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"Marble Shooter" Size: 2.60" Price: SOLD


This is one of the most iconic pieces of all of Ro's work, as it features the history from whence all art glass marbles came - the Marble Shooter and the game of marbles! Ro is credited with being the first glass blower to ever create an art glass marbles, and those early marbles were based off of the earlier German handmade swirl marbles, which back then were made for children to play marbles with. These marbles were eventually made by machines, but only the handmades could capture those true classic swirl designs, and this is what Ro mimicked when he first created art glass marbles back in the early 70's. Fast forward to the early 2000's and Ro decided to pay homage to those marble playing classics with a few pieces like this one featuring a sulfide marble shooter lining up a shot. It comes with a separate stand which features 5 tiny marbles embedded in it! This is a legendary piece in the world of marbles, from one of the most legendary of all marble artists!! Very rare and oh so sweet. Signed with sig chip 'Ro' in the marble playing base.

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