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Which marbles are most valuable?
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Handmade antique marbles are the most valuable. To be able to distinguish them, look for the pontil mark, or scar, which reveals where they were cut from the glass rod during production.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
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Grand Tour Specimen Marbles Plaque, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
different rare and ancient marbles, including Porphyry and Jasper, inlaid into a black and white onyx
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Vintage Italian Collectible Ceramic Table Game by Gabbianelli, Green and White
By Ennio Lucini, Gabbianelli
Located in Milano, IT
game that consists in moving the pegs (in this case, ceramic marbles), "eating" one after the other, to
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Games
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Travelling Marble Solitaire Game with 33 Handmade Clay Marbles
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
marbles are very collectable in their own right and the marbles in this set are nominally 9/16 inches in
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Games
Materials
Stone
Neoclassical Sample of a Marbles, Rome, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
From a neoclassical sample, a column with base and elevation, in standard module. The base is made out of yellow marble and has a wavy profile that closes upwards with a distinct edg...
Category
Antique 1870s Architectural Models
Materials
Marble, Breccia Marble, Statuary Marble
Large Marble Solitaire Board Game with 33 Early Handmade Clay Marbles
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
handmade playing marbles.
Early marbles are very collectable in their own right and the marbles in this
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Games
Materials
Stone
Victorian Marble Solitaire Fine Hardwood Board with 33 Clay and Stone Marbles
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
) early handmade playing marbles.
Early marbles are very collectable in their own right and the marbles in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Games
Materials
Stone
