MARBLEHOLICS.COM LIVE AUCTION #69
OCTOBER 22, 2003 AT 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN

 

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Lot 1
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

Wonderful set of same cane ribbon swirls from Ray.  Both show an orange, yellow and aventurine green strand on top of a green ribbon.  Wonderful set of marbles that are unsigned.

Size 19/32" Mint +9.9
Value $15-30  Open at 7

Lot 2
Alley Agate-Flame

Gorgeous flame from Alley showing a great pattern of flames and swirls created with opaque white in a transparent red base.  Wonderful marble in great condition.

Size 21/32" Mint 9.5
Value $15-30  Open at 7

Lot 3
Akro Agate Company-Swirl

Unusual Akro that appears to be a Carnelian with a brown stringer.  The marble is not on an Ade base and does not fluoresce.  Marble shows one very small pinprick.

Size 19/32" Nearmint ++8.9
Value $20-40  Open at 10

Lot 4
Contemporary Handmade-Joe Davis

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
German Handmade-Divided Core

Great looking four banded Divided Core swirl with two bands of green, pink and white and two bands of blue, pink and white.  Marble shows one tiny tick and a cold roll mark around the bottom pole.

Size 21/32" Nearmint ++8.9
Value $15-30  Open at 7

Lot 6
Transitional-Crease Pontil

Wonderful color and a nice size on this aqua crease pontil transitional.  Marble shows a handful of small ticks.

Size 11/16" Nearmint 8.5
Value $10-20  Open at 5

Lot 7
Contemporary Handmade-John Hamon Miller

Great looking single ribbon core from John that has been dusted with lutz on the surface.  Nice coloring showing the purple, red, blue and a thin black line.  Signed "JHM 03"

Size 29/32" Mint +9.9
Value $25-50  Open at 12

Lot 8
Akro Agate Company-Ade

Awesome Limeade swirl from Akro showing the typical coloring, but a very untypical pattern.  Structured very similar to a Peltier NLR as shown in the picture on the bottom left.  Shows one small tick.

Size 21/32" Nearmint +8.9
Value $20-40  Open at 10

Lot 9
Marble King, Inc.-Patch and Ribbon

Nice looking hybrid Cub Scout from MK.  Shows the standard blue and yellow patch and ribbon design with red in the yellow.  The only way I could stop the red from disappearing with the lights was to turn them off.  Shows one blow hole that has a tiny flake off one side and a small scuff mark.

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

Lot 10
Peltier Glass Company-Slag

Wonderful feathering pattern on this great Peltier slag in green glass.  Great thin line of feathering that trails off in the top picture.  Shows some minor rubbing and a couple of as made surface dimples.

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

Lot 11
Akro Agate Company-Double Ingot

Nice double ingot shooter from Akro showing yellow and brown on a blue base.  Marble shows some small pinpricking and as made pinprick size pits.

Size 7/8" Nearmint 8.6
Value $10-20  Open at 5

Lot 12
Contemporary Handmade-Gale Morgan

Wonderful Cyclone style marble from Dad with vivid colors and great detail.  Due to the wonderful transparent cranberry base glass, pictures did not do this marble justice.  Signed "CaptM 03"

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

Lot 13
Christensen Agate Company-Striped Opaque

Pastel striped opaque showing orange banding on a pastel green base.  Marble is out of round and shows overall small damage.

Size 21/32" Good +7.9
Value $30-60  Open at 15

Lot 14
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Gorgeous ribbon core from Fritz showing a wonderful sky blue ribbon outlined in yellow and in crystal clear base glass.  Stunning marble in hand signed "Fritz 2003"

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

Lot 15
Akro Agate Company-Ashtray (Oxblood)

Great looking Akro ashtray with loads of oxblood.  Perfect corkscrew pattern on the back side of the ashtray.  Marble shows a couple of tiny ticks on the seam edge.

Size 2 3/4" Nearmint +8.9
Value $20-40  Open at 10

Lot 16
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful yellow auger corkscrew showing 2 1/2 twists of opaque yellow in a clear base glass.  Marble shows a couple of small hits.

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

Lot 17
Contemporary Handmade-John Hamon Miller

Nice looking reproduction of a Peltier Miller Swirl Liberty from John.  Wonderful pattern of red and blue on a white opaque base.  Marble is unsigned.

Size 11/16" Mint +9.9
Value $20-40  Open at 10

Lot 18
Alley Agate-Aventurine Flame

Great set of two Alley flames with green aventurine.  Wild patterns and very hard to find with aventurine in them.  Marble on the right shows an as made blow hole.  You are bidding on one.  High bidder gets choice or both.  Other to under bidder.

