MARBLEHOLICS.COM LIVE AUCTION #70
NOVEMBER 18, 2003 AT 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN

THIS AUCTION IS ENTIRELY FROM ONE PRIVATE COLLECTION

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Lot 1
Misc. Machine Made-European Sparkler

Wonderful and huge European Sparkler showing an awesome assortment of colors and wonderful pattern.  Shows one small ticks and a couple of small as made creases.

Size 1 1/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 2
Akro Agate Company-Slag

Great looking Vaseline Slag from Akro with a nice pattern.  This marble lights up the room under blacklight.  Marble shows one small tick.

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

Lot 3
German Handmade-Non Glass

Lighter than usual blue Bennington with a dark but un-raised paint spot in dark blue.  Nice paler coloring.

Size 23/32" Mint+ 9.7
Value $10-20 Open at 5

Lot 4
Christensen Agate Company-Turkey Swirl

Brown, orange and a hint of yellow in the swirls on this robin's egg blue base.  Nice pattern, but marble has been lightly polished.

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

Lot 5
Contemporary Handmade-Douglas Ferguson

Paisley pattern from Douglas on a transparent blue base.  Nice, yet simple pattern that displays well in a nicely lighted room.  Signed "DMF 00"

Size 1 1/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 6
Misc. Machine Made-European Flame

Great looking European Flame with fat flames in deep lavender with hints of blue on a white base.  Marble is slightly out of round.

Size 3/4" Mint- 9.0
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 7
Akro Agate Company-Imperial

This is a wonderful Imperial Corkscrew from AA showing a great pattern.  Marble actually shows three separate corks of red that twist around the marble almost 2 full turns.  Marbles shows some small bruises and moons, but is a wonderful example.

Size 21/32" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 8
German Handmade-Lattice Core Mistake

Nice size on this unusual yellow lattice core.  Marble shows two wide bands in the core that look have been an attempt at a divided core or ribbon in the center.  They are off center and the same color as the lattice core.  Either way a mistake that worked out well.  Does not show well in pics.  Marble has overall hazing and some small to medium hits.

Size 1 1/8" Nearmint- 8.1
Value $60-120 Open at 30

Lot 9
Christensen Agate Company-Striped Opaque

Electric orange striped opaque on a sea foam green base.  Marble shows some as made creasing, a few as made air bubbles and a small flake.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $70-140 Open at 35

Lot 10
Unknown Maker-Slag

I got no idea who made this marble...but for a slag pattern, it was just to kool to pass up.  Crazy pattern in this marble.

Size 13/16" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $7-15 Open at 3

Lot 11
Contemporary Handmade- Tim Keyser

Gorgeous Vortex pattern from Tim showing a dichroic tunnel with the spottie type surface pattern that shows nice amounts of green aventurine.  Signed "T III K"

Size 1 11/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $90-180 Open at 45

Lot 12
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Nice corkscrew from AA showing a two tone green spiral in a translucent orange base glass.  Nice pattern and harder to find marble showing a few small ticks.

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

Lot 13
German Handmade-Non Glass

Monster Bennington in blue.  Great size on this marble that is showing some very minor wear.

Size 1 1/2" Nearmint 8.5
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 14
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous little Live Saver corkscrew in a very hard to find color.  Red, yellow and lime green make up this wonderful marble that has been polished.

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

Lot 15
Master Made Marbles-Tiger Eye

Unusual Tiger Eye from MMM.  This one shows the typical black, white and orange, but also shows some yellow.  A few minor ticks.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 16
German Handmade-Mica (Floater)

Gorgeous mica in green glass showing a wonderful "Floater" pattern with a floating ghost core that shows all of the mica.  None of the mica is on the surface of this marble, it is all on the core.  Gorgeous example showing a few small ticks and a small flake.

Size 19/32" Nearmint 8.5
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 17
Contemporary Handmade-Jim Davis

Gorgeous Snakeskin from Jim that is pre-1992.  Older style that is simply wonderful.  From an artist that is truly missed in the marble world.  In a nice sign and is unsigned.

