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Posts: 709 04/22/06 04:56	Tags : None Hey folks, Here's a real treasure that Alan has available now. It is a beauty! Don't think I have ever seen one like this before. RICHARD MARQUIS signed marble It made me wonder if we could identify and show some "historical marbles". Meaning ones that are relevant to the early contemporary marble scene. I know Pat, Mike, Scott, and Bruce have been collecting some early works. I was wondering what else is out there and where they are hiding? Maybe you could bring them into the light? I wish someone could go and photo document some of Berts early collection. It would be incredible to review. Oh well, just throwing out an idea for a new thread. Everyone could just look through their collection and find their oldest dated contemporary and call it "my history". Since it would be part of the history of your collection. That would make it personal, and broader in accessibility for all. I'll see what I can find later tonight. peace, shelton
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sooobee	Re: historical marbles	#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 824 04/22/06 11:19 call me killer	That would be a sweet one to own. I've never seen one of Richard's murrine marbles before. It's very cool to see any contemporary marble with a date on it from the 70's. The oldest dated one I've got is this large signed Steve Maslach from 1985 that RJ had for sale on this board (and of course his photo was much better too): I have other undated marbles that I don't know for certain when they were made. I'm sure that the collectors on this board have some great early pieces. We know they've got some early Matthews pieces that would be great to see. And I know that Brian's got some earlier Simpsons.
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ARTIST4PEACE	Re: historical marbles	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 709 04/23/06 08:00	Hey Sue, That's a beauty from Steven Malasch. I have never seen a signed marble of his. I agree, it is hard to find marbles earlier than 1990 in the contemporaries. I am sure we have them, but so many were not dated in the early years. Thanks for sharing! And for the record, your photos are well done and enjoyable and appreciated! peace, shelton
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ARTIST4PEACE	Re: historical marbles	#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 709 04/23/06 08:15	Hey folks, Sorry I didn't get back to this thread until this morning. I spent the entire day yesterday going door to door doing the work of our future. I was canvassing for the Democrat party. Knocking on doors on back country roads in remote mountain hollers. Just talking to the residents about their concerns and issues with the government and leadership in our nation. Across the board, rep, dem, or unaffiliated, the concerns are shared: high gas costs, the war, health care, education, affordable housing, child care, and elderly assistance. All issues that now cost more or are funded less! We listened, registered new and old voters, and made arrangements to get elderly people to the polls to vote. It was interesting to hear "soft" reps almost apologizing for the situations we have arrived at today. Everyone I talked to is determined to get out and VOTE FOR A CHANGE! But, I digress...... Here are two marbles that I think qualify as historical. peace in our lifetime, shelton
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ARTIST4PEACE	Re: historical marbles	#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 709 04/23/06 08:20	This is a 2 5/8 beauty by Harry Boyer, teacher of Mark Matthews. I was told this was made in the late 80s. I was impressed with the spacing and perfection in the 21 canes he used. All twists are are applied in the same clockwise turn and are all red, white, and blue variations. It has a clear core and the reflections are from small air bubbles. enjoy, peace. shelton
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ARTIST4PEACE	Re: historical marbles	#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 709 04/23/06 08:32	This is a behemoth by Rolf Wald. It weighs in at 3.75 inches. Signed and dated 1988. Rolf said he was calling these spheres back then, not marbles. There are leaves of yellow, green, auburn, and red oxide against a cobalt blue background. There is an abundance of large flake gold mica all over. I wish Rolf could find the inspiration and support to come back into the marble world. His early contributions to the contemporary marble genre were on par with the work of any of the other big names. He designed many new styles, contributed a few icons, studied and pioneered the chemistry of glass. Making all his own glass and color from silica and chemicals mixed in his studio. I miss his art, wit, and depth of knowledge about glass. peace wherever you are, shelton
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borealisglass	Wald	#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 717 04/23/06 09:31	WOW that is amazing! it reminds me of oil paints applied with a palette knife! I love it. Andy & Sara Gregorich borealisglass@hotmail.com Ebay Store Gallery OUR NEW WEBSITE! Glasswurx Gallery
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scoop54	Re: Wald	#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1398 04/23/06 04:03	WOW, that Marquis is AWESOME!! I never realized he did that style either.... There will be some very similar becoming available in the future, that are signed "Noble Effort..." I think they are dated 1982 & 1983?? But I'm not sure..... I'll post a link when they come up.... These are some early Maquis marbles that I bought at The Glass Varanda, way back..... The one pictured with the bag was sold in a fund raiser auction a year or two ago. The others have matching bags, but I'm missing a couple of the tags... They are unsigned... The bag, tag and article are the provenance.
