Marbles Worth Money

Handcrafted and designed marbles are slightly more valuable selling for 275 to 350.

Marbles worth money.

Here are some ways to determine if a marble is vintage or not. Sadly these are worth pennies not pounds and you are better off playing with them than trying to. Black and white navarre marble 1638 this unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what most people spend on marbles in their entire lives. Sulphide marbles which feature animals and other figures inside clear glass are very rare as they have not been produced for around 100 years rarer still are those featuring human figures.

The price range can be 50 to 500 depending on how badly a buyer wants to add a marble to a collection. This could help you determine if the item is authentic in order to get your money s worth. Carnelian cobalt malachite jade jasper onyx quartz and tiger eye among others can still be found. The modern cat s eye marbles started to be mass produced and imported from japan in the 1950s.

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. Note that unscrupulous dealers have been known to reproduce marbles and sell them as old or. Look for the pontil most vintage marbles were made by hand. Marbles rare akro no.

250 complete original box set rare vintage marble christensen agate handgathered transparent dark. In fact a sulphide marble featuring teddy roosevelt sold for 4 500 in a 2011 sale. That means marbles made before 1950 may be worth a considerable sum to serious collectors. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro.

Many of the american marble manufacturers were put out of business in the 1950s which means the marbles they produced are now considered rare.