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Lot 76. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Geoffrey Beetem Designs. Beetem Tube of marbles. Handblown tube with six marbles. The tube is clear, its base is a cage of red and blue bands. Signed "G.D. Beetem 2000 c ". 10-1/2" tall. Contains five 1-3/8" marbles. Two Stardust V-Lobes, a Stardust Solid Core Swirl, a naked Ribbon Core Swirl, a black Clambroth. Signed either "Beetem" or "Beetem 2001 c". Mint (9.9). $300-$600.
Lot 77. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Wendy Besset/Vermont Glass. "Landscape". Transparent clear core, handpainted with a landscape scene. Encased in a thick layer of clear. Signed "W. Besset c '03". 2-7/8". Mint (9.9). $400-$800.
Lot 78. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Karuna Glass. Transparent clear core. Handpainted with a "tapestry" face. Cased in clear glass. Absolutely outstanding marble. Signed "Sweet Hall 1999" (Doug Sweet and Pauline Hall). 3-1/4". Mint (9.8). $400-$800.
Lot 79. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Davis Handmade Marbles. Transparent clear base. Core is scrambled canes, dichroic, lutz and aventurine. Gorgeous. Signed "Steve Davis 03". 2-1/4". Mint (9.9). $45-$90.
Lot 80. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Matthews Art Glass. Lobed solid core. Core is opaque tan. Four lobes. Semi-opaque brown bands on the peaks. No outer layer. Used in Population Portrait IX. Beauty. Signed "Matthews 1990". 2-3/8". Mint (9.9). $400-$800.
Lot 81. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Geoffrey Beetem Designs. Prototype Limited Edition Filigrana. Signed and numbered. Transparent clear base. Pink subsurface layer. Floating on that are three caneseach of a pink and lavender twisted ribbon, a lavender and white latticinio, and a white latticinio and ribbon. Signed "Beetem 2003 c 1/2 P" (Prototype, numbered one of six). Rare marble. 2-1/4". Mint (9.9). $375-$750.
Lot 82. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Matthews Art Glass. Triple banded lutz. Transparent clear base. Opaque black core. Three lobes. Each lobe has lutz flanked by red, flanked by blue. Bands of yellow floating above each peak. Signed "Matthews 2002". 1-7/8". Mint (9.9). $225-$450.
Lot 83. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Karuna Glass. Tube Garden. Transparent clear base. Murrini and millefiori in concentric ring pattern forming the core. Beautiful. Sparkle at the top. Signed "Sweet" (Doug Sweet). 2-1/16". Mint(-) (9.2). $100-$200.
Lot 84. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Geoffrey Beetem Designs. Naked single ribbon core swirl. Yellow latticinio center, flanked by yellow, pink and greenbands. Signed "Beetem" (probably pre-1999). 2-1/16". Mint (9.9). $90-$180.
Lot 85. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Fritz Glass. Pretty marble. Joseph Coat. Transparent clear base. Subsurface layer is a pattern of blue on green, red and yellow bands, repeating four times.. Reverse twist top. Signed "Fritz 2003". 2-1/16". Mint (9.9). $45-$90.
Lot 86. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Murray's Modern Marbles. Prototype Man in the Moon. Early example. Transparent clear base. Man's face created from black and white melted glass dust on the surface. Superb! Signed " Prototype / William P Murray / 2001". 2-3/8". Mint (9.9). $200-$400.
Lot 87. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Fritz Glass. Beauty. Banded Swirl. Transparent clear base. Subsurface layer is four bands. One each of transparent blue, transparent green, transparent red and transparent purple. Reverse twist top. Signed "Fritz 2004". 2-1/16". Mint (9.9). $45-$90.
Lot 88. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Jesse Taj. Gorgeous and rare marble. Transparent clear base. Set against the inside of one end is a woodland scene with rabbits and butterflies. The outer layer of that end is blue sky with clouds fringed by a torsade of blue and white, with a hummingbird murrini in the center. Top half is a clear lens, allowing you to see a magnified view of the interior. Created completely with glass and glass murrini. Signed "TAJ". 2". Mint (9.9). $300-$600.
Lot 89. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Steven Lundberg. Monarch butterfly in clear glass. Signed "SL 00". Steven Lundberg marbles are very difficult to find, as he is no longer producing. 1-15/16". Mint (9.9). $150-$300.
Lot 90. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Kerry Zimmerman. Four panel onionskin. Transparent clear base. Two subsurface panels of white, two subsurface panels of blue. Signed "KZ 91". 1-15/16". Mint (9.9). $50-$100.
