Contemporary Rabbit Sulphide

One of a about a dozen contemporary sulphides I bought at the Santa Cruz Marble Show in the 1980s. It measures 1 1/2 " and is unsigned. A really cute rabbit.

Onionskin with Mica

A large, rare and beautiful 13 lobed onionskin with mica from the collection of Bill O'Connor was for sale at the Tacoma 2009 Marble Show. Circa late 1800s.

Marbles by Carl Fisher

These bright colorful handmade contemporary polymer clay marbles by Carl Fisher were for sale at the 2009 Orange County Marble Show.

Caged Solid Core Circa Late 1800s

A red, white and blue solid core 1 inch swirl caged in yellow lines. Made in Germany in the late 1800s.

Handmade Contemporary

Two one-inch contemporary colored glass marbles with floating flowers. Signed JM. Do you know who made them? If so, let me know.

Akro Agate Lifesaver

This 3 color Akro Agate Lifesaver from the 1940s gets its name from its candy colors.

Eye Candy Arts

Nathan Miers brought out his latest creations for the 2009 Orange County Marble Show. Beautiful bright swirls with a matching dish to display them.

Lattice Core Swirl

Red and white swirls surround this white latticino core. A beautiful marble made in Germany in the late 1800s measuring 1 1/2 ".

Pink Elephant Sulphide

This pink elephant contemporary sulphide is captured in acrylic. It measures 1 1/4" and was made in Japan.

Three Faced Contemporary Sulphide

A very unusual contemporary glass sulphide marble measuring 1 1/2" was for sale at the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show. From the collection of Greg and Marcia Hoglin.

German Mist Swirl

This small 3/4 " hand made German swirl was made in the late 1800s. It has green and blue transparent ribbons and white and yellow opaque ribbons.

General Grant Board

For "Show only" at the 2008 Amana Marble Show a General Grant Board from the 1880s with antique German swirl marbles. From the collection of Tom Harrod

Contemporary Mica

This golden yellow 2 inch contemporary mica was made about 20 years ago by an unknown artist. Do you know who made it?

Ben Burton Glass

A carrot marble by Ben Burton

Box Set of Akro Agate Ringers

Box set of Akro Agate "Ringers" made in the 1930s. From the collection of Bill and Vicki Bass.

Davis Family Sulphide Mouse

This little mouse was purchased in the 1980s at the Santa Cruz Marble Show. It is unsigned and measures 1 1/2 ".

Antique German Sulphide Horse

A beautiful Standing horse sulphide handmade in Germany in the 1880s. Was for sale by Arthur Jones at the 2008 Amana Marble Show.

Advertising Marbles

These contemporary one inch advertising marbles started showing up in the 1980s. The first ones I bought were Coke and Pepsi. Now they are everywhere and are used as business cards, to commemorate birthdays, anniversaries and marble shows.

Marble Tournament Medals

Four Marble Tournament Medals, two are not dated. One says Trenton Times award and one just says Marble Champ. The other two are from the National Marble Tournament dated 1930 and 1941.

Snowflake Obsidian

This natural stone marble is made of volcanic glass and measures 1 1/2"

Jabo "Eagle"

An historical private marble run occurred Nov. 11, 2008 at the Jabo Ohio plant. The run produced spectacular aventurine marbles. Marbles were for sale at the 2009 Orange County Show by Steve Smith.

Kitten Sulphide Marble

A contemporary kitten sulphide marble by the Davis Family.

Bullseye Marble Shooter circa 1930s

This metal marble shooter was made in the 1930s.

Swirly by Mike Close

A swirly from the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show

Akro Agate Indian Blanket

A beautiful example of an Akro Agate red, black and yellow corkscrew from the 1940s.

Alaska Marble by John Vinson

A marble by John Vinson, of D'vinE Glass Studio located in Alaska. For more information Click Here.

Oh, and you can also learn the art of glassmaking at D'vinE Glass Studio!

Peltier "Superman"

This Peltier National Line Rainbo Superman measures only 9/16". It was made in the late 1920s to late 1930s.

David Salazar Shamrocks

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with some beautiful shamrocks by David Salazar. These marbles were for sale at the 2008 Amana Marble Show.

Akro Zebra Corkscrew

This is a shooter-sized Akro Agate black and white corkscrew, with a touch of green, circa 1930. Maybe an Irish Zebra????

Scrappin' Boy Marbles

Scrappin' Boy Marbles by Douglas Fergusen who's been making his torchworked marbles at his Fergusen Studios in Northern California since 1997.