Whaler Modified Whalebone Block Plane, circa 1860

PAIR OF HUBEI MI ZHUAN CHÁ (BLACK TEA) TEA BLOCKSChina, Circa 1860 or EarlierDried and powdered black tea formed and pressed in a mold. Fronts with three sections: the top with five stars, the mi

Louis Philippe style fruitwood confiturier, having oversized top, beveled apron, above cabinet doors leading to interior shelves, above drawer, supported on block feet, circa 1860 33"h x 21.5"w x 14"

nice lot of quilt squares circa 1860

Rare Whalebone Frame Saw, circa 1860, American, mid-nineteenth century. The saw is comprised of a pair of vertical arms with a cross stretcher which is mortised into each arm. At the top of each arm i

OTHER HANDMADE, Clearie. Large handmade two-pontil clear marble. One tiny melt spot. Germany, circa 1860-1920. Provenance: Block's Marble Auction #156 January 11, 1998 Lot 41 1-1/16". Mint (9.7).

OTHER HANDMADE, Banded Opaque. Semi-opaque white base with two panels of stretched lime green bands. Germany, circa 1860-1920. Provenance: Block's Marble Auction #104 April 10, 1997 Lot 41 5/8". Mint

SWIRL, Solid Core. Naked Solid Core Swirl. Core is comprised of transparent color bands alternating with opaque bands. No outer layer. Ground pontil. Germany, circa 1860-1920. Provenance: Block's Marb

END OF DAY, Coreless. Transparent green base filled with sand seeds. Subsurface layer is roughly stretched white bands. Odd marble, rarely seen. Germany, circa 1860-1920. Provenance: Block's Marble Au

OTHER HANDMADE, Opaque. Technically a Melon Ball. Very opalescent semi-opaque white marble. Two pontil. One very tiny pit, and a few pinpricks. Germany, circa 1860-1920. Provenance: Block's Marble Auc

OTHER HANDMADE, Mica. Beautiful Yellow Mica. In great shape and with nice mica in it. Germany, circa 1860-1920. Provenance: Sold Block's Marble Auction #55, January 4, 1998. 11/16". Mint (9.9).

Whaler Made Star Inlaid Wood Specimen Box, circa 1860, rectangular step down molded hinged top on a conforming box with extended molded base; the top, front and two sides inlaid with approximately 233

END OF DAY, Onionskin. End of cane. Beautiful pastel panels in a looping pattern. Some mica in the marble. Rare. One blown airhole. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 25/32". Mint(-) (9.2).

Lot 79. END OF DAY, Cloud. Stunning single-pontil Cloud. Outstanding coloring. In great shape. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 3/4". Mint (9.7). Estimate $250-$500

SWIRL, Assorted Core. Lot of forty two marbles. Variety of Latticinio Core, Divided Core, Solid Core, Ribbon Core, and Banded. None is Mint. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 9/16" to 7/8". Near Mint(+) to Go

SWIRL, Assorted Core. Lot of forty marbles. Variety of Latticinio Core, Divided Core and Solid Core. None is Mint. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 1/2" to 7/8". Near Mint(+) to Good(-). Provenance: ex-colle

LUTZ, Banded. Lot of seven marbles. All are Banded Lutzes. Nice variety of base colors and band colors. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 9/16" to 27/32". Near Mint(+) (8.7) to Good (7.3) and Polished. Proven

Lot 40. END OF DAY, Paneled Onionskin. Large Onionskin. 4-Panel. In great shape. A couple of melt pits. Outstanding. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 1-15/16". Mint (9.5). Estimate $500-$1000

Lot 192. SWIRL, Latticinio Core. White Latticinio Core Swirl. Bright white core. In outstanding shape given its size. One melt spot, one line of melt pits. Superior!!! Germany, circa 1860-1920. 1-15/1

Lot 189. END OF DAY, Paneled Onionskin. Four-Panel Onionskin with mica. Super marble. Two tiny flakes. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 1-15/16". Near Mint(+) (8.8). Estimate $500-$1000

END OF DAY, Onionskin. Opaque yellow core covered with dark green. Several very small melt touch spots, one has a sparkle under it. Beautiful marble. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 1-13/16". Mint(-) (9.1).

END OF DAY, Onionskin. Large Onionskin. Opaque yellow core. Overall green skin. Some pink as well. Faceted pontil. A small chip and some other tiny chips. Germany, circa 1860-1920. Provenance: ex-coll

Lot 205. LUTZ, Ribbon Core. Yellow base glass. White ribbon. Superb condition. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 21/32". Mint (9.9). Estimate: $300-$600. Provenance: ex-Collection of William Taufic.

LUTZ, Opaque Banded. Beauty. Opaque black core. Four aqua bands and two white-edged lutz bands on the core. Then an outer layer of clear. Germany, circa 1860-1920.11/16". Mint (9.9).

SWIRL, Latticinio Core. Lot of eleven marbles. All are Latticinio Core Swirls. Seven are white latticinio, four are yellow latticinio. All are Mint. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 1/2" to 13/16". Mint (9.9