Mattshaw1953 Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 This is one crazy Marble Pretty sure it's an Onionskin fused with an end of cane Latticino/Ribbon Marble? Faceted pontiff 0.85 " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 That's a messed up one. I guess they could have made mistakes like that in the "old days" but maybe it is a newer marblethat someone was trying to replicate the old style latticino? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 End of Cane Latt that should have been discarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattshaw1953 Posted March 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 Pretty sure it's an Onionskin fused with at least one other Marble, a couple more pics😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 Its a Latt with outer bands. There would be no reason to fuse an onionskin cane with a latt cane. Their construction approaches are different: The latt is made in layered stages with a clear core, a latt cane core (pick-up) with outer band (pick-up). The onion is made with frit rolling on a marver. The outer bands on this wonky piece are flat because they were intentionally flattened after the pickup to form ribbons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 I like these wacky ones. and am glad they didn't get discarded. It is a little surprising they'd still spend the time to grind/facet the pontil...although at that point 90% of the labor and materials would already be into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattshaw1953 Posted March 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 Like you say, no Marble can get Smooched or Shimmied at the end of a shift, no end of canes or cast offs can be picked up on a work bench, mmmm, no strange marbles will be made, and never Onionskins with swirls. Never dip a 2” EOD in Mifoi or Frit mmm.....strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 Like you say, no Marble can get Smooched or Shimmied at the end of a shift, no end of canes or cast offs can be picked up on a work bench, mmmm, no strange marbles will be made, and never Onionskins with swirls. Never dip a 2” EOD in Mifoi or Frit mmm.....strange Maybe if you put an arrow on the photo showing the Onionskin construction, it will help point it out. I assume when you wrote "Mifoi" - you mean 'Millefiori'. I've never heard of a vintage cane handmade marble in which millefiori was included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattshaw1953 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Yes sorry please accept my aggressive or weird posting, I don’t intend to cause any offence or ill meaning, I love this board, I’m just trying to push my neck out, if everyone sits on the fence, what chance have we got? At some point this forum will go under........Anarchy is the best policy! 😄😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal3 Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 I like these wacky ones. and am glad they didn't get discarded. It is a little surprising they'd still spend the time to grind/facet the pontil...although at that point 90% of the labor and materials would already be into it. I agree - I find these oddballs fascinating, as do many other collectors. This one is especially interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peltier Mibber Posted March 16, 2019 Report Share Posted March 16, 2019 I agree - I find these oddballs fascinating, as do many other collectors. This one is especially interesting. Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Lee Linne has a very nice collection of the two types pushed together. It was fone when one cane was heated up and stuck to the end of another. Not extremely uncommon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal3 Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Lee Linne has a very nice collection of the two types pushed together. It was fone when one cane was heated up and stuck to the end of another. Not extremely uncommon. I’m sorry I missed those, Galen, when I saw Lee’s collection - he’s got an amazing one. I bet those old German craftsmen didn’t waste much glass. I doubt those ‘fuseballs’ made it out into the field but probably stayed in the family. Most I’ve seen don’t have much if any play wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 I believe many came from the German dig sites as many showed up in the 90s on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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