In 2009/2010, Ro Purser teamed up with Glass Eye Studio to design a group of marbles for the Cisco Systems Corporation. These marbles were given away for 5 year, 10 year, 15 year (etc.) awards to employees of the company - yeah, I know, why couldn't I work for Cisco?!? Employees were able to select the style of marbles they want for certain year awards. This marble here is one of the 5 year marbles. There are 12 marbles in the series altogether, 2 for each 5 year period up to 30 years. The marbles also come with very attractive cherry wood cases made specially for these marbles, plus a black baggie (not pictured) which the case slips into. A very nice presentation. These marbles are increasingly hard to come by now that they aren't being given away any longer to employees, and the existing ones are being tucked away into collections.

This particular marble is the 20 year award and is EXCEEDINGLY rare and hard to find to collect. This is the only one I've ever had available for sale after all this time! It is a HUGE sphere with a great big air trap in the middle of it that reflects all that is around it. It is AWESOME in hand as that dichro sparkles brilliantly throughout the marble, and through the airtrap, which creates a duplicate of the effect within. Just awesome! These 20 year and beyond marbles are so big that they each come with their own crystal stand, which is also included with this piece. It's a brilliant display, whether in the cherry box or in the stand. Do NOT miss this rare opportunity! These marbles are a major slice of history in the contemporary art glass marble movement, and every collection should strive to add at least one. Comes with the wooden case and baggie.