Antique Rare Cats Eye Marbles

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Antique rare cats eye marbles.

Rare navarre vintage antique glass marbles very high quality. Mary s 4 vein cats eye shooter 15 16 stunning cross thru. 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. Vintage lot of marbles cats eye plus extras 1 2 lbs total wgt 55 total marbles.

Value is only assigned by what another collector pays for a particular piece. Lot of 25 peltier rare early 3 color cat s eye marbles. Millions of marbles with. If you want to start making them part of your collection you should know how to identify vintage marbles.

Black and white navarre marble 1638. Following the outbreak of world war i sales of american machine made marbles grew as german exports were banned. Antique marbles are collected the world over with rare examples traded for thousands of dollars. Make offer lot of 25.

Early handmade examples produced in germany are particularly sought after. Large lot vintage marbles large small cats eye more k21. Watch this video summarizing a book on collecting antique marbles and identifying them by paul baumann. This unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what most people spend on marbles in their entire lives.

Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games. Perhaps the best of these are the 3 color frilly vane cat s eyes by vitro agate. Other collectible cat s eye marbles are hybrid cat s eyes where there is more than one color on a single vane. Look out also for rare colors marbles with aventurine three color nine vane cage cat s eyes and marbles with a colored glass base blue is.

Collectors must quickly identify a vintage marble recognize its manufacturer spot any flaws and have an in depth knowledge of the market. Marbles have been valued by collectors for nearly 100 years. Avid collectors regularly study realized. Fast free shipping on many items.

Update your shipping location 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. Save vintage cat eye marbles rare to get e mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Vintage marbles are only limited in number which is why they are more expensive. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children.

Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that. Make offer lot of 25 peltier rare early 3 color cat s eye marbles. Mass production of marbles started only in 1800 s.