savage-28

He has listed some sweet CAC's. I especially like this one...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291103228501?redirect=mobile

Same cane!

Who or where does it say that the bright colored marbles were made in England?

Seems like a waste of time.

It kind of looks like an Akro Corkscrew, but more pictures would be needed to know for sure.

Can you see the light wear, that was mentioned, from the pics?

Either way it has little value. I would prefer it polished, so at least you can admire its true beauty. Just my opinion.

That's a killer!

Oldmarblenut,

Thanks for your insight!

zaboo,

I've seen red and oxblood on the same marble before, just don't recall seeing one having oxblood that gradually turned into red. Anyway, the oddballs & freaky marbles are my favorite! I see your point about it being dug, if so, it's in great shape for having been throw in the dirt, lol!

The pic you referred to, the middle one, is the reason I asked the question. At the top of the middle patch, it looks like it starts out as oxblood then gradually turn to dark red then get lighter in color. It almost seems like it was hotter in that one spot, burning the color into oxblood. Just my ignorant way of justifying it in my head, lol.

Yes, I got it yesterday.

No it's not polished. What makes you think it's a dug marble?

I purchased a marble recently, that has oxblood, but also has some dark red that isn't oxblood. I doubt the ox was intentional, perhaps a little was left from the previous batch. Can dark red accidentally turn into ox, if the right conditions exist?

Here's the mib I'm referring to. Hope this link still works.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/201038800564

Yeah, I thought long and hard on it, but with the wear you mentioned, I just couldn't pull the trigger. I'm curious to see if the wear on his marbles is true to the pics, or if its some sort of photographing anomaly?? Because his grades don't correspond to what I'm seeing in his pics.

I didn't think he was jumping on you. I thought he was simply stating a rebuttal to your opinion.

I think these types of conversations are thoe best on the forum... It forces those with opinions, to make detailed accounts to express their point. Which is great for sharing info and teaching others.

Keep it up!

Hi Hansel,

You are right, the English solitaire boards have sometimes very unusual marbles. I have seen a few solitaire boards at English auctions last year with very strange marbles on them. See the one attached here. If I remember correctly it is a cheated, shaded? core with mica?

The group the marble from this post came form was very large, several hundreds of marbles. A lot of them very common, but several unusual ones. With the help of Jeroen vV I picked out the most interesting. There was another marble like this one, with the same colors, but simpler design.

England is still a great country for finding unusual marbles. Not the very big rare onionskins or swirls, but the smaller ones, probably from solitaire boards.

Jeroen

Didn't you just post some black Latticinio's, that you just bought, also?? Finding old handmade's with black in them, isn't easy..lol.

I like the odd ones that don't fit into any particular category, but like this marble, many collectors tend to think they are contemporary.

Faceted pontils are the easiest to fake.

So, do you think this is an antique or contemporary marble?

Were the lightning bolts Chinese?

I think it's pretty cool! You always have interesting marbles!

Yes. Is he a seller with not such a good reputation?

I think his is a contemporary.

Hi Zaboo, I am not questioning your marble. I think that your is a real one from the same family as the butterfly types. Perhaps Hansel has seen something similar as your marble.

I thought that the other on ebay could be a similar kind, and the seller did not know he had something special.

Jeroen

Are you referring to someoldsomenew's marble?

You should name it. Neat marble!

FWIW, is wasn't implying that it was contemporary, but I'm sure there are doubters. It's just that I've never seen one like this! This is a special marble, which I doubt there are many others like it!