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"Magical Marquis" Size: 1.71" Price: SOLD


This is quite possibly the oldest art glass marble you'll ever see for sale, especially one that has a proven date melted right into the glass in the form of a sig chip. This is an AMAZING opportunity for the hard core collector out there who loves serious art glass marble history in their collection. And not just any history - this is VERY sweet looking history made by one of the pillars of the studio art glass movement, Richard Marquis. Yeah, this isn't a Ro marble, but since Ro and Richard worked together and these are so rare, and since this was the genesis of the Murrini Sphere, it seemed like the logical gallery to place it in. Ro and Dick worked together at the ren faire in Northern Cali back in 1973 to create the first art glass marbles (basic German cane swirl style), and Dick Marquis went on to have a very prosperous glass career, with his pieces becoming some of the most sought after studio art glass in the world today. His work is almost entirely based on the murrini concept, so it's no surprise that some of his early marbles show us that same theme. I can't even tell you how far ahead of the game these murrini marbles he made back in the late 70's and early 80's were. Truly innovative and amazing work that has stood the test of time, although VERY few of these are out there and they are EXTREMELY rare. And now YOU have a chance to add this incredible marble to your collection! Don't miss what is very possibly a once in a lifetime opportunity!! Signed with copyright sig chip 'c 1980 Marquis'.

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