gdp1 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 since I had my camera out today I figured I would take some photos of my little collection of caged handmades. these four ribbon core are all older faceted pontil. great craftsmanship for this old of marbles. a couple of pewees measuring just 15/32. and a few of my favorite color combination's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnauth Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Cool marbles, thanks for sharing. Can you explain the "older faceted pontils"? I am a newer collector but have several handmades. I was not aware you could date these by the pontil. Thanks, DAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdp1 Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 There are several types of pontils found on handmades. three of the more common are melted, ground, and what is commonly believed to be the oldest is ground faceted. If you look closely at this style you will see the pontil is ground at several angles giving it a clean finished look. this obviously took a better craftsman and more time than simply grinding it off. it is believed that the earlier makers used this method. as time went on they started just quickly grinding them off and then even later it is believed as the demand of production increased they began to squish the heated pontil on a flat surface as a finish and did away with grinding giving us a melted pontil. This is the accepted progression but not really any absolute proof of all this. The faceted pontil marbles do tend to be valued a little higher on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Nice marbles , one of my favorite patterns too. you should let them out more often... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowguy Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Very nice,love the handmades ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DanS Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 very nice collection. really like that style. couple more: thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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