Everyday is German day.

[Alta]

Germans are awesome 

[Roberto]

Do you know what it's about? Aside from the fact that he is German..

[Roberto]

28 minutes ago, Alta said:

Germans are awesome 

 

Beautiful divided core, I like these colors

[Chad G.]

5 hours ago, Roberto said:

Do you know what it's about? Aside from the fact that he is German..

Caged solid core IMO, i can't see any separation in the wide and thin ribbons in the cores, if there is it's a tri level.

[Wolf]

This was sold for over 5,000 dollars. I guess the experts know why? Green Mica Sulfide? Haven't seen any like this. Not mine.

[Chad G.]

5 minutes ago, Wolf said:

This was sold for over 5,000 dollars. I guess the experts know why? Green Mica Sulfide? Haven't seen any like this. Not mine.

Any Sulphide in glass other than transparent clear is going to fetch a good price, the same with any figures that are painted, even if the glass is transparent clear.  There are also some rare figures, mostly busts of humans and a double or 2. Most of the double's are fakes though, you better know what you're looking at. The so called (California Sulphide's) had a lot of doubles that fooled a lot of collectors for a long time. Do a little googling you'll find them.

[Roberto]

12 hours ago, Chad G. said:

Any Sulphide in glass other than transparent clear is going to fetch a good price, the same with any figures that are painted, even if the glass is transparent clear.  There are also some rare figures, mostly busts of humans and a double or 2. Most of the double's are fakes though, you better know what you're looking at. The so called (California Sulphide's) had a lot of doubles that fooled a lot of collectors for a long time. Do a little googling you'll find them.

 

I agree. About a month or two? A sulfide (as above) with green glass was hammered at auction for $3000... insane! 

But it is pleasant and tranquilizer if you can see it as an investment, and I think these are.

Obviously, with these prized marbles, there could be an equally high risk of replication, and here, you need to be cautious when purchasing.

[Roberto]

14 hours ago, Chad G. said:

Caged solid core IMO, i can't see any separation in the wide and thin ribbons in the cores, if there is it's a tri level.

 

Correct, but this marble is curious, as it has been transformed/distorted by the former marble worker 'Rich Shelby' 🙂

[Roberto]

13 hours ago, Wolf said:

This was sold for over 5,000 dollars. I guess the experts know why? Green Mica Sulfide? Haven't seen any like this. Not mine.

 

I don't see mica

[Chad G.]

14 hours ago, Wolf said:

This was sold for over 5,000 dollars. I guess the experts know why? Green Mica Sulfide? Haven't seen any like this. Not mine.

not seeing mica !!! the green base glass is the reason for the high price

[Wolf]

3 hours ago, Roberto said:

 

I don't see mica

Thanks. I don't even know what mica is? Those flakes? I think my uncle got a green one.

[akroorka]

20 minutes ago, Wolf said:

Those flakes?

Mica is to old German handmades as Aventurine is to more modern machine mades Wolf.

Mica is generally a larger version of the flakes.

This is no rule though--some of the gold Mica can be quite tiny--and sparkly.

Marble--On!!

[Chad G.]

                                                                              Two Antique handmade Germans W mica

                     

[Wolf]

3 hours ago, Chad G. said:

                                                                              Two Antique handmade Germans W mica

                     

😎 

[Roberto]

16 hours ago, Wolf said:

Thanks. I don't even know what mica is? Those flakes? I think my uncle got a green one.

 

Mica is a mineral that was used, and is still used today, for its shiny and reflective properties.

Especially in ancient times, it was included in marbles to create a shiny and bright effect

You can find it in clear transparent marbles, in various shades of blue (aquamarine, cobalt, etc.), in green, amber, and more rarely in yellow and red.