Size 5/8" Mint -9.0 to Mint 9.5
Value $15-30  Open at 7

Lot 19
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Wonderful single seam slag in amber glass from CAC.  Nice pattern of white swirls on an amber base with a very pronounced cut line.  marble shows a few small hits.

Size 11/16" Nearmint +8.7
Value $30-60  Open at 15

Lot 20
Peltier Glass Company-Rainbo

Two nice Rainbo's from Peltier Glass.  Both show green ribbons on a white base and come in a great size.

Size 15/16" Nearmint 8.6
Value $10-20 Open at 5

Lot 21
Contemporary Handmade-Teri Conklin

This is an amazing piece from Teri.  One of her gorgeous Vortex marbles with great coloring and an awesome pattern that pulls everything from this great design to the core of the marble.  Great backing pattern as well.  Wonderful marble signed "TAC03"

Size 1 1/2" Mint+ 9.9
Value $70-140 Open at 35

Lot 22
German Handmade-Onionskin (Shipwreck)

Wonderful orange and yellow onionskin brought up from the "Marble Wreck".  This marble was completely frosted over from being under the water the last 100 years and has been polished.  Comes with Certificate of Authenticity from the divers.

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

Lot 23
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous tri-color corkscrew boasting a 2 1/2 twist pattern with wonderful coloring.  Marble shows a great pattern with yellow and brown corking on the robin's egg blue base.  Gorgeous marble showing one small tick.

Size 21/32" Nearmint +8.9
Value $30-60  Open at 15

Lot 24
Transitional-Melted Pontil (Navarre)

Awesome melted pontil transitional marble with a wonderful swirling pattern of transparent purple with white.  Nicer pattern than many of this style and showing only a few small hits.

Size 11/16" Nearmint +8.7
Value $40-80  Open at 20

Lot 25
Contemporary Handmade-Jody Fine

Very nice large, three layer swirl from Jody showing pastel colors on the surface with bright colors in the second layer.  Great size on this unsigned marble.

Size 1 3/8" Mint +9.9
Value $30-60  Open at 15

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Lot 26
Marble King, Inc.-Hybrid

Blended Girl Scout from MK showing a wonderful blend of green and yellow.  Marble shows an as made fracture that is not easy to find, but larger than most.

Size 9/16" Nearmint 8.5
Value $5-10  Open at 2

Lot 27
Contemporary Handmade-Phil McGlothlin

Very nice submarine style swirl with lutz showing green swirls and lutz in an amber base.  Pretty mib signed "Mac"

Size 15/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $15-30 Open at 7

Lot 28
Akro Agate Company-Ade

Great looking Carnelian from AA showing a darker than average corkscrew that is very brown on a fluorescent Ade base that lights up, but is pale compared to some.  Great contrast in this one and showing one small tick.

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

Lot 29
Transitional-Crease Pontil

Wonderful amber crease pontil transitional marble with a couple of great features.  First off is the size.  Nice shooter size that is harder to find in the crease style unlike most transitional marbles.  The other great feature to this one is that there is a corking stringer of white that twists around in the core of the marble from pole to pole.  Shows some small hits.

Size 13/16" Nearmint 8.6
Value $25-50  Open at 12

Lot 30
Contemporary Handmade-Bob Powers

Gorgeous and wild Vortex from Doc.  Shows an amazing and fun pattern in the Vortex.  Very nice and is signed "BP02"

Size 13/16"  Mint+ 9.7
Value $40-80  Open at 20

Lot 31
Peltier Glass Company-Slag

Great feathering pattern on this wonderful amber slag from Peltier Glass.  Very nice marble showing a few small ticks.

Size 19/32" Nearmint 8.6
Value $15-30  Open at 7

Lot 32
Akro Agate Company-Hero

Wonderful Hero from Akro agate in a great size.  Nice brown brushed type patch on a white base with orange bleeds.  patch covers about 1/3 of the marble.  Marble shows a couple small ticks and some very small as made pits.  Hared to find marble than most realize.

Size 25/32" Nearmint +8.8
Value $25-50  Open at 12

Lot 33
German Handmade-Divided Core (Shipwreck)

Wonderful four banded Divided Core Swirl from the "Marble Wreck".  Marble was frosted from being in the salt water the last 100 years and has been polished.  Comes with letter of Authenticity from the divers.