Size 1 3/4" Mint+ 9.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 18
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Wonderful three color swirl from CAC showing tan and blue swirls on a yellow base.  Nice pattern and show only one small tick.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $60-120 Open at 30

Lot 19
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Gorgeous Superboy from Peltier Glass.  Marble shows the four banded pattern with red and yellow blended ribbons on a robin's egg blue base.  Marble also shows some black that includes a few flecks of black aventurine.  Very hard to find with any aventurine what so ever and showing only a couple of small ticks.

Size 19/32" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $60-120 Open at 30

Lot 20
German Handmade-English Joseph's Coat

Gorgeous English style Joseph's Coat swirl showing very bright colors and 99% coverage.  Nice marble with a couple of small ticks and a couple of small moons.

Size 9/16" Nearmint 8.5
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 21
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

Gorgeous lemonade oxblood corkscrew.  Great pattern and great coverage.  Lights up very nicely under black light and shows only one very small tick.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 22
Contemporary Handmade-Edward Muscat

Great set of three same cane marbles with the remainder of the cane as well.  Nice lutz set for the same cane collector.  Marbles are signed "EM00"

Size 1 1/32"-1 3/16" Cane= 7/8"x2 3/4" Mint+ 9.8
Value $120-240 Open at 60

Lot 23
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Wonderful two seam slag in rare yellow coloring.  Bright electric yellow transparent base.  Marble shows a few surface moon/chips that are medium in size.....about 1/16".

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.4
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 24
Vitro Agate Company-Parrot

Wonderful 4 color Parrot showing orange, yellow, robin's egg blue and lavender.  Marble shows some as made air bubbles as well as a hand full of small ticks and chiggers.  Great marble.

Size 29/32" Nearmint 8.5
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 25
German Handmade-Onionskin with Mica

Very nice shrunken core, four panel onionskin with mica.  Marble shows two panels of pink and white with two panels of green, yellow and white in a shrunken core design.  Marble also shows one decent sized piece of mica.  Shows one larger hit and a small moon.  Very nice marble.

Size 27/32" Nearmint 8.5
Value $60-120 Open at 30

BREAK TIME= FIVE MINUTE BREAK 

Lot 26
Vitro Agate Company-Sparkler Type

Amazing marble from Vitro Agate.  There are a couple of views that you could have pulled this off as a Sparkler.  There is that much color in it, but was hard to get the right angle on it.  Wonderful Sparkler style marble from Vitro with vibrant colors and a great pattern in the core.  Shows one small tick and is a great size.

Size 23/32" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 27
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Kind of an odd little corkscrew of yellow in a transparent red base.  Funny color of red to me.  Great looking marble.

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

Lot 28
German Handmade-Non Glass

Great size on this classic brown Bennington.  Gotta love the big guys.

Size 1 3/8" Mint 9.5
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 29
Misc. Machinemade-European Swirl

Another of the European Flame/Swirls.  This one showing more of a burgundy with blue on white.  Shows some light surface wear.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.5
Value $15-30 Open at 7

Lot 30
Misc. Machinemade-Wirepull

Kool "New" wire pull with what looks like modern mica following the orange swirls.  Nice size and shows a few small hits.

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

Lot 31
Contemporary Handmade-Beth Tomasello

Great looking swirl from Beth.  Only the second of her marbles we have ever had the pleasure to offer.  She is an awesome lady and a great artist.  Signed "Beth Tomasello 03"

Size 1 5/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $70-140 Open at 35

Lot 32
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful 5 color corkscrew from Akro.  Marble shows five distinct bands of red, a weird blue, tan, yellow mixed with white and green.  You and I both wish she was mint, but still a stunning color combo.  No serious damage, just light overall wear.

