MARBLEHOLICS.COM LIVE AUCTION #80
AUGUST 18, 2004 AT 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN

The amount of any listed reserve will never be above the posted low value of that item.

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Lot 1
Contemporary Handmade-Ray Laubs

Great set of four same cane marbles from Ray showing a fat ribbon core in each with bright colors as well as a thin green aventurine band down the center of each marble.  You are bidding on the set.  They are unsigned.

Size 17/32" Mint+ 9.8
Value $20-40

Lot 2
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful blue on powder blue corkscrew.  Shows a nice dividing line on either side of the darker blue and a few small ticks.

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

Lot 3
Misc.-Marble Pendant/Charm

Nice marble charm with a brass clasp that is claw like in appearance.    The marble shows a couple of very small as made creases and a couple of tiny ticks.

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

Lot 4
MF Christensen-Slag

Beautiful pattern on this wonderful amber based MFC slag showing a gorgeous and detailed "9" and tail.  I noticed after all pictures were done that this marble shows a sweet barrel pattern on the backside and forgot to shoot it.  This marble shows some pinprick clusters as well as a spot that looks like it is a cluster of scratches.  All on the backside.

Size 11/16" Nearmint 8.4
Value $5-10

Lot 5
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Great pattern on this black base swirl with primarily yellow swirls in a wild pattern.  There is some white along some of the yellow.  This marble has overall small ticks and pinpricks as well as light scratching.

Size 5/8" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $15-30

Lot 6
Akro Agate Company-Ade

Huge and rare marble from Akro Agate.  Great size on this highly fluorescent Cherry Ade shooter.  This is a hard to find marble in a very hard to find size.  Marble shows several small ticks, scratching and overall wear.  There are a few 1/2 moons on the surface with some full moons, but little glass missing.

Size 1 1/64" Nearmint- 8.1
Value $40-80

Lot 7
Contemporary Handmade-Gale Morgan

The picture of this marble does not even come close to the true beauty of this marble.  A new style of marble from Dad that has been dubbed the "Monet" marble.  This one shows a colorful hot air balloon floating through the sky.  A wonderful concept using enamels and signed "CaptM 04"

Size 1 7/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $70-140 This item has a reserve

Lot 8
Alley Agate-Aventurine Flame

Harder to find green flame from Alley Agate that shows green aventurine in the flames and swirls.  Aventurine is not at all common in these marbles.  This one shows two tiny little ticks.

Size 19/32" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $10-20

Lot 9
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

Huge size on this oxblood patch a green band as well as a nice thick band of oxblood.  Shows some minor wear over the majority of the surface, but nothing dramatic.

Size 1 1/32" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $20-40

Lot 10
Christensen Agate Company-Electric Striped Opaque

Gorgeous electric yellow Striped Opaque with loads of electric yellow bands on a black base.  Nice pattern and very bright coloring in the yellow.  Shows two pinpricks.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $80-160 This item has a reserve

Lot 11
German Handmade-Sulphide

Sulphide marble of a standing line.  Marble is centered nicely and the damage is well noted in the pictures.  Shows several hits and chips with some surface moons and then over all lighter scratching.

Size 1 1/4" Good+ 7.8
Value $20-40

Lot 12
Misc.-Advertising Box

Harder to find advertising box from Weather Bird Shoes.  Shows a rooster on either end of an elongated punch out on the front.  One end flap is torn off, but still with the box and there are some minor tears with the box being slightly out of square.  Marbles show overall light wear and are Heaton Agate marbles.

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

Lot 13
Akro Agate Company-Hybrid Popeye

Rare and striking color combination in this Hybrid Popeye.  Blue, orange and yellow right on the surface with what looks like a secondary yellow band in the core of the marble.  Marble shows overall scratches as well as small pits, ticks and chips.

Size 5/8" Nearmint- 8.0
Value $75-150 This item has a reserve

Lot 14
Contemporary Handmade-Fritz Lauenstein

Wonderful 4 color ribbon core from Fritz showing a nice array of colors.  Ribbon consists of blue, green, yellow and red.  Signed "Fritz03"

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

Lot 15
Christensen Agate-Diaper Fold Swirl

Wonderful coloring and pattern in this older and unusual swirl with rich brown, tan and a creamy off-white base.  This marble shows a very small blow hole and two tiny ticks.  The diaper fold is clearly shown in the top picture.  Gorgeous marble in hand.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.8
Value $30-60

Lot 16
German Handmade-Banded Lutz

Gorgeous banded Lutz in a nice size.  Marble shows two Lutz bands outlined in white with two orange bands in between each.  Nice coloring on this marble that has been polished with the pontils left remaining.

Size 3/4" Polished
Value $60-120

Lot 17
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 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $40-80

Lot 18
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

Gorgeous and hard to find clear based oxblood with a nice large patch of oxblood on a bubble filled clear base with one line of transparent green about a third of the way into the core of the marble.  This is a gorgeous, gorgeous marble in hand.

