wonderful three layer swirl from Jody with bright colors in the secondary level and nice wide surface bands.  Marble is unsigned.

Size 7/8" Mint+ 9.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  NO SALE

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Lot 26
Champion Agate-Furnace

Great looking Furnace marble from Champion.  Very nice pattern with hints of blue.  Is technically mint, but shows a few more small fractures than I like.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 27
Contemporary Handmade-David Salazar

Wonderful Patriotic Vortex from David showing red, white and blue surface colors with a wide open Vortex design.  The last of this style we have and do not know if we will be able to get any others.  This was an early special order.  Signed "DP Salazar 02"

Size 1 3/4" Mint+ 9.9
Value $50-100 Open at 25  SOLD $25

Lot 28
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

Nice pattern on this Silver oxblood from Akro.  Shows a corking pattern with one band of oxblood and the others just kind of jump in there.  Marble shows some small ticks and small chips.

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

Lot 29
Transitional-Crease Pontil

Three nice looking crease pontil transitional marbles.  Two are blue and one is amber.  All marbles show typical creasing and you are bidding on the group.

Size 9/16" Nearmint+ 8.7-9.0
Value $10-20 Open at 5  SOLD $5

Lot 30
Contemporary Handmade-Bob Powers

Great looking Vortex from Doc showing nice bright colors and a fun design.  Signed "BP 02"

Size 1 1/8" Mint+ 9.8
Value $40-80 Open at 20  NO SALE

Lot 31
Peltier Glass Company-Swirl

Stunning multi color swirl with many colors.  This marble shows a typical yellow, blue and white swirl pattern in a green transparent base.  It also shows a wonderful red band that blends to orange.  Very hard to find in more than three colors

Size 19/32" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 32
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

Another great Popeye from Akro showing yellow and green corks where once again the colors split out.  In this case the yellow splits the green and makes for a separate thin line of green that goes through the yellow.  Great pattern with tons of clear and showing only a couple of small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $25-50 Open at 12  SOLD $14

Lot 33
Alley Agate-Aventurine Flame

Wonderful set of Alley flames both showing green aventurine.  Wild patterns on both and plenty of sparkle.  You are bidding on one marble.  Winner picks which they want by side of pic it is in.  Marble on the left is better grade.  Two available, bidding on one.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.7-9.0
Value $10-20 Each Open at 5 each  SOLD $15 BOTH

Lot 34
Contemporary Handmade-Sam Hogue

Wonderful swirl from Sammy showing burgundy, green and white in a clear matrix.  Just a gorgeous marble signed "Sam Hogue 2002"

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

Lot 35
Christensen Agate Company-Striped Transparent

Amber striped transparent showing a wide eye in white on one side with very thin lines of white on the other.  Two thin strands go into the matrix of the marble.

Size 11/16" Mint- 9.0
Value $25-50 Open at 12  SOLD $17

Lot 36
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

WOW!!!...This is a stunning marble from Akro.  A gorgeous 3 1/2 twist almost electric red spiral corkscrew in a white translucent base.  Unlike any I have ever seen in a wonderful size and great condition.

Size 23/32" Mint- 9.3
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $85

Lot 37
Contemporary Handmade-Cindy Morgan

A very fun marble from Mom.  This is one of her dichroic stamps that have become so popular.  This one is depicting Pepe Le Pew from the old WB cartoon days.  Great marble signed "Cindy M 03"

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

Lot 38
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Gorgeous NLR Ketchup and Mustard shooter with wonderful coloring and an unusual pattern.  This is actually a three seam design and shows one small tear drop blow out as well as a few small ticks.

Size 3/4" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $70-140 Open at 35  NO SALE

Lot 39
Contemporary Handmade-John Hamon Miller

Wonderful fat ribbon core from John showing a yellow ribbon core that is edged in blue with white surface strands and a wonderful dusting of lutz.  Signed "JHM 03"

Size 1 1/4" Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  NO SALE

Lot 40
Master Made Marbles-Sunburst

Wonderful size on this red Sunburst shooter from Master.  Deep red coloring and simply but beautiful pattern.  Marble shows a few small ticks.

Size 25/32" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $15-30 Open at 7  SOLD $13

Lot 41
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous red onyx corkscrew that shows three separate white bands in the cork.  Simply a wonderful pattern in this deep red glass.  Marble shows two small ticks.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $20-40 Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 42
Contemporary Handmade-Don Matthos

Nice reverse swirl pattern from Don with green and black on a bright orange base.  Signed "DM 2"

Size 1" Mint+ 9.8
Value $20-40 Open at 10  NO SALE

Lot 43
German Handmade-Lattice Core

Very pale yellow lattice core in a nice size.  Shows two outer bands of pink and blue with two more of yellow and green.  Shows a handful of very small ticks and flakes.

Size 13/16" Nearmint 8.6
Value $25-50 Open at 12  NO SALE

Lot 44
Contemporary Handmade-Phil McGlothlin

Wonderful swirl from Phil showing lavender, red, yellow and black.  Fun pattern and signed "Mac"

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

Lot 45
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Very unusual onyx from Akro.  Looks to be red base glass until you back light the marble.  Then you see an orange base with a thin translucent red cork under the surface and the white snake on the surface.  Wonderful marble showing one tiny pinprick.

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

Lot 46
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Wonderful Ruby Bee from Peltier Glass showing four bands of red on a golden yellow base.  Nice pattern in the ribbons.  Shows a couple of as made spots with unmelted sand and a few small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $40-80 Open at 20  SOLD $20

Lot 47
Contemporary Handmade-Robert Livezey

nice swirl from Robert showing a wonderful combo with bright orange and yellow bands.  Marble also shows aventurine bands that are made up of gold aventurine (Lutz) in the center and each is outlined with blue aventurine.  Nice swirl signed with two stars.

Size 1 3/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15  NO SALE

Lot 48
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Great looking red slag from CAC.  Nice pattern and cut line with deep red base.  Marble shows a couple of small ticks.

Size 23/32" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $30-60 Open at 15  NO SALE

Lot 49
Contemporary Handmade-James Alloway

This is a stunning marble from James.  This is a wonderful uranium swirl from James showing purple swirls loaded with dichroic highlights.  The core of this marble is made up of thin uranium strands that light up nicely under black light.  Gorgeous marble in a great size and signed "Alloway 02"

Size 2" Mint+ 10.0
Value $200-400 Open at 100  SOLD $100

Lot 50
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

This is an amazing corkscrew from Akro Agate.  Marble shows three colors with a 3 1/2 twist pattern.  Colors are yellow and orange with a separate translucent burnt orange corkscrew as well.  Amazing marble that does show a few small ticks and chiggers that do not detract at all from the beauty of this great marble.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.5
Value $60-120 Open at 30  SOLD $33

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