Robert Block Marbles

Identification and price guide.

Robert block marbles.

He has spoken to numerous historical societies and marble meets and runs live marble auctions and marble shows. This book complements his previous schiffer title marbles. He has written extensively on marbles over the years. Robert s block auction of 240 lots of high quality antique and collectible handmade and machine made marbles and related items.

The online marble guide and the marble gallery are based on my book marbles. 203 209 7076 more information on marble collecting. Robert block has been auctioning collecting researching and lecturing on marbles for many years. Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years.

Advanced search members area login securely. He and his family reside in fairfield county connecticut. Robert block considers benningtons over two inches in diameter as too rare to value and crockery marbles over two inches as non existent. This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library.

The marble faq has basic information on the history of marbles and marble collecting. Robert block has been collecting appraising and dealing in marbles for many years. Block s marbles 10 twarog pl shelton ct 06484 phone. Look for single pontil handmade art glass marbles as these marbles were at the top of the cane and there was only one for each cane that produced several marbles with two pontil marks.

Below is a summary. Identification and price guide 5th edition 2012 schiffer publishing and features almost 400 images of various types of marbles to help you with marble identfication. There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out. Collectors dealers and estates.

If you have any questions contact bob block.