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Dancing Horse Sulphide circa Late 1800s 2008-03-15 02:10:00 This rare handmade German "donut hole" sulphide measures 1 9/16". Donut hole refers to the area of the figure with no clay. Donut hole sulphides are hard to make because the glass must be folded completely over the figure. Thus, because of the folding, it's also quite rare to find them without air bubbles. Read more:Dancing
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Fisher Jewel Trays by VItro Agate Company 2008-03-14 12:33:00 Patented in 1936, this set of two jewel trays was made by Vitro Agate
Company. The larger "master tray" has turquoise marbles, while the smaller tray, which is pictured resting inside the master tray, is circled in black marbles. The smaller tray also has the stamped seal from the 1939 New York World's Fair. Read more:Fisher
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Flower by Christina Cody 2008-03-13 12:18:00 An elegant, contemporary flower by Christina
Cody.Christina is one of about a dozen young and very-skilled glass artists living here on the West Coast. To see more of her high-quality marbles at another website CLICK HERE.
Vitro Elite "V" Patch 2008-03-17 03:18:00 This 5/8" machine made V patch has the signature Vitro "V". Read more:Elite
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Antique Mica Swirls 2008-03-16 12:51:00 These rare German mica marbles were handmade in the late 1800s. Both the red-banded and green swirl with ghost core are shooter sized. The smaller blue mist measures 1/2". Read more:Antique
Marble Challenge #1: Unknown Artist 2008-03-20 02:05:00 I purchased this handmade marble about 25 years ago. Though a favorite of mine, it's unsigned and the artist is unknown. So if you the reader know who made it, I'd really appreciate feedback.At the bottom of this story is a "COMMENTS" link. If you know or think you might know who made this marble, then please leave a comment. Thanks. Read more:Marble
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Frosted Marbles circa 1950s & 60s 2008-03-23 03:11:00 Vitro Agate was one of the first marble companies to "frost" marbles using a lightweight acid. Sometimes also called acid-washed or beach glass marbles, they were first produced in the late 1950s. Read more:Frosted
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JABO Collector's Edition 2008-03-22 04:02:00 Boxed sets of machine made marbles have always been popular. This collector's edition is dated 12/9/05. It's signed by Dave McCullough and contains ten marbles ranging in size from 3/4" to 1".To see more contemporary machine-made marbles visit JABO's website by CLICKING HERE. Read more:Collector
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Carpet Bowls 2008-03-25 02:35:00 Carpet bowls are very large orbs made of stone, clay, porcelain or pottery. They come in a variety of colors and patterns and are usually at least the size of a baseball. Used for a variety of indoor or small-scale bowling games, they were handmade in Scotland in the early 1800s. These measure 3 1/4" Read more:Carpet
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Vortex Marbles by Nathan Miers 2008-03-28 02:15:00 A quintessential artist, Nathan
Miers is one of about a dozen young and very talented glass artists living here on the West Coast. Working from his Eye Candy Arts studio in Northern CA, his marbles are an amazing display of color and space.The vortex marbles pictured are but a small sample of Nathan's work, and like all artists profiled on this webpage, I cannot recommend his work highly enough.To view Nathan's website CLICK HERE. Read more:Vortex
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Peltier Cateye Marble 2008-03-27 12:44:00 This big beautiful cateye is over 1" and has the signature Vitro "V". It was offered for sale last weekend at the Orange County Marble
Show for $125. From the collection of Gary Stansgar.
Josh Sable 2008-03-30 18:53:00
Beginning with offhand glass blowing at California State University, Chico. He then moved to San Diego, CA where he began a lampworking apprenticeship with Kaj Beck in 1999. In the summer of 2000, Josh returned to the Chico area where he pursued a career as a glass artist. Josh studied marble making with Jack Hanshaw, and over the next three years has focused primarily on marbles and hollow forms. In 2003, Josh moved back to San Deigo continuing his focus on Contemporary glass marbles.
TO see more of his work you can go to his web site at Click Here
Ben Burton Glass 2008-04-01 16:10:00 A palm tree on an Hawaiian desert island. CLICK HEREBen Burton
began his adventure into the glass world in January of 1999 with a simple apprenticeship making pendants and small vessels. Along with the teachings of his mentor and the advice of many friends and colleagues also involved in glass, Ben's abilities to manipulate the medium increased quickly! Ben was lucky enough to take a workshop with master artist Robert Mickelsen in 2002, which opened up new worlds of possibilities! From there, it was onward and upward. With the constant support of his family, Ben was able to take an extended trip to Murano, in Venice, Italy, where he studied with world renowned maestro Lucio Bubacco in his studio. This experience was yet another eye-opener and creativity spurted from there! Upon returning t Read more:Glass
Tazmanian Devil Marbles 2008-03-31 10:28:00 These were made by Vacor de Mexico, distributed by Mega Marbles
and sold in Holland. Measuring 1 1/4", Looney Tunes Tasmanian Devil
is everybody's favorite.
Akro Agate Tin Box 2008-04-04 12:20:00 Akro Agate
tin box #150 with an outstanding collection of oxbloods. For sale at the Orange County Marble Show for $1,000. From the collection of Matt Reilly. Circa 1930s-1940s.
Contemporary by Roscoe Art Glass 2008-04-03 02:55:00 Christopher Roscoe calls this 1 7/8" marble an "Australian Sheepdog". To see more of Christopher's high-quality marbles CLICK HERE Read more:Contemporary
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Atlanta Star Marbles 2008-04-02 10:02:00 The story goes that these "porcelain" marbles are from the Civil War era and were dug up while excavating in the City of Atlanta
in preparation for the Olympics. However, the story is a hoax, and curiously enough, these 3/4" marbles appear to be painted steel balls. I'd throw them away, but they actually make me smile. Who knows, maybe I'll still throw them away?! :) Read more:Marbles
Italian Cermic Marbles 2008-04-06 12:52:00 These are contemporary marbles from Italy. They are very colorful and heavy. Unfortunately they are poorly made and the surface is pitted. Read more:Italian
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Stress Less Art Glass Co. 2008-04-05 10:43:00 "Rainbow Box " 1" marble by Kevin Nail of Bend Oregon, to see more of Kevin's handmade marvels CLICK HERE.A similar marble made by Kevin Nail is for sale on ebay and will close 4/6/2008. Read more:Glass
Peliter Root Beer Float 2008-04-08 13:28:00 A "Root Beer Float", an uncommon and popular Peltier Banana was made on October 27, 1988, by Peltier worker George Zellers. This marble has a dark amber base with a white vein and measures 7/8". About 7,000 of these were made. From the collection of Matt Reilly.
Kaj Beck Glass Art 2008-04-07 02:59:00 Warm desert scenes of etched glass, done by sand blasting. 3" sphere. To see more of Kaj Beck's work click here Read more:Glass
Q-Tips by Mike Close 2008-04-09 02:03:00 Mike calls this marble "Q-tips." Besides making beautiful and creative art glass, Mike did a terrific job in putting on the Orange County Marble Show. Read more:Close
Steven Pope 2008-04-11 10:01:00 Twisted sea plant measuring 1 1/4". Read more:Steven
Akro Agate Snakes 2008-04-10 14:58:00 Snakes are Akro corkscrews in transparent glass. These are 5/8" and were made in the 1930s and 1940s. Read more:Agate
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