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Ro Purser Marbles and Murrine For Sale


These marbles come from one of the world's most renown glass artists, Ro Purser, who has been working with glass for over 4 decades! Ro is one of THE greatest glass artists of our time, and we are privileged that he has chosen to devote most of that talent, time and energy to making these spherical marbleous creations. It is simply astounding glass, etched in time as some of the most amazing glass art ever created. Ro is credited, along with his friend and fellow famous glass artist Richard Marquis, with creating the world's first art glass marbles, back in 1973, and then first selling them at a Marin County Renaissance Faire in northern California in 1975. These were simply cane style marbles based on early German hand-made swirls, but they were sold as collectors items at the faire after people watched them being made. The overwhelming positive reaction to them caused the 'Noble Effort' team of Purser and Marquis to go on to create the first Murrini Spheres in the late 70's and 80's, some of the most coveted marbles that exist in the world today.

Each marble Ro makes takes many days to complete, and in fact weeks and months when you view the entire process from start to finish, including the laborious process of creating so much murrini cane used in the marbles. These are some of the most premium marbles you'll ever find, legendary in the technical aspects necessary to achieve them, and stunningly beautiful in the artistic as well. As Ro will attest, he is the only person in the world crazy enough to even try something like this, much less to continue to repeat the painstaking process over and over again. Your contemporary collection will never be complete until it has a Ro Purser marble in it!

Please click on a gallery to see more images of each marble and to purchase available marbles. I ship worldwide.

#112: Ro Purser & Richard Marquis: Noble Effort Size: 1.69 Price: $2,900
:: #112: Ro Purser & Richard Marquis: "Noble Effort" Size: 1.69" Price: $2,900 ::
#115: Wide Glide Size: 2.79 Price: $940
:: #115: "Wide Glide" Size: 2.79" Price: $940 ::
#118: RetRoSpective #2 Size: 5.50 Price: $3,500
:: #118: "RetRoSpective #2" Size: 5.50" Price: $3,500 ::
#119: Murrini 50 Size: 3.21 Price: $2,600
:: #119: "Murrini 50" Size: 3.21" Price: $2,600 ::
#120: Ro Purser & Richard Marquis: Noble Effort 1983 Size: 2.43 Price: $4,200
:: #120: Ro Purser & Richard Marquis: "Noble Effort 1983" Size: 2.43" Price: $4,200 ::
#121: Ro Purser & Richard Marquis: Noble Effort 1984 Size: 2.35 Price: $3,900
:: #121: Ro Purser & Richard Marquis: "Noble Effort 1984" Size: 2.35" Price: $3,900 ::
#122: Shuttle to Marbledom Size: 2.58 Price: $800
:: #122: "Shuttle to Marbledom" Size: 2.58" Price: $800 ::
RetRoSpective #1 Size: 5.50 Price: SOLD
:: "RetRoSpective #1" Size: 5.50" Price: SOLD  ::
Murrini 2009 Size: 3.21 Price: SOLD
:: "Murrini 2009" Size: 3.21" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Blue Size: 2.06 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Blue" Size: 2.06" Price: SOLD  ::
Murrini 2004 Size: 2.66 Price: SOLD
:: "Murrini 2004" Size: 2.66" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Bubbles Size: 2.17 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Bubbles" Size: 2.17" Price: SOLD  ::
Really Free Willy Size: 2.82 Price: SOLD
:: "Really Free Willy" Size: 2.82" Price: SOLD  ::
Really Free Willy Millie Size: Various Price: SOLD
:: "Really Free Willy Millie" Size: Various Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Blue Size: 2.09 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Blue" Size: 2.09" Price: SOLD ::
Ro Purser & Richard Marquis: Noble Effort Size: 2.44 Price: SOLD
