Collectible Antique Marbles

Antique glass marbles are highly collectible from handmade examples by german glassmakers of the 1800s to vintage marbles made by machine in the early 20th century by u s.

Collectible antique marbles.

Make offer 56 rare handmade glass marbles lot yolk amber honey rootbeer butterscotch swirl rare large 2 130 inch green sulphide look air trap 3 marble w free ship. Watch this video summarizing a book on collecting antique marbles and identifying them by paul baumann. Size quality and design. Agate apply style filter.

No one knows exactly when the first marbles were invented but they date back to the times of the ancient egyptians greeks and romans who played with marbles made of stone clay or polished nuts. Mass production of marbles started only in 1800 s. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. This unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what most people spend on marbles in their entire lives.

Under 18 00 apply price filter. Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that. 1 569 results for antique marbles. Usually they are machine made or contemporary.

Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years. 20 antique marbles old marble lot of victorian marbles 2 large shooters agate shooter marbles cats eye shooter unusual marble lot. Marble collecting is all about displaying specific colored marbles. The history of marbles traces back to ancient china and marbles were also found in the great pyramids of egypt.

7 s 0 p o n s o a r p a 7 e e d 1 1 u j 1 0 f j 1 1. Vintage marbles are only limited in number which is why they are more expensive. German apply style filter. 18 00 to 40 00 apply price filter.

Glass apply style filter. If you want to start making them part of your collection you should know how to identify vintage marbles. There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out. Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer.

Black and white navarre marble 1638. Antique clay marbles large size set of 6 beige colours games toys kids collectible vintage display prop art natural cyclopaedia. Antique glass marbles are highly collectible from handmade examples by german glassmakers of the. Over 40 00 apply price filter.

Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library.