jeroen Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hi, This one came with the post yesterday. It is a kind of ribbon core. About 7/8 inch. one ribbon is a kind of jelly transparent glass, the other is from many thin black lines. It has some mica in it too. Near the pontil are some small flakes, and opposite of the pontil a few bigger flakes. They can be seen in the lower right photo, and the lower middle photo. It has a facted pontil, and glows under a black light. So what kind of marble is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen Posted February 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 And photos of the marble under water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage-28 Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 You should name it. Neat marble! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DanS Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 "Might be" a newer marble. Could you show more pics of the poles? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen Posted February 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 I have put it on the AAM forum also, and they had thoughts about it also. I was in a larger collection of old handmade marbles. Most of them with faceted pontils. It comes from the UK. A good friend of mine (Jeroen vV) who collects old handmade marbles for over 20 years pointed it out for me telling me that this one was something special.The pontil is ok in my opinion. It does not look different than faceted pontils on other marbles I have. The scratch like marks that are probably from the marble scissors are there. It is seen with lots of marbles with a faceted pontils. Those marks are often in a circle around the area that is facted. The folding creat at the top is not so strange. I have a mica panel onionskin with a similar folding crease at the top.And why are there some mica flakes in the marble? I have seen new (fake) mica marbles, and that is a different kind of mica. The mica in this marble look ok to me.And the marble glows under a blacklight. That is often a sign that it is old.Find attached a photo with a slightly better view of the pontil.Well, perhaps there are other collectors with different insights. I think this is a good original one, and probably very rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVVmarbles Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 I'm sure this is an antique marble and a very unusual one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen Posted February 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Here are better photos of the pontil. Noticed that the area inside the red line has facets too. I think some marks left by a tool have been removed there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wediscount2 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 This is a very rare antique marble and the pontil is spot on. Super marble in every respect. Ronnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DanS Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 What is the dark color, black or purple? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 The dark color is black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage-28 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen Posted February 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 yes, that is correct. I am in a Lucky flow lately ;-) And I think I bought a small 11/16 inch lobed onionskin two days ago. What I have heard is that small lobed oniosnkins are very unusual. And I think it has some mica in it too. But the photos were not so good, so it was a gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdale7 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Very nice antique handmade. Rare color and unique. Great pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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