:: Ro Purser & Richard Marquis: "Noble Effort" Size: 2.44" Price: SOLD ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Blue Size: 2.10 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Blue" Size: 2.10" Price: SOLD ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Confetti Size: 2.10 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Confetti" Size: 2.10" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Latty Size: 2.10 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Latty" Size: 2.10" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Confetti Size: 2.17 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Confetti" Size: 2.17" Price: SOLD ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Red Size: 2.16 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Red" Size: 2.16" Price: SOLD ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Confetti Size: 2.13 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Confetti" Size: 2.13" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Latty Size: 2.15 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Latty" Size: 2.15" Price: SOLD ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Blue Size: 2.10 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Blue" Size: 2.10" Price: SOLD ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Red Size: 2.14 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Red" Size: 2.14" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Latty Size: 2.09 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Latty" Size: 2.09" Price: SOLD ::
Night Before Christmas Size: 3.60 x 0.25 Price: SOLD
:: "Night Before Christmas" Size: 3.60" x 0.25" Price: SOLD  ::
Night Before Christmas Size: 3.90 x 0.25 Price: SOLD
:: "Night Before Christmas" Size: 3.90" x 0.25" Price: SOLD  ::
Interstellar Christmas Size: 2.97 Price: SOLD
:: "Interstellar Christmas" Size: 2.97" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Blue Size: 2.11 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Blue" Size: 2.11" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Red Size: 2.09 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Red" Size: 2.09" Price: SOLD  ::
Arte' NeuRo 50 #2 Size: 2.59 Price: SOLD
:: "Arte' NeuRo 50 #2" Size: 2.59" Price: SOLD  ::
Arte' NeuRo 50 #3 Size: 2.75 Price: SOLD
:: "Arte' NeuRo 50 #3" Size: 2.75" Price: SOLD ::
Murrini 1996 Size: 2.57 Price: SOLD
:: "Murrini 1996" Size: 2.57" Price: SOLD ::
Arte' NeuRo 50 #1 Size: 2.50 Price: SOLD
:: "Arte' NeuRo 50 #1" Size: 2.50" Price: SOLD  ::
Murrini 2013 Size: 2.60 Price: SOLD
:: "Murrini 2013" Size: 2.60" Price: SOLD  ::
Ro-bit Size: 2.66 Price: SOLD
:: "Ro-bit" Size: 2.66" Price: SOLD  ::
Running Man Size: 2.21 Price: SOLD
:: "Running Man" Size: 2.21" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco 20 Sparkle Size: 3.46 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco 20 Sparkle" Size: 3.46" Price: SOLD  ::
Marble Shooter Size: 2.60 Price: SOLD
:: "Marble Shooter" Size: 2.60" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Blue Size: 2.09 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Blue" Size: 2.09" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Red Size: 2.06 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Red" Size: 2.06" Price: SOLD  ::
Wide Glide Size: 2.83 Price: SOLD
:: "Wide Glide" Size: 2.83" Price: SOLD  ::
cROak Size: 2.56 Price: SOLD
:: "cROak" Size: 2.56" Price: SOLD ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Red Size: 2.11 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Red" Size: 2.11" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Blue Size: 2.08 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Blue" Size: 2.08" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Red Size: 2.09 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Red" Size: 2.09" Price: SOLD ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Confetti Size: 2.11 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Confetti" Size: 2.11" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Green Size: 2.05 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Green" Size: 2.05" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Bubbles Size: 2.08 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Bubbles" Size: 2.08" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Blue Size: 2.09 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Blue" Size: 2.09" Price: SOLD ::
