MARBLEHOLICS.COM LIVE AUCTION #73
JANUARY 7, 2004 AT 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN

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Lot 1
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

Set of three same cane ribbon core swirls from Ray.  All three show mica as well.  The largest shows the best ribbon pattern.  Nice set and none are signed.

Size 11/16"-25/32" Mint+ 9.8
Value $15-30 Open at 7

Lot 2
Champion Agate-Metallic

Great looking metallic swirl from Champion with a deep cobalt blue transparent base.  Marble shows one small tick.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $6-12 Open at 3

Lot 3
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful yellow spiral in transparent orange bubble filled base glass.  Great looking marble in unusual combo.

Size 5/8" Mint 9.4
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 4
Transitional-Crease Pontil

Great looking reverse "9" pattern on this crease pontil marble in a harder to find size. 

Size 25/32" Mint+ 9.7
Value $15-30 Open at 7

Lot 5
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 $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 6
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Nice group of 5 snakes and spirals from Akro.  Four show a clear base and one is a Champagne base.  Two white snakes as well as one yellow spiral, one green spiral and one blue spiral.  Bidding on the group.

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

Lot 7
Contemporary Handmade-Gale Morgan

Wonderful "Super Veil" from Dad showing his signature pattern in a Super size.  Thin powder blue core with red and yellow Tiffany style pattern on the surface.  Great marble signed "CaptM 03"

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

Lot 8
German Handmade-Onionskin with Mica (Shipwreck)

Amazing Onionskin with Mica from the Shipwreck.  This marble is simply loaded with mica.  Great colors and tons of sparkle.  Marble has been polished and does show a fracture under the top pole as well as a blow out on the bottom pole.  Displays very nicely after 100+ years in the Atlantic.

Size 23/32" Polished
Value $50-100 Open at 25

Lot 9
Christensen Agate Company-Striped Opaque

Nice pattern on this striped opaque showing deep purple pattern on a white base.  Have not found many that were purple only.  Marble shows a few tiny ticks.

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

Lot 10
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

Gorgeous and very hard to find hybrid Popeye.  Colors were hard to picture.  Gorgeous Popeye shows red and yellow in wide bands with a very thin line of separate orange that is about as any orange can get.  Almost looks to be electric.  Marble shows a couple of small ticks.

Size 11/16" Nearmint +8.7
Value $150-300  Open at 75

Lot 11
German Handmade-Divided Core Swirl

Three banded divided core with two bands of pink, white and blue and one band of pink, white and green.  Overall shallow wear.

Size 25/32" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $15-30 Open at 7

Lot 12
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Great looking two color swirl from CAC.  Marble shows a couple of thin flame tips and a nice pattern of orange swirls on a bright yellow base.

Size 5/8" Mint 9.4
Value $60-120 Open at 30

Lot 13
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.  Marble also shows a few small fractures in the red that appear to be annealing fractures.

Size 21/32" Nearmint - 8.1
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 14
Contemporary Handmade-Ferguson Studios

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 15
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Great looking corkscrew in hard to find colors and a great size.   Wonderful blue and green corking pattern on a shooter showing one small tick.

Size 3/4" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 16
German Handmade-Floater Mica

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
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 $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 18
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 19
German Handmade-Lattice Core Swirl

Awesome size on this yellow lattice core showing a nice surface pattern of four bands and a core with thick lattice work.  Marble shows a few small ticks and is slightly cloudy.  Great looking marble in an awesome size.

Size 1 3/4" Nearmint 8.6
Value $120-240 Open at 60

Lot 20
Christensen Agate Company-Striped Opaque

Wonderful striped opaque that has many hand gathered looking features.  Some great swirling and a nice overall pattern on this two color CA showing red and yellow with some orange blending.  Marble shows some small ticks.

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

Lot 21
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Wonderful and unusual marble from Fritz.  marble shows a huge white marshmallow type core with surface bands of alternating green and green aventurine.  Awesome marble signed "Fritz 2002"

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

Lot 22
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Great looking double twist corkscrew showing yellow and brown spirals on a Robin egg blue base.  Marble shows several pinpricks and some small ticks.

Size 23/32" Nearmint -8.3
Value $15-30  Open at 7

Lot 23
German Handmade-Coreless Swirl

Nice looking cobalt blue based coreless swirl.  Shows four white bands on the surface and only a few small ticks.  There are also a few as made dimples.

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

Lot 24
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

Gorgeous red, white and blue Popeye from AA.  One of the prettiest blue's that Akro produced was for the Popeye.  Wonderful marble showing nothing more than a couple of very small ticks.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $70-140 Open at 35

Lot 25
Christensen Agate Company-Pendant

Wonderful CA shooter swirl that has been set in a gold pendant.  Marble on this one is 23/32" and shows a nice tri color pattern.  Set is 14 carat gold by using an old class ring.

Size 23/32" Nearmint
Value $200-400 Open at 100

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Lot 26
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Very nice looking corkscrew showing a yellow cork on a blue base with some brown blending.  Marble shows one as made melt spot and one small tick.

