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Here's one of the German handmade marbles that have become very hard to find, and consequently, everyone seems to be looking for an example of their own. This RED and WHITE ALTERNATING LATTICINIO, in this large, nearly 13/16" size, and most excellent condition, is the object of almost all antique handmade marble collectors' wants.
The glass is crystal clear, and the colors are exceptionally bright. The pontail marks are both unfinished and exceptionally. All of this shows that the marble was made sometime in the late Victorian period, circa 1880-1910. CONDITION: MINT(-) 9.3 The surface is nice and shiny, with a couple of short scuff marks that show up under magnification, as in the third enlarging picture. As stated, the pontail-marks are as clean as the day the artist broke the marble from the cane, and, as you probably know, once dirt gets into these unfinished pontail marks, it is impossible to get out--Further evidence that no one ever played with this marble. You may click here to view the grading system I use. Size 20.26mm or 0.797" or 51/64" at the equator. | |||||
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