Size 19/32" Polished
Value $30-60  Open at 15

Lot 34
Contemporary Handmade-Matt Potter

Wonderful contemporary Popeye from Matt showing burgundy, powder blue and red with very wispy white and clear.  Great marble that is signed "Potter"

Size 23/32" Mint +9.9
Value $30-60  Open at 15

Lot 35
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Two color CA swirl showing orange swirls on a custard yellow base.  Pattern shows a couple of flame tips and marble shows overall light wear.

Size 21/32" Nearmint -8.0
Value $30-60  Open at 15

Lot 36
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful champagne colored onyx corkscrew from Akro.  Color does not come out as well in the pic as it does in hand.  Wonderful marble showing a couple of light rub spots and a couple of as made dimples.

Size 5/8" Mint -9.1
Value $15-30  Open at 7

Lot 37
Contemporary Handmade-Cindy Morgan

Monster Tweety from Mom.  Great size on this marble with the Tweety milli chip and backed with green aventurine.  Signed "Hy 03" (This is the signature you will see on all her work from now on.  As time passes you will know her early work by her other signatures.

Size 1 21/32" Mint +9.9
Value $40-80  Open at 20

Lot 38
Master Made Marbles-Sunburst

Gorgeous Sunburst showing a wonderful patch of earth tones on a translucent green base that is loaded with wispy white.  Great looking marble that views much better than grade due to a handful of small ticks.

Size 11/16" Nearmint 8.6
Value $20-40  Open at 10

Lot 39
Contemporary Handmade-John Hamon Miller

Very nice Onionskin lutz style swirl from John.  Marble shows a great pattern with bright colors mixed in with black as well as a nice amount of lutz at the surface.  Marble is signed "JHM 03"

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

Lot 40
Peltier Glass Company-Swirl

Wonderful and very unusual Sunburst type marble from Peltier Glass.  Great pattern that had to be a mistake in red translucent red and opaque white.  What a marble.  Shows a few small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint +8.7
Value $10-20  Open at 5

Lot 41
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous triple twist blue spiral corkscrew in crystal clear glass from Akro Agate.  Wonderful eye appeal on these busy corks.  Marble shows a couple of small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint +8.8
Value $12-24  Open at 6

Lot 42
Contemporary Handmade-John Hamon Miller

another great reproduction of a Peltier Miller swirl from John.  This one is in the pattern of a Miller Christmas Tree with a wonderful pattern of green and white swirls on a white base.  Marble is unsigned.

Size 13/16" Mint +9.9
Value $25-50  Open at 12

Lot 43
German Handmade-Mica

Nice looking amber mica with a fair amount of mica and only showing a few very small ticks.  Almost a peewee.... :(   (Sorry Julie)

Size 9/16" Nearmint +8.7
Value $20-40  Open at 10

Lot 44
Contemporary Handmade-Robert Livezey

Nice multi color swirl from Robert showing red, orange, yellow and robin's egg blue with a huge patch of lutz.  Fun marble signed with two stars.

Size 1"  Mint +9.9
Value $25-50  Open at 12

Lot 45
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Another nice amber slag from CAC.  This one shows a nice pattern with 60% of the white being in the surface.  Gorgeous marble showing a couple of small ticks and some rubbing.

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

Lot 46
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Awesome swirling pattern in this corkscrew.  Marble shows a very wavy spiral in orange onyx glass.  Simply a kool marble showing a few small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint +8.7
Value $10-20  Open at 5

Lot 47
Champion Agate-Furnace

Nice looking Furnace scraping marble showing yellow and orange.  Marble shows  a small tick as well as a fracture that flaked out.

Size 19/32" Nearmint +8.7
Value $10-20  Open at 5

Lot 48
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful tight line corkscrew showing an unusual color combo of lavender on orange.  Strange but great looking marble with some small pinpricks and very small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint +8.7
Value $20-40   Open a t10

Lot 49
Contemporary Handmade-James Alloway

A gorgeous "Super Nova" with a lattice ribbon core constructed of alternating teal and white strands as well as just the perfect amount of dichroic glass.  Then it is surrounded with perfectly placed air bubbles to really set off the pattern.  A gorgeous piece from a masterful artist.  Signed "Alloway 5/03"

Size 1 23/32" Mint +10.0
Value $200-400  Open at 100

Lot 50
German Handmade-Solid Core Swirl (3 Layer/lobed)

WOW!!!!  Knew this one was going to turn out nice, but had in idea it would be this nice.  Wonderful three layer, lobed solid core in very bright colors.  Marble shows two lobes of red and white with one lobe of green and white and the last of blue and white.  There are four sets of outer bands consisting of four yellow strands.  Marble has been polished and one subsurface 1/2 moon remains.

Size 1 23/32" Polished
Value $150-300  Open at 75

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