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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
A wonderful third quarter 19th century Italian 'grand tour' ancient marbles specimen plaque in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Antique Art Deco Malachite Solitaire Board & Marbles 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique Art Deco malachite solitaire board complete with malachite marbles
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Games
Materials
Malachite
Large Marble Solitaire Game with 35 Mineral Stone Marbles, French 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
inch diameter hardwood board and 35 beautiful individual agate mineral stone marbles, which we date to
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Games
Materials
Agate
Travelling Marble Solitaire Board Game with 35 mixed stone Marbles, Circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
and 35 agate stone and clay marbles, which we date to the late Art Deco period of the 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Games
Materials
Stone, Agate
Marble Solitaire Game 10 inch Hardwood Board 35 mixed Stone Marbles, circa 1945
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
marbles are very collectable in their own right and the marbles in this set are nominally about 9/16
Category
20th Century French Folk Art Games
Materials
Stone
Marbles Gladstone WWII Era Ideal Fixed Blade Knife & Leather Sheath 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Early to mid 20th century Marbles Gladstone fixed blade hunting / camping / combat knife. 4.5
Category
Vintage 1940s Rustic Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$400 Sale Price
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