Size 5/8" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 33
Peltier Glass Company-Nova

Nice size on this Nova patch from Peltier Glass.  Shows a yellow and red patch with orange blending on a black base.  Marble shows some minor hits and a couple of small flakes.

Size 15/16" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 34
German Handmade-Onionskin

Beautiful and bright four paneled onionskin with two panels of red and white and two panels of blue and white.  This marble offers a faceted pontil and there is actually a chip off the top pontil that is obviously as made.  Also shows a small cold roll mark and a subsurface moon.

Size 13/16 Nearmint 8.6
Value $60-120 Open at 30

Lot 35
Christensen Agate Company-Striped Opaque

Nice coloring in this unusual striped opaque.  Bright orange with yellow and hints of red on an odd shade of green.  Marble shows some as made blow outs that are all very small.  Also shows a few flakes and ticks.  Great marble.

Size 5/8" Nearmint- 8.2
Value $100-200 Open at 50

Lot 36
Misc. Machinemade-Swirls

Pair of nice looking swirls.  The purple one shows a tiny "9" pattern on the back side and looks like a slag, but you can get no light through that marble.  Fun pair.

Size 11/16"-25/32" Nearmint+ 8.7-8.9
Value $15-30 Open at 7

Lot 37
Contemporary Handmade-Dustin Morell

Wonderful vortex from Dustin again showing the dichroic spiral through the core of the marble with a wonderful surface pattern.  Marble is signed "DKM 2003"

Size 1 1/2" Mint+ 9.9
Value $90-180 Open at 45

Lot 38
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful Indian Blanket Shooter with some red running off from the main stream.  Great pattern and great shape with one small tick.

Size 3/4" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 39
German Handmade-Joseph's Coat

At first glance this looked to be an unremarkable banded transparent.  In fact this is a gorgeous little purple Joseph's coat showing small amounts of green, yellow and white.  Unusual marble that is much nicer than expected.  One small tick.

Size 1/2" Nearmint+++ 8.9
Value $60-120 Open at 30

Lot 40
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Typical two seam slag pattern only this one is in gorgeous electric yellow.  Rare color for this marble and even in damaged condition, it is gorgeous.  Shows overall minor wear with a couple of medium hits as well.

Size 5/8" Nearmint- 8.1
Value $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 41
Marble King, Inc.-????

This had to be made by MK, but what it is I have no clue.  The first thing that came to mind for me was a Berry Pink.  Same kind of make up.  Colors on this one are an orange and yellow patch on the top pole with the center core of the marble being loaded with wispy white and then ribbons of yellow on the bottom pole.  Shows a few hits, but what an awesome marble.

Size 31/32" Nearmint 8.4
Value $????? Open at 1

Lot 42
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

Wonderful split cork pattern on this silver oxblood corkscrew.  Two separate spirals of oxblood corking over the wonderful silvery white base.  A stunning marble with one tiny micro tick.

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

Lot 43
German Handmade-Divided Core

Great size on an unusual divided core swirl.  From what I can count, it appears that this is a six ribbon divided core swirl.  Red, white and blue in coloring and a great size.  Marble shows overall hazing with a couple medium sized hits and a medium moon.  Wonderful marble.

Size 1 9/16" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $120-240 Open at 60

Lot 44
Akro Agate Company-Slag

Nice pattern on a red slag that is so bright it almost looks to be electric...but it is not.  Shows a couple of small ticks.

Size 27/32" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $10-20 Open at 5

Lot 45
Contemporary Handmade-Dinah Hulet

Gorgeous mosaic style swirl from Dinah showing a wonderful pattern with many different designs represented as well as an awesome color palette.  Marble is signed "Hulet 03"

Size 1 7/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $300-600 Open at 150

Lot 46
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

Great looking, non standard Liberty pattern from Peltier Glass.  Transparent blue makes this that much more unusual.  Wonderful pattern showing a couple of small subsurface moons.

