Jelly Red Capped Ribbon Core German Handmade Antique Marble 18.5mm 23/32″
Ribbon cores have only one or two ribbon-like bands of colour in the middle (unlike the much more common divided core type, which has three bands or more). Many ribbons sport an outer decor of fine lines in an opposing pair of ‘wings’ that follows the ribbon.
Razor Ribbon Core German Handmade Antique Marble Elegant Lines 17.7mm 11/16”
Marbles from this era are valued for their cleanly finished appearance and quality and are very collectible. Many ribbons sport an outer decor of fine lines in an opposing pair of ‘wings’ that follows the ribbon.
Double Ribbon Core German Handmade Antique Marble Bold Precise Cage 22mm 27/32”
A neatly matched double ribbon core marble with bold bands in punchy colours, rendered with great definition on a brilliant white backer. The graceful styling of the simple core is encased in a precision cage of yellow composed of many fine strands.
Double Ribbon Core German Handmade Antique Marble English Style 17.9mm 11/16”
Like all ribbon cores this belongs to a specialist class of marble. Exemplifying the tantalising appeal and quality of antique marbles, ribbon cores were the least commonly produced of the German handmade swirls.
Double Ribbon Core German Handmade Antique Marble Jazzy Swirl 22.7mm 7/8”
Like all ribbon cores this belongs to a specialist class of marble. Exemplifying the tantalising appeal and quality of antique marbles, ribbon cores were the least commonly produced of the German handmade swirls.
Coreless Swirl ‘Maypole’ German Handmade Antique Marble 14.2mm 9/16”
They usually have an open, light-filled character with a ‘coreless’ base matrix of clear or translucent coloured glass; and a layer of bands on the exterior. The clear base type are a classic Coreless Swirl while the translucent coloured base are known as ‘Maypole’ marbles (Baumann, 4th edition ‘Collecting Antique Marbles’).
Coreless Swirl German Handmade Antique Marble White & Lemon 15.7mm 19/32”
‘Coreless Swirl’ Marble. An attractive handmade Coreless Swirl with a ground pontil dating it from 1880 to 1920. They usually have an open, light-filled character with a ‘coreless’ base matrix of clear or translucent coloured glass; and a layer of bands on the exterior.
Early Tri-Level Punchy Latticino German Handmade Antique Marble 20mm 25/32″
An Antique German Handmade ‘Latticino’ Marble. With a well-crafted hand-faceted pontil, indicating that it was made during the earlier phase of swirl production between 1860 and 1880. Marbles from this era are valued for their cleanly finished appearance and quality and are very collectible.
Lemon Solid Core German Handmade Antique Marble English Style 17.7mm 11/16”
This attractive solid core marble dates from between 1880 – 1920; with a ground pontil indicating production during this period of the German cane glass marble industry. An Antique German Handmade ‘Solid Core’ Marble.
Solid Core German Handmade Antique Marble English Style Rose Red 17.7mm 21/32”
With a very pretty sleek and slender core in intense harder to find red, and bands in classic blue and white. This attractive solid core marble dates from between 1880 – 1920; and is made using the collectible ‘English Style’: with punchy, bright colours rendered in clean, opaque bands.