MARBLES. TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. 25/32". Mint

Lot 25. TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. Handgathered single pontil slag. White swirl in transparent green. Germany, circa 1880-1910. 25/32". Mint (9.5). Estimate $40-$80

TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. Unusual coloring. Powder blue with white swirling. Nice handgathered pattern. Nicely facted pontil. Germany, circa 1850-1910.19/32". Mint (9.7).

Lot 216. TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. Handmade handgathered slag transitional. Transparent green and white. Nice handgathered "9" on it. Faceted pontil. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 27/32". Mint (9.8).

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

Lot 113. TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. Handmade handgathered light lavender, white and clear transitional. Very subtle. Nice handgathered "9" on it. Ground pontil. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 25/32". Min

Lot 194. TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. Handmade handgathered slag transitional. Transparent blue and white. Nice handgathered "9" on it. Faceted pontil. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 27/32". Mint (9.8).

Lot 227. TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. Handmade handgathered slag transitional. Transparent clear and white. Nice handgathered "9" on it. Faceted pontil. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 27/32". Mint (9.8).

TRANSITIONAL, Melted Pontil. Melted Pontil Transitional. Likely it is Navarre. One small airhole. Nice example. Navarre OH, circa 1880-1900. 27/32". Mint (9.5).

TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. Yellow swirls in blue. Nice "9". Ground pontil. Large blown air hole, some light wear. Germany, circa 1880-1910. 31/32". Mint(-) (9.0) (blown air hole).

Lot 78. TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. Handgathered white in pale transparent blue. Nice pattern. Faceted pontil. One small chip. Germany, circa 1860-1900. 3/4". Near Mint(+) (8.9). Estimate: $50-$100

TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. White spiral in blue. Faceted pontil. A couple of small chips and overall wear. Germany, circa 1850-1920. 31/32". Near Mint(-) (8.2).

TRANSITIONAL. Lot of four marbles. Variety of Transitionals, at least three are ground pontil. Two have oxblood. All are damaged. 21/32" to 27/32". Near Mint to Good(-).

TRANSITIONAL, Melted Pontil. Dark gray and white handgathered marble with large melted pontil. It is Ohio, but probably not Navarre. Circa 1880-1910 21/32". Mint (9.9).

TRANSITIONAL, Pinch Pontil. Semi-opaque white "9" and tail in transparent amber. These are believed to be of Canadian manufacture. 3/4". Mint (9.5).

Marbles: TRANSITIONAL, Regular Pontil. Very dark purple and white handgathered slag. Nice large pontil on bottom. Some chips and pits. Germany, circa 1880-1910. 1-3/16". Near Mint(-) (8.2).

TRANSITIONAL, Crease Pontil. Brown handgather swirl in white. Nice long crease pontil on bottom. Small flake. Yasuda Glass Company. Japan, circa 1930-1935. Provenance: Purchased from Steve Fusco on Eb

TRANSITIONAL, Melted Pontil. Beautifully handgathered marble. White mixed with olive gray. Nicely melted pontil. Small chip, some surface wear. Probably Navarre. Ohio, circa 1880-1910. 21/32". Near Mi

Lot 109. TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. Handmade handgathered Oxblood Brick transitional. Oxblood red with some white and clear. Nice handgathered "9" on it. Ground pontil. Chip near the bottom pontil.

Lot 66. TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. Large handgathered handmade blue slag marble. Faceted pontil on one end. Nice "9" on the other. One subsurface moon, one small chip, several tiny chips. Germany, c

Lot 136. TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. Handmade handgathered Oxblood Brick transitional. Oxblood red with some white and clear. Nice handgathered "9" on it. Ground pontil. Chip near the bottom pontil.

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

amethyst with opal decoration, ground pontil mark. Maker unverified. 1860-1900. (Updated 8/16/22) 11/16" D.Literature: Parallels Block - Collecting Early Machine-made Marbles, p. 37, top right.Provena

Lot 136. ASSORTED. Lot of three (3) marbles. Brick, 21/32", Good. Dark amber Mica, 17/32", Near Mint(+). Japanese Transitional, Crease Pontil, 19/32", Mint. Estimate: $25-$50

translucent red with opal and maroon swirling, ground pontil. Maker unverified. 1860-1900. (Updated 8/16/22) 13/16" D.Provenance: From the Blake Rhodes collection, Dayton, VA.