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ARTIST4PEACE	Re: sues notes	#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 709 04/23/06 07:15	Hey Sue, How cool, I remembered you had some Marquis marbles. What was the Glass Veranda again? Was that where Ro and Richard sold Noble Effort work? thanks for sharing! always, shelton
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ARTIST4PEACE	Re: historical marbles	#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 709 04/23/06 07:26	Hey Folks, Pat Sellars sent me some photos to post up on this thread. He has been collecting some of the early works of Ro Purser, Richard Marquis, and Noble Effort. I've done a little to make them more readable, but the pics he sent give a good glimpse of the grouping he has put together. The words following the picture are Pat's descriptions. Thanks for sharing Pat! This first picture is of a grouping that I bought a while back. It shows several pieces from Ro and Noble Effort. The Blue bottle in the back was made by Ro, (using the mold process), for Independence Day. It was a tribute to American Glass blowing. The large vase is a party vase by Ro and Noble Effort. Of course you have seen the Volcone before, again by Noble Effort and Ro. Up front and to the left if the Skull sulphide by Ro, which is one of his earlier ones probably 1990 or late 80's. To the rear is a Noble Effort 1983 murrini marble made by Ro. The front one is a German Swirl made by Ro probably in the mid 80's. There is no signature but you can tell his work, especially by the color of the glass canes he uses and the fact that he has identified it for me as being his. Then finally in this picture is the man in the moon. It's an early one from 1999. enjoy all, peace. shelton
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ARTIST4PEACE	Re: historical marbles	#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 709 04/23/06 07:34	This is a picture of a piece made by Ro Purser for Eddie Bauer stores, for the 1990 Christmas catalogue edition. They were actually for sale in the stores for a limited time. It is a sphere of the earth and looks really nice in hand, does come with stand stating Bauer 1990. Oh, the Ball is about 3 inches in diameter. Shelton says, "Now, why didn't I see that in the Christmas catalogue?" Wonder how many were made? What did they sell for in the catalogue? thanks Pat! peace.
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psellars	Re: historical marbles	#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 113 04/23/06 11:20	Hey Ro ! come on out here and helps us out. He's got some great shots he could show to help bring this together a little better.. I had the pleasure of meeting with Ro and family, at his home and studio recently. Awesome man, his place is history. His past works, present and future will all be history. It's the way he does it.. A master of glass and once you see it you can only agree. A very important person in contemporary glass work especially marbles. Please put up a few pics of work history Ro. Also a nice pic of your newest creation is all about history. The man who wouldn't be king!! I believe Ro also took this path! Eccentric, maybe! but brilliant in his work and beliefs. Come on Ro, just a few oldies so we can communicate with Shelton and others. Hope ya'll don't mind this post. I just think Ro can open up a lot and hope he will respond, if not, thats what he is all about. Thanks for opening this threa Shelton. pat
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scoop54	Re: historical marbles	#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1398 04/23/06 11:33	Hey Pat, thanks so much for sharing!!! Eddie Bauer's gonna end up with a jump on the ol' search engine this week!! ROFL Shelton, The Glass Veranda was just a little art glass gallery in Boston... I'm not sure how long it lasted. Honestly, I don't know if they sold any other work by Ro or Richard... I saw the article in the Boston Globe and my Mom & I stopped in there the same day that I did a brief television spot about collecting marbles on a local TV/Magazine style show... I believe it was 1976 and it was such a crazy day, I have absolutely no memory of the store itself!!!