Lot 91. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, J. Fine Glass. Murrine on a base. Nice murrine marble. Transparent clear base with a mosaic subsurface layer of murrine cane. Sits on a base that is of the same mosaic glass. The marble is signed "Fine", the base is signed "Fine 2K 2". Rare limited edition. Jody rarely signs his marbles. Marble is 1-5/8", base is 1-11/16". Mint (9.9). $90-$180.
Lot 92. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Rajesh Kommine. Transparent clear base. Red subsurface layer. Lavender and tan pinwheel pattern around the equator. Honeycomb murrini pattern at each pole. Beautiful. Signed "RK 04". 1-11/16". Mint (9.9). $45-$90.
Lot 93. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Fritz Glass. Three layer. Ribbon core of aventurine green flanked by yellow. Middle layer four different colored bands. Subsurface layer is clear strands. Reverse twist top. Signed "Fritz 2003". 1-9/16". Mint (9.9). $30-$60.
Lot 94. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Geoffrey Beetem Designs. Naked single ribbon core swirl. Gold lutz center, flanked by gray, purple and pink. Signed "Beetem" (probably pre-1999). 1-11/16". Mint (9.9). $50-$100.
Lot 95. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Rajesh Kommine. Transparent clear base. Dichroic disk showing Bob Marley in the center of the marble. Viewing portal created at either end by an equatorial layer. The layer is tan with aventurine green and blue pinwheels around it. Torsade ringing the portal for right-faced viewing. Signed "RK 04". 1-11/16". Mint (9.9). $45-$90.
Lot 96. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Karuna Glass. "Fantasy Orb". Paperweight style. Opaque blue base. Dark jasper ground with scattered canes and dichroic on it. Upper half is clear. Signed "Sweet" (Doug Sweet). 1-13/16". Mint (9.9). $65-$130.
Lot 97. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Salazar Art Glass. Transparent clear base. Back half of the marble is swirled aventurine green. White moon on top of that. Floating in two layers above that are cattails in a pond and a dragonfly with aventurine green eyes. Clear top lens. Signed "DP Salazar 6/01". 1-3/4". Mint (9.9). $80-$175.
Lot 98. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Rajesh Kommine. Interesting marble. Transparent clear base. Subsurface layer is pinwheels of black, aventurine green and millefiori murrini against a background layer of swirled red and blue. Signed "RK 04". 1-9/16". Mint (9.9). $45-$90.
Lot 99. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Fritz Glass. Pretty marble. Joseph Coat. Transparent clear base. Subsurface layer is alternating bands of blue on white and white. Reverse twist top. Signed "Fritz 2003". 1-9/16". Mint (9.9). $45-$90.
Lot 100. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Geoffrey Beetem Designs. Naked single ribbon core swirl. Gold lutz center, flanked by pink, lavender and yellow. Signed "Beetem 04". 1-1/2". Mint (9.9). $50-$100.
Lot 101. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, George O'Grady. "Bubble". Paperweight style. Tranpsarent clear base. Large central air bubble centered in a nested torsades of blues and white. Bottom of the marble has lavender lily heads. Signed "G O'Grady 2002". 1-5/8". Mint (9.9). $50-$100.
Lot 102. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Rajesh Kommine. Very interesting marble. Sea Floral shape that is constructed of scrambled cane and murrini pieces. Beauty. Signed "RK 04". 1-7/16". Mint (9.9). $45-$90.
Lot 103. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Rajesh Kommine. Exceptional Sea Floral in clear. Beauty. Signed "RK 04". 1-7/16". Mint (9.9). $45-$90.
Lot 104. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, North River Glass. Transparent clear base. Subsurface layer of mixed pink, blue and turquoise. Flattened into the center at the front with three heart murrini embedded in it. Clear outer layer. Super example of this hard to find marble. Unsigned, but by Kathy Young and Christopher Constantin. 1-7/16". Mint (9.9). $50-$100.
Lot 105. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Gerry Colman. "Eye Candy". Larger cane comprised of smaller millefiori canes, ground to a sphere. Clear matrix. Canes of various colors in three concentric circles. Signed "C". 1-5/16". Mint (9.9). $125-$250.
Lot 106. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Matthews Art Glass. Single ribbon core swirl. White core with blue and turquoise on it. Outer layer is a cage of lavender strands. Signed with an M over M logo. 1-5/16". Mint (9.9). $150-$300.
