Please help! Newbie/ inherited marbles galore

[RachelWB]

If anyone can help me identify the artists or what these are. I’ve inherited probably thousands of marbles and am doing my best sifting through them. I am a true newbie in the marble world. Some have signatures some don’t, some seem very old too. I have a few from the artist T.J.B. but can’t find his info anywhere online. 

 

[akroorka]

43 minutes ago, RachelWB said:

some seem very old too.

Welcome RachelWB to “TheMarbleConnection”,
You are going to need a lot of help here and I hope that you get it from us here at “TheMarbleConnection”.
I am not really into contemporary hand-made marbles but that is what you are showing us here except for one--#2.
I will suggest that image #3 is made with fiber Optic Cable and that #2 is just a beat up, very old, machine made slag.*(not hand-made)
The white pig is called a Sulphide but I do not recognize the signature. Many modern glass makers try these and most fail—this one is not too shabby imho.
The last pig trio is more than likely made with a polymer clay.
I collect Pigs for some reason and I like this group.
If your marbles all resemble these, your inheritor / inheritress were into modern stuff that will still hold some value.
I suggest that you look through the collection and find the smaller marbles with three colors involved or more.
Size does matter in marble collecting but most of the value in this hobby is with those one inch or smaller.
Marble—On!!

[GreyMaus]

I believe the Painted Pigs are from Gregg Pessman. He was a hog farmer who made marbles in his spare time.

[akroorka]

19 hours ago, GreyMaus said:

He was a hog farmer who made marbles in his spare time.

Thanks for this info GreyMaus.

Any hog farmer that makes marbles is a respected member of the marble community---for sure.

Marble--On!!

[Fire1981]

Whoever you inherited these from had a very good critical eye for Contemporary marbles made by very well established Artists. Sometimes less is more. My favorite is the Clamsbroth. Could post a pic of that showing the other pontil? I’m curious to see how symmetrical it is to the other one. The 3rd one is off the charts. That pattern can get sloppy in a nanosecond 🔥

RAR

[VaMarbles]

Hello and welcome.  I’m a fairly big collector of the Pessman marbles if you ever decide to sell these.  Really the only new marbles I recognize.  Thanks and enjoy!