Murrini Pieces  Size: Various  Price: SOLD
:: "Murrini Pieces" Size: Various Price: SOLD ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Red Size: 2.15 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Red" Size: 2.15" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Green Size: 2.07 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Green" Size: 2.07" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Confetti Size: 2.11 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Confetti" Size: 2.11" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Blue Size: 2.05 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Blue" Size: 2.05" Price: SOLD ::
Gossamer Glory Size: 2.60 Price: SOLD
:: "Gossamer Glory" Size: 2.60" Price: SOLD ::
Murrini Legacy Size: 2.62 Price: SOLD
:: "Murrini Legacy" Size: 2.62" Price: SOLD ::
Arte' NeuRo Delicacy Size: 2.32 Price: SOLD
:: "Arte' NeuRo Delicacy" Size: 2.32" Price: SOLD  ::
Arte' NeuRo Delight Size: 2.48 Price: SOLD
:: "Arte' NeuRo Delight" Size: 2.48" Price: SOLD  ::
Star Stud Size: 2.84 Price: SOLD
:: "Star Stud" Size: 2.84" Price: SOLD ::
Cupid's Quarry Size: 2.45 Price: SOLD
:: "Cupid's Quarry" Size: 2.45" Price: SOLD  ::
Latticane-O Man Who Would Not Be King Size: 0.54/1.83 Price: SOLD
:: "Latticane-O Man Who Would Not Be King" Size: 0.54"/1.83" Price: SOLD  ::
Cupid's Last Stand Size: 0.65/1.88 Price: SOLD
:: "Cupid's Last Stand" Size: 0.65"/1.88" Price: SOLD  ::
Latticane-O Steer Size: 0.53/1.85 Price: SOLD
:: "Latticane-O Steer" Size: 0.53"/1.85" Price: SOLD ::
Latticane-O Man Who Would Not Be King Size: 0.52/1.12 Price: SOLD
:: "Latticane-O Man Who Would Not Be King" Size: 0.52"/1.12" Price: SOLD ::
Latticane-O Wolf  Size: 0.56/1.32  Price: SOLD
:: "Latticane-O Wolf" Size: 0.56"/1.32" Price: SOLD ::
40 Pieces of Ro Size: 3.22 Price: SOLD
:: "40 Pieces of Ro" Size: 3.22" Price: SOLD  ::
Latticane-O Gearhead Size: 0.48/1.31 Price: SOLD
:: "Latticane-O Gearhead" Size: 0.48"/1.31" Price: SOLD  ::
Latticane-O Dodo Size: 0.51/1.81 Price: SOLD
:: "Latticane-O Dodo" Size: 0.51"/1.81" Price: SOLD ::
Latticane-O Goldfish Size: 0.50/1.76 Price: SOLD
:: "Latticane-O Goldfish" Size: 0.50"/1.76" Price: SOLD ::
Latticane-O Fly Size: 0.53/1.83 Price: SOLD
:: "Latticane-O Fly" Size: 0.53"/1.83" Price: SOLD ::
Noble Effort: Rockacino #1  Size: 3.96 W x 2.72 H  Price: SOLD
:: Noble Effort: "Rockacino #1" Size: 3.96" W x 2.72" H Price: SOLD  ::
40 Blue Sky Connections Size: 3.22 Price: SOLD
:: "40 Blue Sky Connections" Size: 3.22" Price: SOLD  ::
Goldfish Size: 3.15 Price: SOLD
:: "Goldfish" Size: 3.15" Price: SOLD  ::
Really Free Willy Size: 3.31 Price: SOLD
:: "Really Free Willy" Size: 3.31" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Red Size: 2.15 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Red" Size: 2.15" Price: SOLD  ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Blue Size: 2.13 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Blue" Size: 2.13" Price: SOLD  ::
Historical Connections Size: 2.63 Price: SOLD
:: "Historical Connections" Size: 2.63" Price: SOLD ::
Royal Genusaurus Size: 3.56 Price: SOLD
:: "Royal Genusaurus" Size: 3.56" Price: SOLD ::
Sky Window Size: 2.58 Price: SOLD
:: "Sky Window" Size: 2.58" Price: SOLD ::
Murrini 2005 Size: 3.12 Price: SOLD
