Marbles. TRANSITIONAL, Ground Pontil. 7/8". Mint (9.7).

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 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

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).

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 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. 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

VEILIGGLAS N.V., Wire Pull. Blue and white wire swirled in clear. The Netherlands, circa 1950-1960. 7/8". Mint (9.7).

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, Mica. Very rare marble. Shooter size Red Mica. Nice large mica in the marble. Faceted pontil. This is the Rust Red color, not the Cherry Red color. It is a red bronze color. See the im

Lot 123. SWIRL, Ribbon Core. End of cane Ribbon Core Swirl. Double ribbon. One ribbon ends before the top of the marble. Faceted pontil. Hard to find. Germany, circa 1860-1920. 13/16". Mint (9.7).

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).

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