m!b$ Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Marble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTAndrea Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I do. It's huge, extremely rare and gorgeous, IMO. And mint. This seller had a similar sized opaque melon ball that went for a bit less a few weeks ago. Purchased by Hansel De Sousa. Wonder who got this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Amazing marble. I recall seeing one like it (or more likely the same one) posted a couple years ago and couldn't quite get my head around it. The pattern and size certainly makes it unlike your average cane cut marble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordiskul Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 I would say the buyer got it at a great price ...investment grade marb. hands down. Dustin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hipocritter Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Here is a picture of a similar marble that we bought in the 1980's. I was glad to get it for $650. They are individually made marbles, not cane cut, so there probably aren't a lot of them around. Everybody's heard the Auctioneer say " It's only money folks. " Mint marbles are a treat! I bet the stack of 23 hundreds in the mail didn't look any better to the new owner than the marble does in his hand. I'm Hip, :Happy_457: LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m!b$ Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 I bet the stack of 23 hundreds in the mail didn't look any better to the new owner than the marble does in his hand. That's probably true...as long as keeping the wolf from the door isn't an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hipocritter Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 M!b$ said: That's probably true...as long as keeping the wolf from the door isn't an issue. Too true. You can't eat marble soup. All the marbles in the pictures above have long since gone to new custodians. You can though, almost always find a marble that will make you smile. They don't have to cost in the thousands either. I have seen entire collections purchased out of the 10 cent & dollar bins. The last marble I added to my collection was quite inexpensive. A beautiful agate I purchased from Zaboo for $25. As I remember it, Dani & Ernie bought it from me quite a few years before, so I guess I only bought it back. The idea that the Kirks had the marble in their collection for 10 years makes it even more fun for me. I'm Hip, :Happy_457: LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 That must have been the other one I was thinking of (good grief, there are at least two of those beauties!). Individually made? I was leaning more along the line of the incidental looping pattern you'd sometimes see close to end of cane on vintage German marbles. Very interesting marbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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