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Ro Purser	Re: historical marbles	#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 62 04/24/06 11:09	Wow, thanks Pat. Makes me want to live up to it. I'd be happy to post some pics, if I knew how, and what people wanted to see. I'm always happy to answer a question here [and usually check in from time to time] but I don't want to flood the board with over-self-serving merchandising. Would someone hip me to how to post a pic? thanks, Ro bayport@whidbey.com
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csacks	Re: historical marbles	#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3085 04/24/06 11:14 EugeniuSTM	Ro, Buddy Bowles made a tutitorial on posting pictures that works real good. Thank you Buddy! You can find free image hosting services online. Photobucket.com www.wvmcc.citymax.com/page/page/785479.htm Pull the chickens tail feather...win a chicken taquito!
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ARTIST4PEACE	Re: historical marbles	#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 709 04/24/06 01:18	Hey folks, Let's see, we have Ro Purser, Richard Marquis, Rolf Wald, Harry Boyer, Steven Maslach, represented in the history of comtemporary marbles. They have been around a long time! History! Who else are we looking for? I'm also thinking it would be good to make the history not just chronological. Meaning not just ancient or oldest (by contemporary terms :-) but also include historical marbles that are unique creations, or signature pieces, or the first of a style or genre for any artist of any date. What do you think? Name some categories and let's see what flies off the shelf. always, peace works, shelton
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ARTIST4PEACE	Re: historical marbles	#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 709 04/24/06 01:25	This is another marble from Pat. His comments follow. This is a Mark Matthews 89 cane joseph coat's swirl! Signed M over M and also dated 89, for the number of swirl lines as well as the year made. He only made a few like this in a couple of sizes. Shelton adds, Wow, 89 canes and counting! Wonder if he was showing off for his teacher (Boyer) who only used 21 canes! Thanks for sharing Pat! sw
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pickles1955	Re: Matthews/Baumann Swirl	#17	[url]	[-]
Posts: 181 04/24/06 04:32 Damn you Belotz Damn you Belotz Damn you Belotz	I think these ones are of "Historical Value" From the pictorial in the Baumann Marble Book 2nd and 3rd Editions Pat ..... your collection must be awesome! Would LOVE to see more! Here is my 89'er Also ...... a couple Beetems from Mark Blocks First book. Signed with "MB" for Marble Book. I was told the Clambroth was suppose to be used on the Cover .... But then Mark Block changed his mind. Would be interesting to hear from Mark Block about that. greg
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csacks	R we going to see more from WM	#18	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3085 04/24/06 05:00 EugeniuSTM	The Baumann marbles are fantastic. I wish Mark would make that style a little more often. Opinions please. I believe that this marble by William Murray was a first of. Were there marbles constructed previously in this manner? I asked Bill about this marble and he said it was among the very first. He said that he did remember writing experimental on it the thinking, "I will never use that word again." Bill is a talent, I hope that he finds his way back to making marbles. CraiG Pull the chickens tail feather...win a chicken taquito!
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bkbowden	Re: R we going to see more from WM	#19	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5255 04/24/06 05:04 supercollector	Great thread everybody, and wonderful pics! Craig, I know all of my Murray faces are later than that. I'd like to add some early unsigned Simpson planets to this thread, including one I recently got which is a bit different and makes me wonder if it's really a Simpson. The seller says it definitely is of course. I'm taking more pics tonight, should be able to get these taken. Brian
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ARTIST4PEACE	Baumann Marble Book	#20	[url]	[-]
Posts: 709 04/24/06 05:08	Hey Greg, Thanks for sharing! You have really put together a nice collection of specifically chosen marbles. I continue to be impressed. Perhaps you could tell us a bit more about the Baumann Marble Book and the photos you refer to? BTW, your photos are fantastic! always, peace. shelton
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