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will get back to you on that one...

DRUM ROLL>>>>>>>>>>>> MARBLEALAN SAYS------- !!!!!!FAKE!!!!!!!! Someone went to great lengths to make this marble look old. Fortunately I bought it as a contemporary, so everyone who has read or will read this post only owes me $0.10 for the education...LOL (I know the guy who sold it to me, said it came with a bunch of old suphide paperweights his mother still has. Will need to dig onto that a littler deeper.) Everyone should be on the lookout, hopefully no more will surface.

Rich, do you ever sell your remelts? Unless you etch your initials on it, it will be subject to abuse by unscrupulous people. Even then they can simply polish them out and sell them as vintage to amatuers. That hurts the entire marble collecting industry. I have to agree with Galen on this one....

HAHA!!! Let's see, one dollar sign for each exclamation mark...that equals...????

Checked, all black. no red...

How rare is a 5/8" black/brown swirl on white base? Hard to photo but two distinct colors.

Good to hear from you! I was hoping you would poke your head out and add your 2 cents worth...always appreciated! HAPPY WEEKEND!!!!!!

Cool...forgot their timeline included barcodes....

Figured as much but at $3/bag, couldn't pass it up. My knowledge base is skimpy on bags...LOL

Just picked up two bags of 19-count with the CE Bogard label stapled over the original Heaton label. Assuming during the 1971 transition?   Any rarity? Both cats and wire pulls.

Pontil is ground-faceted. Hard to photo. Marblealan said he needed to see it in hand; He has never seen anything like it before. That could be good, or bad...LOL I am not a handmade-type guy, prefer american machine-mades but i coudn't pass it up as a gamble. I'll be sure to post the results... Any bets????? LOL

Great find!

Which Alan are you thinking? I am sending it to Alan Basinet, Marblealan, for identification. If it is a ltrue 1800's confetti/cloud hybrid, it can be very valuable as is.(I hope... )

Decided to ship it off to Alan for a professional opinion. Long drum roll please....

Agreed given the rarity...

Bump...waiting on the handmade crowd to chime in...LOL

There are some similar "confetti" handmades on ebay currently. I will probably leave it alone.

The fractures are small and internal, not at the surface. The thought on clouds is that they were made at the end of the day with scraps, possibly done in a hurry? That could explain not taking the time to reheat the glass before casing it. The pontil is tough to photo.

Hey guys, This thing is 1-3/4", thinking a confettit cloud? what looks like mica or goldstone is actually air bubles and small fracture marks around the colored glass. This has a fold so well-defined you can see clear through it. The pontil is hand ground, faceted. Not a hit or scratch on the surface. As always, all opinions welcome... Been hiding in the bushes for some time now. (Did make the IAMC July show in Tukwila, WA.) Working my rear off, and we are building a new home with lots of built-in display cases!!!! not sure about posting pics here, may need to add a few more.

I have never seen such a color combo before...should go for big $$$? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=120423159731

Willie at 18lbs...