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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
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
Marble Solitaire Game with hardwood board and 33 agate stone Marbles, Circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
and 33 agate stone marbles, which we date to the Art Deco period of the 20th Century, Circa 1925.
The
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Games
Materials
Stone, Agate
Marble Solitaire Game with hardwood board and 33 agate stone Marbles, Circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
and 33 agate stone marbles, which we date to the Art Deco period of the 20th Century, Circa 1925.
The
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Games
Materials
Stone, Agate
Marble Solitaire Game Hardwood Board with 34 old Glass swirl Marbles, Circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
with a full set of 34 (32 plus two spares) glass playing marbles.
Old marbles are very collectable in
Category
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
