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Playing Marbles

19th Century genre oil painting of a family playing marbles
By William Bromley
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
children playing marbles by William Bromley. Three boys can be seen involved in a game of marbles outside a
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Children Playing Marbles, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
By Jack Delano
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso. Jack Delano, born Jacob Ovcharov, moved from his native Russian to New York in 1923, at the age of 9. He went on to study illustr...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Marbles and Mischief" by Irene Georgopoulou, Still Life with Playing Cards
By Irene Georgopoulou
Located in Denver, CO
intricate still life features a colorful joker playing card, antique key, and vibrant marbles. The playful
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

'Playing For Keeps' 2018- Acrylic- Signed
By Dwight Baird
Located in Brooklyn, NY
down the street. Here a group of children play a game of marbles. The stakes are high – marbles and
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

19th Century landscape oil painting of a village with figures & animals
By Georgina Lara
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
being unloaded as children play marbles in the foreground. Meanwhile, figures on horseback wait their
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

19th Century landscape oil painting of a village
By Georgina Lara
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
outside a village store. In the foreground a group of children play marbles by a dog as two women chat by
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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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Boys playing Marbles in Feltham, Middlesex Wartime scene.
By Karl Hagedorn
Located in Ashford, Kent
Karl Hagerdorn born in Berlin, Germany 1889-1969 moved to England in 1905 to study under Adolphe Vallette at Manchester School of Art and then the Slade School of Fine Art then spent...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Dismemberment -- Print, Portrait, Woman, Nude, Feminist Art by Louise Bourgeois
By Louise Bourgeois
Located in London, GB
understand what motivates people... I still feel that way." In reference to the game of marbles (being
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1990s Feminist Nude Prints

Materials

Drypoint

C.E. Gordon Stuart (fl. 1892-1896) - Signed 1887 Oil, Cornish Fishing Family
By C.E. Gordon Stuart
Located in Corsham, GB
find her two young children happily playing with marbles. The hung washing is a clever tool used by the
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Saturday Evening Post Children Playing
By Norman Rockwell
Located in London, GB
(1894-1978) depicting three children playing marbles on the ground, a determined looking girl in a green
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1930s More Prints

Materials

Paper

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19th Century winter landscape oil painting of a caravan with Cossacks on horses
By Adolf Constantin Baumgartner-Stoiloff
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Adolf Constantin Baumgartner-Stoiloff Austrian (1850-1924) The Gold Convoy Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 26.25 inches x 40.5 inches Size including frame: 32.25 inches x 46.5 inc...
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19th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Dugout, Post Cover
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Left The present work was published on the cover of the September 4th, 1948 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. An accompanying “Keeping Posted” article abo...
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1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gouache

Figures in Winter Dutch Snow Landscape Large 19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Winter Landscape Dutch School, 19th century oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 22 x 28 inches canvas: 16.5 x 23 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very goo...
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19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

19th Century genre oil painting of a woman spinning wool
By Jonathan Pratt
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Jonathan Pratt British, (1835-1911) Spinning Wool Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 12 inches x 17.75 inches Size including frame: 17.25 inches x 23 inches A pleasing genre paintin...
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed
By Kees van Dongen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Artistes du Cirque" is an original painting in ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper by leading Fauvist artist Kees Van Dongen, signed in the lower right. In the piece, two circ...
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Early 1900s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

After Hendrick MOMMERS (1623-1693) Haarlem Vegetable Market c1750
Located in Holywell, GB
After Hendrick MOMMERS (1623-1693) Haarlem Vegetable Market c1750 An early copy c1750, of an entertaining Dutch vegetable market scene in an Italianate landscape. The original was p...
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1750s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Voyageurs en Hiver (Travellers in Winter) /// Antique Oil Painting Landscape
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Edmond Firey (French, 19th Century-20th Century) Title: "Voyageurs en Hiver (Travellers in Winter)" *Signed by Firey lower left Circa: 1880 Medium: Original Oil Painting on C...
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1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

19th Century Lancashire river landscape oil painting of Doeford Bridge
By Henry H. Parker
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Henry H Parker British, (1858-1930) Doeford Bridge, Clitheroe Oil on canvas, signed & further inscribed in pencil to stretcher Image size: 11.5 inches x 17.5 inches Size including ...
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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Children on the Beach Marine Landscape French Antique Oil Painting
Located in Norwich, GB
The setting is the French coast, on a tranquil summer's evening. Clouds are drawing in, the sky is turning dusky pink and purple, but there is still time left for play, for the chil...
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Early 20th Century Academic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century landscape oil painting of sheep grazing on a clifftop
By Charles Jones (b.1836)
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Charles Jones British, (1836-1892) Sheep Grazing on a Cliff Top Oil on canvas, signed with monogram Image size: 7.5 inches x 11.5 inches Size including frame: 13.5 inches x 17.5 inch...
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19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

19th Century genre oil painting of figures in a cottage with animals
By Charles Hunt Jr.
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Charles Hunt Jnr British, (1829-1900) A Visitor Calls Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 24.75 inches x 34.75 inches Size including frame: 32.25 inches x 42.25 inches A wonderful ge...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century genre oil painting of children at a recital
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Jean Pierre Haag French, (1842-1921) The Students’ Recital Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1891 Image size: 26.75 inches x 38.75 inches Size including frame: 34.75 inches x 46.75 inch...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century genre oil painting of children playing
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Reuben Hunt British, (1857-1938) Taking Aim Oil on canvas, signed & dated (18)84 Image size: 19.5 inches x 29.5 inches Size including frame: 25.25 inches x 35.25 inches A wonderful...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 19th Century landscape oil painting of a farm
By Hermanus van Brussel
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Hermanus van Brussel Dutch, (1763-1815) The Farmyard Oil on canvas Image size: 18.25 inches x 21.25 inches Size including frame: 24.5 inches x 27.5 inches Provenance: Frost & Reed V...
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Early 19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Buste de femme d'après Cranach le Jeune"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Picasso 1881 - 1973 "Buste de femme d'après Cranach le Jeune" (B. 859; Ba. 1053) signed in blue crayon and numbered ##/50 linoleum cut printed in colors on Arches wove paper im...
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1950s Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Linocut

The Jester, Post Cover
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post, February 11, 1939, cover illustration Literature The Saturday Evening Post, February 11, 1939, cover illustration Thomas S....
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1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Playing Marbles For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of playing marbles available on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Photorealist editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Impressionist. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the playing marbles on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, brown, black, purple and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Slim Aarons, Alyson Kinkade, Terrece Beesley, Louise Bourgeois and William Bromley are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, fabric and canvas — can elevate any room of your home. If space is limited, there are small playing marbles measuring 12 across, while our inventory also includes pieces up to 60 inches across to better suit those in the market for large iterations.

How Much are Playing Marbles?

Prices for pieces in our collection of playing marbles start at $450 and top out at $68,000 with the average selling for $3,413.