Valuable Marbles Price Guide

This marble was sold during a 2004 morphy s auction.

Valuable marbles price guide.

His site was an invaluable resource to collectors on how to identify marbles reproductions and fakes and general knowledge for the beginner and expert alike on grading marbles and much more. This unique vintage marble was estimated to fetch 6 000 at auction and it ended up. Simply email a digital image to us so we can give you a more accurate value of the marbles. Make offer antique three staged lobed core swirl marble rare marble rare size 1 3 4 nm marbles.

Marble values and all collectibles antiques have taken a significant downturn in prices in recent years. 5 8 rare mint cac christensen yellow electrictranparent swirl 250 00. Lot of 25 possibly made by akro agate company. Radiant and aesthetic in appearance with patterns materializing from different countries each one of these handmade marbles were skillfully made.

Identification and price guide. Check out the appraisals page for more information. Marbles typically sell for 50 to 75 percent of the realized auction value when offered in a private sale. A comparable marble is one of similar size color and quality made by the same manufacturer.

Top 10 most expensive marbles 2018 1. Sulphide marbles which feature animals and other figures inside clear glass are very rare as they have not been produced for around 100 years rarer still are those featuring human figures. Commissions and fees charged by the auction house are responsible for the lowered price. In fact a sulphide marble featuring teddy roosevelt sold for 4 500 in a 2011 sale.

It measures 2 and 1. Don t forget this site will also display on mobile devices smartphones ipads etc in a native form. Opaque lutz marble 25 000. The marble collectors handbook by robert s.

Winning at marble collecting requires practice and knowledge and is not child s play. Identifying rare marbles requires playing with the big boys by reading their books attending marble shows and shopping where you can engage in. So you can take the guide wherever you go. Collecting marbles is a game and the person with the greatest skill is the winner.

Block with over 500 pictures of different marbles is an excellent guide to refer to. End of days onionskin marble 14 950. This blizzard onionskin type with suspended bits of mica was the top selling marble in the. This is an online version of marbles.