Marbles With Animals Inside

The original marble in fig.

Marbles with animals inside.

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. 3 0 out of 5 stars 2. Favorite add to. Antique commies are still fairly common.

5 years and up. Sulphides or figure marbles are large translucent marbles manufactured in germany from the mid 19th century up until the 1930s usually 1 1 2 or more in size they always feature a figure encased in the center which early collectors mistakenly thought was made from sulfur. 1 16 of over 10 000 results for animal marbles price and other details may vary based on size and color. Crockery marbles most crockery or stoneware marbles were brown with a blue glaze.

Antique sulphide marble 1 1 2 horse. The scanning electron microscope was also used to gather 3 d images of the marbles surfaces. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. Large antique german sulphide marble 1 92 light purple with goat.

Modern ceramic pet bowl white rust marble dog bowl animal food bowl cat dish dog food bowl water bowl dog marble pet bowl ceramic momochardostudio. Antique running dog. Rare light purple glass sulphide marble of a dog lying down 1 7 8 190 00 1d 3h. A sulphide has a transparent base with a sulphide figure inserted inside it.

Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. Antique german sulphide marble frog inside rare 1800s large shooter 2 175 00. Make offer huge rare old german sulphide marble with hog figure inside. Fast free shipping on many items.

An original sulphide marble in fine condition with small shallow scratches and scattered flat shallow fractures is shown in fig. Caterpillar game net set 25 piece glass mega marbles. Large 1 5 8 mint german hadmade lion sulphide. They are single gather single pontil marbles.

Barnyard animals household pets squirrels and birds are most common. The most common figure found in a sulphide marble is an animal. 5 out of 5 stars 114 114 reviews 23 99. They are called benningtons because their glaze resembles that of the brown and blue glazed bennington ware pottery produced in bennington vermont during the nineteenth century.

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. Great deals on antique sulfide marbles. They are still inexpensive and within reach of the average marble collector.