Collectible Marbles Prices

Most modern marbles come machine made and lack a pontil mark.

Collectible marbles prices.

Make offer super rare vintage old world stained glass 3 large marbles 56 rare handmade glass marbles lot yolk amber honey rootbeer butterscotch swirl 162 50. They have refused to put an erratum sheet in the book. Vintage marbles are only limited in number which is why they are more expensive. This is from a sampling of items that were auctioned by apple tree auction center.

Check out the appraisals page for more information. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. Robert block details this grading in his identification and price guide. So here s a copy of one i produced.

Antique and modern marbles differ in a few key ways including appearance quality perfection and manufacturing process. Avid collectors regularly study realized. Grade marbles with guidelines from the marble society of america. Mass production of marbles started only in 1800 s.

Simply email a digital image to us so we can give you a more accurate value of the marbles. You can often see vintage marbles selling for 50 100 a pop but the costs of the most expensive marbles in the world make that seem like nothing. Erratum sheet for 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.

Watch this video summarizing a book on collecting antique marbles and identifying them by paul baumann. Mint near mint good and collectible are terms for grading marbles with a plus or minus in each category. Prices shown are the completed auctions along with the price estimates from the auction house. Collectors must quickly identify a vintage marble recognize its manufacturer spot any flaws and have an in depth knowledge of the market.

Value is only assigned by what another collector pays for a particular piece. Most antique marbles are handmade and contain a pontil mark or a rough spot that indicates cutting from a can or glass pontil rod. Marble values and all collectibles antiques have taken a significant downturn in prices in recent years. Marbles are part of a wide variety 865 lots of toys trains die cast vehicles and figures that was auctioned live on ebay october 26 2003.

If you want to start making them part of your collection you should know how to identify vintage marbles. The prices of the most expensive marble are.