Collectible Marbles Prices

Value is only assigned by what another collector pays for a particular piece.

Collectible marbles prices.

Collectors must quickly identify a vintage marble recognize its manufacturer spot any flaws and have an in depth knowledge of the market. 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. Most antique marbles are handmade and contain a pontil mark or a rough spot that indicates cutting from a can or glass pontil rod. Watch this video summarizing a book on collecting antique marbles and identifying them by paul baumann.

Check out the appraisals page for more information. Grade marbles with guidelines from the marble society of america. Marbles have been valued by collectors for nearly 100 years. Identification and price guide 5th edition after i approved the final draft of the book the publisher changed two of the images without my consent.

Mint near mint good and collectible are terms for grading marbles with a plus or minus in each category. Erratum sheet for marbles. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. Marble values and all collectibles antiques have taken a significant downturn in prices in recent years.

If you want to start making them part of your collection you should know how to identify vintage marbles. Prices shown are the completed auctions along with the price estimates from the auction house. Avid collectors regularly study realized. The prices of the most expensive marble are.

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. Most modern marbles come machine made and lack a pontil mark. Vintage marbles are only limited in number which is why they are more expensive. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate.

Simply email a digital image to us so we can give you a more accurate value of the marbles. Antique and modern marbles differ in a few key ways including appearance quality perfection and manufacturing process. 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. This is from a sampling of items that were auctioned by apple tree auction center.

Mass production of marbles started only in 1800 s. They have refused to put an erratum sheet in the book.