:: "Murrini 2005" Size: 3.12" Price: SOLD ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Blue Size: 2.12 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Blue" Size: 2.12" Price: SOLD ::
Fly Ball Size: 3.30 Price: SOLD
:: "Fly Ball" Size: 3.30" Price: SOLD ::
Cupid's Quest Size: 2.52 Price: SOLD
:: "Cupid's Quest" Size: 2.52" Price: SOLD ::
Genusaurus Size: 3.02 Price: SOLD
:: "Genusaurus" Size: 3.02" Price: SOLD ::
Noble Effort: Rockacino #2  Size: 5.21 W x 2.95 H  Price: SOLD
:: Noble Effort: "Rockacino #2" Size: 5.21" W x 2.95" H Price: SOLD ::
Creation's Vantage Point Size: 2.63 Price: SOLD
:: "Creation's Vantage Point" Size: 2.63" Price: SOLD ::
Murrini 2000 Size: 2.01 Price: SOLD
:: "Murrini 2000" Size: 2.01" Price: SOLD ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Bubbles Size: 2.14 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Bubbles" Size: 2.14" Price: SOLD ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Blue Size: 2.11 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Blue" Size: 2.11" Price: SOLD ::
Noble Effort: Irridescent Rock  Size: 4.04 x 3.69 x 2.85 tall  Price: SOLD
:: Noble Effort: "Irridescent Rock" Size: 4.04" x 3.69" x 2.85" tall Price: SOLD ::
Murrini 2003 Size: 2.63 Price: SOLD
:: "Murrini 2003" Size: 2.63" Price: SOLD ::
Noah's Window - Mission of Hope Size: 2.70 Price: SOLD
:: "Noah's Window - Mission of Hope" Size: 2.70" Price: SOLD ::
Arte' NeuRo Festivus Size: 3.54 Price: SOLD
:: "Arte' NeuRo Festivus" Size: 3.54" Price: SOLD  ::
The Noblest Effort Size: 1.69 Price: SOLD
:: "The Noblest Effort" Size: 1.69" Price: SOLD ::
The Strut Size: 2.79 Price: SOLD
:: "The Strut" Size: 2.79" Price: SOLD ::
Magical Marquis Size: 1.71 Price: SOLD
:: "Magical Marquis" Size: 1.71" Price: SOLD  ::
40 Year Murrini #2 Size: 3.00 Price: SOLD
:: "40 Year Murrini #2" Size: 3.00" Price: SOLD ::
40 Year Murrini Special Size: 3.10 Price: SOLD
:: "40 Year Murrini Special" Size: 3.10" Price: SOLD  ::
Majestic Tapestry Size: 3.26 Price: SOLD
:: "Majestic Tapestry" Size: 3.26" Price: SOLD ::
Ro 2002   Size: 2.55 Price: SOLD
:: "Ro 2002" Size: 2.55" Price: SOLD ::
40 Year Murrini #3 Size: 3.13 Price: SOLD
:: "40 Year Murrini #3" Size: 3.13" Price: SOLD ::
Arte' NeuRo Giganto Size: 3.48 Price: SOLD
:: "Arte' NeuRo Giganto" Size: 3.48" Price: SOLD ::
40 Year Murrini #1 Size: 2.95 Price: SOLD
:: "40 Year Murrini #1" Size: 2.95" Price: SOLD ::
Man in the Moon   Size: 2.87 Price: SOLD
:: "Man in the Moon" Size: 2.87" Price: SOLD ::
Murrini 2002 Size: 2.50 Price: SOLD
:: "Murrini 2002" Size: 2.50" Price: SOLD ::
Noah's Window Size: 2.68 Price: SOLD
:: "Noah's Window" Size: 2.68" Price: SOLD ::
Jumbo Murrini Sphere Size: 3.26 Price: SOLD
:: "Jumbo Murrini Sphere" Size: 3.26" Price: SOLD ::
Red, White and Ro Size: 2.29 Price: SOLD
:: "Red, White and Ro" Size: 2.29" Price: SOLD ::
fROgs Size: 2.69 Price: SOLD
:: "fROgs" Size: 2.69" Price: SOLD ::
Stratopurser Size: 2.66 Price: SOLD
:: "Stratopurser" Size: 2.66" Price: SOLD ::
Murrini Sphere Plus Size: 2.44 Price: SOLD
:: "Murrini Sphere Plus" Size: 2.44" Price: SOLD ::
Farmhouse Size: 2.64 Price: SOLD
:: "Farmhouse" Size: 2.64" Price: SOLD ::
Arte' NeuRo Size: 2.84 Price: SOLD
:: "Arte' NeuRo" Size: 2.84" Price: SOLD ::
Ultimate Noble Effort Size: 3.25 Price: SOLD
:: "Ultimate Noble Effort" Size: 3.25" Price: SOLD ::
Noble Effort Style Size: 3.24 Price: SOLD
:: "Noble Effort Style" Size: 3.24" Price: SOLD ::
Running Man Film Strip Size: 3.08 Price: SOLD
:: "Running Man Film Strip" Size: 3.08" Price: SOLD ::
Chicken and Ant Dance Size: 2.67 Price: SOLD
:: "Chicken and Ant Dance" Size: 2.67" Price: SOLD ::
Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: Cisco Blue Size: 2.08 Price: SOLD
:: Glass Eye Studio with Ro Purser: "Cisco Blue" Size: 2.08" Price: SOLD ::
Murrini Sphere Size: 2.47 Price: SOLD
:: "Murrini Sphere" Size: 2.47" Price: SOLD ::