Size 5/8" Mint 9.6
Value $75-150

Lot 19
Vitro Agate Company-Parrot

Great colors on this Parrot from Vitro.  Shows a gorgeous teal blue with red, lavender and yellow.  Marble does not show any aventurine and does show overall light wear in the way of overall scratches, small ticks, chips and pits.

Size 7/8" Mint- 8.0
Value $25-50

Lot 20
German Handmade-3 Layer Solid Core

Nice three layer solid core swirl showing a nice white core with a second layer of 3 translucent  pink bands and a surface layer of 3 translucent blue bands.  Has a couple of small flakes and some small pits.

Size 1 1/64" Nearmint 8.4
Value $25-50

Lot 21
Contemporary Handmade-Douglas Ferguson

Gorgeous "Weave" from Douglas showing an awesome pattern constructed with 24 Karat gold fuming.  Looks much better in hand with this wild pattern that looks precise as well.  Wonderful new piece signed "DMF 2004 24K"

Size 1 5/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $60-120 This item has a reserve

Lot 22
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Wonderful tri-color corkscrew showing a nice corking pattern of yellow and brown on a blue base.  The bottom pole shows where the end of the cork almost came back on top of the lower level.  Marble shows a couple of small ticks.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $15-30

Lot 23
Vitro Agate Company-Elite

Wonderful coloring in this Elite from Vitro.  Clear base with thick white, yellow, red and purple.  There is a clear window remaining.  The marble shows overall small pits and ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $2-4

Lot 24
Christensen Agate Company-Moonie

Nice Moonie from CAC showing the typical red glow when backlit as well as the nice translucent white base.  Marble shows one tiny sparkle that is extremely hard to find and is slightly out of round.

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

Lot 25
Peltier Glass Company-Superman

Gorgeous pattern and bright colors on this NLR Superman from Peltier Glass.  Two ribbons of red, two of blue and two of yellow.  Marble shows some small hits as well as light pinpricking and small pits.

Size 5/8" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $75-150  This item has a reserve

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Lot 26
Champion Agate-Furnace

Unusual looking Furnace with a nice pattern and coloring.  Extremely orange base.  Shows some small hits and some pinpricking, but a very unusual marble.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.4
Value $10-20

Lot 27
Akro Agate Company-Corkscrew

Great looking corkscrew with bright orange and bright blue twisted together.  Just a wonderful combination.  Marble shows a couple of pinpricks and a small flake.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.6
Value $7-15

Lot 28
German Handmade-Divided Core Swirl

Nice size on this brightly colored three banded naked Divided Core.  Shows two bands of green, red, blue and white and one thinner band of red, white and blue.  Harder to find marble with no surface bands.  Shows some chips and small ticks over a great deal of the marble, but no major glass loss.  Most damage is small to the smaller side of medium.

Size 1 5/8" Nearmint- 8.1
Value $70-140

Lot 29
Contemporary Handmade-Steve Davis

Gorgeous little Solid Core from Steve with amazingly bright colors.  Sweet stretched Onionskin style pattern on the surface with a tight core.  Signed "Steve Davis 03"

Size 1 7/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $30-60 This item has a reserve

Lot 30
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Unusual red slag from CAC.  At first glance, you would believe it to be Peltier.  however, the coloring is not right nor is the feathering.  Gorgeous red slag boasting two seams and a gorgeous pattern.  Marble shows a couple of small ticks.

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

Lot 31
MF Christensen-Brick

Odd looking Brick with a great pattern of oxblood, black and white swirls.  Unusual pattern on this marble that shows small chips and ticks over the surface.

Size 19/32" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $20-40

Lot 32
Akro Agate Company-Popeye

Great size on this gorgeous Popeye shooter in red and green.  Wonderful pattern and bright coloring.  Marble shows a large fracture that appears to be as made as well as a couple of pinpricks.

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

Lot 33
Peltier Glass Company-Peerless Patch

A set of four Peerless patches from Peltier Glass.  All are yellow patches on green.  You are bidding on the group.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.6-9.0
Value $15-30

Lot 34
Misc.-Lamp Finial

Great looking smaller lamp finial showing a blue Clearie.  Marble shows some rub spots and a small tick.

Size 3/4" (Marble) Nearmint+ 8.9
Value $20-40

Lot 35
Christensen Agate Company-Swirl

Great looking swirl from CAC showing an unusual pattern and what appears to be CA oxblood.  Nice yellow swirls on a Robin's egg blue base.  Thin lines of oxblood as well.  marble shows a few small ticks.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.5
Value $50-100

Lot 36
Jabo, Inc.-2003 Fall Classic

Wonderful coloring in this marble that is still hard for me to believe is new.  These marbles show a vintage look for sure.  Bright colors and a nice pattern.  Marble shows a few as made creases and tiny as made pits.