Lot 107. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Francis Coupal. Swirl. Four vane core. Two are red edged by blue, two are orange edged by blue. Outer layer is two pair of yellow strands. Signed "fc". 1-3/16"". Mint (9.9). $30-$60.
Lot 108. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Hulet Glass. Temari. Super basket weave pattern. Blue, black and white. Nice example. Temari is a Japanese weaving craft. Signed "hulet/02" (Dinah Hulet). 1-3/16". Mint (9.9). $125-$250.
Lot 109. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Mike Edmondsen. Beautiful marble. Transparent clear base. Bottom is a small whirlpool. Purple and white on the outside. Light blue and white in the base. Floating above it, near the top is a crystal gem, possibly a Swarvoski diamond. Stunning. Looks like the gem has either been expelled by the whirlpool in the base, or that it is about to be sucked down into it. Has a signature cane in the base "ME02". 1-1/8". Mint (9.9). $50-$100.
Lot 110. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Shane Caswell. Transparent clear base. Light blue subsurface layer. On this background are pinwheels of red, white and tannish yellow. Rosette at either pole, garland around the equator. Has a signature cane that reads "SC 2002". 1-5/16". Mint (9.9). $50-$100.
Lot 111. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Matthews Art Glass. Ribbon Lutz. Transparent clear base. Two white ribbons close to the surface. One is faced with transparent green, other is faced with transparent pink. Edged with lutz on white. Signed with an M over M logo. 1-1/16". Mint (9.9). $125-$250.
Lot 112. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Murray's Modern Marbles. Transparent clear base. Opaque white core covered by transparent dark purple. Three deep lobes. Gold dichroic on each lobe. Yellow band as each peak. No outer layer. Signed "WPM 03" (William P. Murray). 1-3/16". Mint (9.9). $35-$70.
Lot 113. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Shane Caswell. Opaque black base. As the outer layer are pinwheels of red, white and blue. Rosette at either pole, garland around the equator. No signature cane. 1-1/16". Mint (9.9). $25-$50.
Lot 114. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Nadine Macdonald. Handmade and handpainted china. White background. Handpainted to resemble murrini canes in a green matrix. Unsigned. 31/32". Mint (9.9). $20-$40.
Lot 115. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Karen Federici. Halfsie marble. One side is red, white and blue marbrie with a star murrini at one pole. Other side is turquoise background with dots of yellow with blue or red on them. Signed "Karen Federici 01". 1-1/16". Mint (9.9). $45-$90.
Lot 116. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Greg Hoglin. Transparent teal base. Rosette at either pole of yellow, red and white. Flowers around equator in two different color schemes. Signed "GH 00". 1-1/16". Mint (9.9). $50-$100.
Lot 117. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Greg Hoglin. Opaque orange base. Rosette at either pole of yellow, blue and white. Garland around equator in same color scheme, separated by red dots. Signed "GH 00". 1-1/16". Mint (9.9). $50-$100.
Lot 118. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Karen Federici. Orange base. Black dot at either pole surrounded by lutz torsade. Equator is a pattern of various colored dots. Signed "Karen Federici 01". 31/32". Mint (9.9). $50-$100.
Lot 119. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Nadine Macdonald. Handmade and handpainted china. Black background. Handpainted with green vines and lavender flowers. Signed "N.M. 99". 1-1/16". Mint (9.9). $20-$40.
Lot 120. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Nadine Macdonald. Handmade and handpainted china. Replica of a handpainted glazed china with intersecting lines. Tan background. Seven lines on each of the three axes. One axis each of red, black, green. Signed "N.M.". 15/16". Mint (9.9). $17.50-$35.
Lot 121. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Gregg Pessman. Pigs at Play - Middle Ages. Handpainted china. Scene around the marble is a pig fighting a fire-breathing dragon in front of a castle (with piglets at the gate). This is a great design! Signed "GP 2003". 1-5/16". Mint (9.9). Gregg designs, hand makes and hand paints each of these marbles. $45-$90.
Lot 212. CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Andy Davis. Limited Edition set. Fifteen marbles in a display box. The marbles are a variety of swirl, end of day and clambroth type. Each is 1-3/4" and is signed "a.D.". The case is a very pretty modified wood jewelry box (contains a wood insert to hold the marbles. There is a sheet of paper inside the top, with Andy's business card and hand signed "Set #11 of 21 / Andy Davis 2003". Box is 11-1/2" x 8" x 3-1/4". Very pretty set. $300-$600.