Value Antique Clay Marbles

Older clay handmade marbles are simple and lack decoration.

Value antique clay marbles.

There are 83 antique clay marbles for sale on etsy and they cost 38 71 on average. Over 50 antique marbles 6 clays you decide. Most commonly they are about 13 mm 1 2 in in diameter but they may range from less than 1 mm 1 30 in to over 8 cm 3 in while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 30 cm 12 in wide marbles can be used for a variety of games called marbles. The most common antique clay marbles material is metal.

Colored clay marbles were referred to as polished. The dyed marbles are usually found in red blue brown green or yellow. Make offer lqqk. Guaranteed by sat oct.

Time left 6d 20h left. Clay ceramic and stoneware marbles. 0 bids 5 00 shipping. Aside from the pontil antique marbles typically have flaws including bubbles.

Clay marbles are usually found in their natural tan color but they may also be dyed. Lot of 20 vintage antique handmade clay marbles various colors lot 10. Foil clays are small usually less than 1 2 diameter clays with a metallic coating on them. This doesn t mean that you need to look for a damaged or broken marble as this would affect its value.

The most popular color. Marbles that are more rare and difficult to find are valued higher than more common marbles. From the late 1500s through the early 1700s salt glazed stoneware marbles were made first by the dutch and then later by the germans. 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.

Solid core swirl marbles made in 1998 surprisingly have a value of 25 to 40 each. New listing vintage marbles lot of 14 clay and glass various sizes with leather pouch. Make offer 146 antique vintage clay marbles hand made in new haven connecticut never used. Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that.

Over 50 antique marbles 6 clays you decide. Before glass marbles became common antique toy marbles were made from ceramics including clay stoneware and china or porcelain. Steelies are metal marbles normally made for industrial use and are fairly common. Because clay marbles were produced so prolifically they were referred to as commons or commies these clay marbles are still relatively common which reduces their value.

Lot of 44 rare 19c clay marbles many breakers estate find. A marble is a small spherical toy often made from glass clay steel plastic or agate these balls vary in size. Almost every marble collection contains a few inexpensive steelies.