Size 21/32" Nearmint + 8.7
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 47
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Gorgeous black and yellow corkscrew with a reverse pattern.  Normally the marble is found with black spiral on a yellow base.  This one is obviously yellow spirals on a black base.  Much more black than is common on an Akro.

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

Lot 48
German Handmade-Mica

Pictures will not capture all you need to see in this marble.  Not only is this just a wonderful clear based mica, but it also shows a wonderful filament core as well as ghost core that is also covered in mica.  Rare find and a gorgeous marble.  I see one tiny, tiny tick.

Size 3/4" Nearmint+++ 8.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 49
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Nice looking swirl from CAC showing a wild pattern of black swirls on a green base.  I have been asked if this is considered a pistachio.  Not in my opinion, but that means nothing.  Wonderful marble with a couple of small ticks and some light scratching.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $80-160 Open at 40

Lot 50
MF Christensen-Brick

Gorgeous Brick from MFC showing a wild "9" and a wonderful overall pattern.  Nice amounts of white mixed in as well as black.  marble shows hints of pale blue off from the white.  Shows a couple small ticks with a small subsurface moon.

Size 3/4" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $70-140 Open at 35

BREAK TIME= FIVE MINUTE BREAK 

Lot 51
Misc. Machinemade-European Flame

Another wonderful European Flame.  This one is showing purple flames with hints of blue on a white base.  Shows one small tick and is slightly out of round.

Size 13/16" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 52
Akro Agate Company-Ade

Wonderful Limeade corkscrew from Akro.  Shows the typical Ade base with green spiral cork and lights up nicely under black light.

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

Lot 53
German Handmade-Lattice Core

Nice little white lattice core swirl showing a tight core with four surface bands of color.  Two bands of blue and two bands of pink.  Base glass is lightly tinted blue and marble shows a few small ticks.

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

Lot 54
Christensen Agate Company-Turkey Swirl

Great looking CA Turkey swirl showing red and tan on a white base.  Great condition and great coverage with the red.

Size 11/16" Mint- 9.0
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 55
Champion Agate-Furnace

One of the most unusual Furnace I have ever seen.  Matrix is 80% clear glass, there are no fractures and the swirling pattern is odd.  There is no doubt it is a furnace made by Champion though.  Shows a couple of small hits.

Size 17/32" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 56
Contemporary Handmade-Douglas Ferguson

Pristine swirl from Ferguson Studios.  Great colors and fun pattern on this smaller marble.  Signed "FS 00"

Size 27/32" Mint+ 9.9
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 57
Akro Agate Company-Mistake

Weird Akro mistake that looks like it is borderline eggyolk.  Marble shows tons of the yellow, with brown mixed in on an almost Moonie base of opalescent white with hints of darker blue inside.  Marble has many crease lines and roll marks.

Size 13/16" Mint- 9.0
Value $10-20 Open at 5

Lot 58
German Handmade-Non Glass

Another great looking Bennington.  This one is a much paler brown than you normally would see and is in a nice size.

Size 1 1/8" Mint- 9.0
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 59
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

One of the oddest NLR's I have come across.  This marble appears to be a Rebel, or to some even a Liberty.  The marble is in fact a Christmas Tree with the darkest green I have ever seen on a Peltier marble.  Simply a wonderful and unusual marble showing a couple of small ticks and rub spots.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $80-160 Open at 40

Lot 60
Misc. Machinemade-Catseye

For the Catseye lover here is a big daddy cat for ya.  Huge size and showing a four color four vane pattern.  Colors are orange, yellow, powder blue and white in a clear base.  Marble shows a few small ticks.