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

Lot 27
Contemporary Handmade-Bob Powers

Wonderful and very odd reverse Tornado swirl from Doc.  Wonderful coloring in this upside down twister in perfect condition.  Signed "BP98"

Size 15/16" Mint +9.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 28
Vitro Agate Company-Patch

Another great looking translucent patch from Vitro.  This one shows loads of lavender with lime green on the translucent white base.  Marble shows one tiny tick.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $10-20 Open at 5

Lot 29
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Another great looking yellow spiral corkscrew in transparent bubble filled orange base glass.  Much better than picture.

Size 5/8" Mint 9.4
Value $20-40 Open at 10

Lot 30
German Handmade-Various Swirls

Set of 6 assorted German swirls including 2 solid cores, two divided cores, one lattice core and one coreless swirl.  All marbles are collectible and need polished or cooked.  Bidding on the group.

Size 3/4"-1 1/8" Collectible
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 31
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Set of 5 white slags from CAC.  Four of the five show great patterns that if were in color would be worth a great deal more.  The last is a standard two seam design.  Bidding in the group.

Size 5/8" Nearmint- 8.2-8.5
Value $15-30 Open at 7

Lot 32
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

Nice size on this wonderful Popeye showing red and yellow with wispy white and lads of clear.  Fat  red spiral on this one.  Marble shows a couple of small ticks.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 33
German Handmade-Lattice Core Swirl

Nice looking yellow lattice core that shows 4 surface bands and a nice color combo in each outer band.  Shows a few small ticks and a very small bruise.

Size 19/32" Nearmint 8.6
Value $12-24 Open at 6

Lot 34
Contemporary Handmade-Steve Davis

Wonderful tricolor flame boasting 20 individual lobes and fun colors.  Great marble signed "Steve Davis"

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

Lot 35
Christensen Agate Company-Striped Opaque

Great looking electric orange striped opaque from CAC.  Nice pattern and very bright orange on a white base.  Marble shows a couple of 1/8 half moons/hits.

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

Lot 36
Peltier Glass Company-Miller Swirl

Stunning tri color Miller machine Superboy from Peltier Glass.  The colors and pattern on this marble are simply stunning.  Gorgeous marble that I would have loved to keep myself.

Size 19/32" Mint- 9.1
Value $100-200 Open at 50

Lot 37
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Set of 5 great looking blue spirals from Akro.  All five show a blue spiral in clear base glass.  Bidding on the group.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.7-9.0
Value $25-50 Open at 12

Lot 38
German Handmade-Gooseberry

Amber Gooseberry showing a split pattern consisting of only 11 white surface strands.  Marble shows one small tick, one small half moon and one bruise.

Size 21/32" Nearmint 8.4
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 39
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Wonderful yellow slag from CAC.  Marble shows a nice pattern with little action on the surface.  Bright electric yellow base glass that really stands out.  marble shows  a few small ticks and is slightly out of round.

Size 11/16" Nearmint 8.6
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 40
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

Great pattern on this Lemonade Oxblood shooter from AA.  Great corkscrew pattern with very wide bands of oxblood on a highly fluorescent Ade base.  Marble shows overall shallow wear in the way of small ticks and chiggers with a few small chips.

Size 3/4" Good+ 7.9
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 41
Contemporary Handmade-John Hamon Miller

Great looking shrunken core Joseph's Coat type swirl showing a core of transparent bands separated by thin strands of opaque glass.  Great looking swirl signed "JHM 03" 

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

Lot 42
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 43
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Great pattern on this two color swirl from CAC showing a nice green swirling pattern on a yellow base.  Marble shows some very small popped air bubbles and two small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 44
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

Wonderful Popeye from AA showing a gorgeous red and green pattern with the red being opaque and the green being somewhat translucent.  Marble shows a few small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $30-60 Open at 15

Lot 45
German Handmade-Ribbon Core (Shipwreck)

Wonderful and hard to find marble recovered from the Shipwreck.  I wet this marble down to try and give you a better idea of what it was.  marble is a double ribbon core that could possibly be three layered, but I can not be sure.  Two ribbons of white and blue with pink.  The pink might be a second layer.  If you polish this marble, you will know better than I.  Shows surface bands of yellow strands.

Size 17/32" Frosted
Value $40-80 Open at 20

Lot 46
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Wonderful size and great hand gathered effects on this swirl from CAC.  Marble shows a nice pattern of red swirls with hints of yellow and brown on a green base.  Marble shows one small tick and a melt spot.

Size 11/16" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $70-140 Open at 35

Lot 47
Akro Agate Company-Ace

Unusual tri color Ace from AA.  Marble shows the royal blue cork with the translucent white base, but the yellow is in a broken pattern within the marble.  Shows some small ticks and pits.

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

Lot 48
Contemporary Handmade-Cindy Morgan

Gorgeous aquatic scene marble from Mom.  The two Dolphins in the top of the marble got bled out in the picture for some reason.  Great piece from Mom and signed with her experimental signature "Cindy Hy Morgan 03"

Size 1 13/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $70-140 Open at 35

Lot 49
German Handmade-Coreless Swirl

Nice looking coreless swirl showing white surface bands on a cloudy bubble filled clear base.  marble shows a couple of small ticks and some as made creases and dimples.

Size 9/16" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $10-20 Open at 5

Lot 50
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Gorgeous tri color swirl from CAC.  One of their original beauties.  Wonderful swirl pattern showing red, brown and yellow on a Robin's egg blue base.  Beautiful marble in awesome condition.

Size 19/32" Mint 9.6
Value $200-400 Open at 100

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