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Judging by the long ears, I'd say the figure in this old German Sulphide is a DONKEY rather than a HORSE, which there has been some controversy over, but since it's my marble, I'm calling it a donkey even though horses sell better--when you own it, you get to name it.
The figure has average, hard-to-capture detailing. It is situated a little forward of the center and slightly off to the left when viewed from the front, as shown in the third picture. A giant bubble on one side is easily seen in all but the first picture. The pontail mark has near-perfect placement on the bottom, very near dead center.
As with all sulfides, the process used to make the marble is called a SINGLE GATHER, a very old, slow, and costly process that the invention of the marble scissors in 1848 ended for the most part.
CONDITION: NEAR MINT(+) 8.9 The surface has the nice wet shiny look that presents MINT in hand, even to a large degree in these enlarged pictures. Still, close examination with a bright light and 10x Jewelers loupe reveals a smattering of ultra-light, almost microscopic, wear. I really can't find any further anomalies. Even the single pontail mark is as clean as when it left the factory. There was certainly never any playtime or handling. You may click here to view the grading system I use. Size 44.33mm or 1.745" at the equator. | |||||
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