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By 'Vaseline' are we talking about the color alone? Or does it need to react to UV? Would love to see some pics.

lol

I recall seeing similar, with what can sometimes be interpreted as a phallic "pole" but I think they were bears and not lions.

I wouldn't want to be the guy grinding/faceting peewee agates by hand, no thanks

I would have taken a gamble, looks like some interesting ones in the group. $607 seems a bit steep without seeing more detail perhaps whoever put in that bid asked some questions or had a look.

lol, yeah I remember those days.

So no other pics available when the auction was running? Bottom right looks interesting

I'm with you on that, sweet marble. Lots of action going on there

Nice popeye score. Really falling for the last one too.

OK, hard to notice and probably a glass formulation thing but finally got a pic of it . One of my favorites

UV nine, only one I've seen

If you focus on the construction more than the colors (and really simplify things) you could draw a similarity that sunbursts and onionskins both have a "pole" at either end, and streaks of color running from pole to pole. That might be over simplified for some people, lol.

Trying new photo host. See if this works (9's on bottom row)

A while back I had a pic of Akro patch "run" that went from a pattern of green/white/rust to green/white/oxblood to show variety. See if I can find it outside of photobucket.

Common pattern and color combo for this type. The 'nine' pattern is characteristic of hand gathered marbles. Top left pic shows the cutoff. A member here spent a lot of time looking at these types and trying to characterize the cutoffs, but I don't think it ever really narrowed down manufacturer or origin. It was still an interesting study though. From my experience they are more often found in collections/groups originating from Europe or Canada (compared to US), and mostly ~5/8" size. Of course, there are going to be exceptions to both these points. Hope this helps

Wow, there's a few handles haven't heard of in a while. Always good to see your posts RAR.

Thanks for insights Alan. I'll stick with my opinions/thought process, just as I'm sure you will yours. That's fine. No conclusion was reached on my part, just random thoughts for discussion. However, based on your logic, do you think the other two examples mentioned in this thread are also 'not right'? Do you think they were made earlier than my estimate? Are all marble makers able to handle marbles/canes/tools with the same level of expertise?

it doesn't appeal to me the way $9K does, but it's all subjective. re: pontil, flat spots, condition, etc: agree that there are a few things that are unusual (making it an unusual marble). Some of the later German handmades don't have the same fit & finish on the pontils as the earlier ones. I 'm saying later due to the bold colors. There aren't too many examples of later ones I've seen in this size Big marbles like this would be hard to handle and tongs could have been used, unfortunately making indentations or flat spots. The large size (mass) is also prone to deforming, cold rolls etc. My understanding is a wooden tool was sometimes used to make it more of a sphere which helps the shape but not the low areas like cold rolls and indentations. I've got no skin in this game so merely my 2 cents for what it's worth

That sounds a bit scary, hope they pack everything well so nothing gets damaged

They look to be old and original antique German handmade marbles. Probably 100 years old +/- 20 years. Value range is subjective and higher prices are generally for unique colors/patterns/sizes. And condition plays an important factor as well.

There are a couple yellow/red ones in the back row that might be worth a closer look. I'm digging the blue glass on the jar, did it come with the marbles?

Nice Dog. If anything like my dog, make sure it gets lots of walks and keep sorted marbles off the floor. They wont think twice about coming over to play when you least expect it

Sorry if I missed it, but what's the size?

If that's green aventurine on the blue flame it would most certainly point to Alley

Once located, find a camera, and a decent host site, I'll see what I can do.