Size 1 3/16" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $10-20 Open at 5

Lot 61
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful corkscrew boasting a yellow spiral in an orange, bubble filled transparent base.  Hard combo to find and this one is very nice.  Shows a couple of small ticks.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 62
Contemporary Handmade-Rolph and Genie Wald

Now that baby shows some Mica in it.......Wonderful onionskin with mica from Rolph and Genie.  Awesome pattern and this baby is simply loaded with sparkle.  Signed "Wald 03"

Size 1 1/8" Mint+ 9.9
Value $70-140 Open at 35

Lot 63
German Handmade-Banded Transparent

One of those marbles that everyone calls something else.  To some it will be a Coreless or a Banded Transparent.  To some it will be a transparent Indian or an anemic Joseph's coat in blue glass.  Whatever you choose to call it, it is an awesome marble.  It shows surface colors of white with orange and yellow on a cobalt blue transparent base.  In the core of the marble is a filament core as well as a wonderful ghost core.  Simple a great marble showing a couple of hit marks and a chip.

Size 13/16" Nearmint 8.6
Value $50-100 Open at 25

Lot 64
Master Made Marbles-Comet

Wonderful 5 color Comet from Master showing tan, orange, red and blue on yellow.  Just an awesome marble and showing only a couple of small ticks.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $15-30 Open at 7

Lot 65
Akro Agate Company-Slag

The slag might not be the prettiest pattern of all time, but the color on this beauty is amazing to me.  One of the prettiest I have ever seen in color.  One small tick.

Size 3/4" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $15-30 Open at 7

Lot 66
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Very nice looking purple and yellow swirl from CAC.  No matter what the pattern, this is one of my favorite combo's from this company.  Marble shows some light damage, but nothing major.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.6
Value $60-120 Open at 30

Lot 67
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

A wonderful Live Saver corkscrew shooter showing red, yellow and this sea foam green.  Great combo and in nice shape with only two small ticks.

Size 3/4" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 68
German Handmade-Carmel Swirl

A harder to find true Carmel swirl.  Wonderful Carmel red coloring with white mixed to make this great looking translucent base.  Marble shows some hits and bruises that is expected with the soft glass used to create it.  No major glass loss at all.

Size 3/4" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 69
Contemporary Handmade-Cathy Richardson

A wonderful four color spottie from Cathy.  One of the marbles that she is most known for.  Marble shows a strong blue base with white spots that have an inner circle of teal and that are outlined in cobalt blue.  Great marble signed "CKR 2003"

Size 1 9/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $110-220 Open at 55

Lot 70
Peltier Glass Company-NLR

An unusual and wonderful pattern on this NLR Superman from Peltier Glass.  Marble shows one yellow ribbon with one gold ribbon as well as four red ribbons.  A couple of the red ribbons also show some blending that make this marble very unique.  On top of all that, it shows the three seam design.  Wonderful marble showing a few small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $175-350 Open at 87

Lot 71
Champion Agate-Furnace

 A nice looking flaming Furnace marble from Champion.  Marble shows a nice pattern, with one small tick and some minor as made fracturing that was typical with this marble.

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

Lot 72
German Handmade-Joseph's Coat

Wonderful size on this Joseph's Coat showing 90% coverage in these wonderful earth tone colors.  Marble shows a hit with some small ticks and scratching.

Size 7/8" Nearmint 8.6
Value $90-180 Open at 45

Lot 73
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl/Flame

Great pattern on this three color flame/swirl from CAC.  Wild orange pattern outlined with pale sea foam green on a white base.  Marble shows overall light wear with small ticks, pinpricks and rubbing.  Displays better than grade.

Size 21/32" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $150-300 Open at 75

Lot 74
Vitro Agate Company-Patch

Unusual patch from Vitro that looked like they were trying to make their own rendition of the striped opaque.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $6-12 Open at 3

Lot 75
Akro Agate Company-Hybrid Popeye

WOW!  This one is almost as amazing to me as my pink Popeye.  Marble shows an auger cork of red and yellow with a surface cork of wispy white and lavender as well as a dark purple strand that floats on the surface over the top of the clear.  pics did not do this marble nearly as well as it looks in hand.  Absolutely stunning and rare Popeye boasting 5 colors and showing a few small ticks and a small flake.

Size 9/16" Nearmint 8.6
Value $200-400 Open at 100

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