Size 3/4" Mint+ 9.7
Value $20-40

Lot 37
Contemporary Handmade-Kevin Nail

Gorgeous creation from new artist Kevin Nail showing a sweet pattern of translucent colors in a clear base.  Marble is fumed with both silver and gold.  I look forward to seeing what other great creations this new artist comes up with.  Signed "KCN 04"

Size 1 5/16" Mint+ 9.9
Value $70-140 This item has a reserve

Lot 38
Misc.-Czechoslovakian Striped Opaque/Transparent

Four Czech marbles in a nice size.  There are two striped opaque marbles and two striped transparent marbles.  Colors are purple on white, orange on white, yellow on clear and blue on clear.  All four marbles show identical scratching and pinpricking.

Size 7/8" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $20-40 For the group

Lot 39
Akro Agate Company-Oxblood

Gorgeous Carnelian Oxblood in a super size.  Wide band of oxblood with a rusty brown swirl in a translucent white base with wispy filaments.  Marble shows some small hits and ticks, but views much better than grade.

Size 3/4" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $60-120 This item has a reserve

Lot 40
Vitro Agate Company-Original Package

Original Vitro Agate poly bag that is 8" x 11".  There are 71 Vitro marbles included.  The marbles appear to be newer than the bag to me.  The bag shows some rubbing off of the coloring, a split down the top of one seam and most of the marbles have annealing fractures.  Nice graphics on the bag.

Size 5/8" Nearmint- 8.2
Value $20-40

Lot 41
German Handmade-Peppermint Swirl

Two banded Peppermint swirl showing two bands each of pink and blue.  Nice size on this marble that shows some small hits and a large fracture.

Size 25/32" Good+ 7.9
Value $25-50

Lot 42
Contemporary Handmade-John Hamon Miller

Gorgeous Joseph's Coat swirl with a wide aventurine band from John.  marble shows great coloring as well as a wide band of fiery green aventurine.  Marble is signed "JHM 03"

Size 1 3/8" Mint+ 9.9
Value $25-50

Lot 43
Misc.-Commemorative T Shirt

T-shirt commemorating the merger of Marbleholics Anonymous with Marble Collectors Unlimited.  The consolidation of the two clubs is an attempt to continue the legacy created and ran by Bev Brule.  The shirts were printed in limited numbers and will not be reprinted in this manner again.  They were launched at the 27th Amana Marble Meet.

Size S, L, XL or 2X NEW
Value $20-?

Lot 44
Akro Agate Company-Swirl

Gorgeous corkscrew showing a split white corkscrew in deep transparent red glass.  Simply a gorgeous cork for being as basic as it truly is.  Marble shows a couple of small ticks.

Size 21/32" Nearmint+ 8.7
Value $10-20

Lot 45
Christensen Agate Company-Slag

Unusual little electric yellow slag showing one small area of white swirling on the surface.  There is no other color in this marble.  Just a tremendous amount of yellow.  Unique marble that views nicely.  Shows a small hits.

Size 5/8" Nearmint 8.5
Value $30-60

Lot 46
Vitro Agate Company-Black Eyed Pea w/Aventurine

Rare Black Eyed Pea showing one black and one yellow patch on a Pea green base.  The real kicker on this marble is that it has green aventurine in the small window between the black and yellow.  First I have ever seen.  Shows small ticks over about 1/2 of the marble.

Size 23/32" Nearmint- 8.3
Value $30-60

Lot 47
Akro Agate Company-Royal Patch w/Aventurine

Extremely rare marble from Akro Agate.  This is a three color Royal Patch which is hard enough to find.  This marble also shows black aventurine across the yellow.  There are very few that have ever been found and since Peltier was the only company that manufactured the black aventurine, it is wild to have them in a marble from Akro.  Marble shows small ticks and pinpricking over  a great deal of the black.

Size 11/16" Nearmint- 8.2
Value $75-150

Lot 48
German Handmade-Banded Transparent

Gorgeous little banded transparent that borders on the verge of becoming a Joseph Coat.  Bright coloring in most all the bands.  This marble shows one tiny, tiny pinprick.

Size 9/16" Nearmint+++ 8.9
Value $40-80 This item has a reserve

Lot 49
Contemporary Handmade-Cindy Hyer-Morgan

A gorgeous Aquatic marble from Mom with a surprise visitor.  This marble shows all the beautiful detail that Mom's marbles are now known for.  But one of every 50 marbles or so will have a surprise guest hidden somewhere in the,.  Please look at the lower left side of the top picture.  Signed "Hy 04"

Size 2" Mint+ 9.9
Value $70-140 This item has a reserve

Lot 50
Christensen Agate Company-Guinea

Stunning cobalt blue based Guinea from CAC.  Colors and pattern on this marble are simply stunning.  The stretched colors on the surface consist of white, yellow, green, powder blue, lavender, orange and a burnt salmon color.  Marble shows one very small flake and a hard to find bruise.

Size 9/16" Nearmint 8.5
Value $300-600 This item has a reserve

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