Valuable Collector Marbles

Marble identification can be difficult and rely on subtle differences in color and design.

Valuable collector marbles.

Marbles vintage 899 99. Great deals on rare marbles. Marbles vintage jet pilot knife vietnam era rare modifications wsheath. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games.

Below is a list of marble collectors sorted by state who have indicated to the mcsa that they are willing to assist other marble collectors with identifying their marbles. This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library. Barbara crews is a lifelong collector who was featured on a e for her collections. Marbles 34 750 00.

Many of the cat s eye marbles you ll find are recent imports that contain poor quality glass with fine bubbles and will not build a valuable collection. There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out. Marbles vintage collectible s rare. This unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what.

Top 10 most expensive marbles 2018. Black and white navarre marble 1638. Staffordshire agateware extremely rare set of 5 pottery 18th century marbles. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children.

No one knows exactly when the first marbles were invented but they date back to the times of the ancient egyptians greeks and romans who played with marbles made of stone clay or polished nuts. A collector is more likely to find value in machine made marbles that are opaque too. The ultimate online resource for marbles. Agate machine made agate marbles were chiefly produced in germany and the us and are among the most valuable on the market.

Antique glass marbles are highly collectible from handmade examples by german glassmakers of the 1800s to vintage marbles made by machine in the early 20th century by u s. Onionskin mica marble 2 632. Whether you re here because you would like to learn more about marbles or are interested in our free appraisal service have fun exploring the web site and learning about the great hobby of marble collecting. Single pontil birdcage marble.

This list is presented as a service to the public. Staffordshire agateware 888 42. There have a fairly morbid backstory. Painted standing bear sulphide marble 2 850.

She has contributed to antique trader today s vintage and more. Fast free shipping on many items. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. Look for older or vintage cat s eye marbles like nine veins which be worth collecting.