Identifying Antique Marble

Additionally this is an end of cane marble the white ribbon only goes part way through the marble.

Identifying antique marble.

Identify champion agate marbles by their trademark swirls. Look for the pontil. Here are some ways to determine if a marble is vintage or not. A victorian figured walnut washstand with marble shelf and three quarter panel bask the twin pedestal base with nine drawers.

Here is a very rare marble that rarely shows up. Antique marble is past and present together. During this procedure a stick is used where the marble is attached. Marble effect tiles that sum up the purity and beauty of this natural material with the characteristics of modernity and practicality of porcelain stoneware.

This leaves a tiny rough patch on the marble which is known as the pontil. A helpful guide to identify antique marbles. If you can feel two points opposite each other then your marble was probably handmade and is sought after by collectors. Computer games are a favorite with children today and games like ringer marble arch lagging etc playing with marbles are yet to captivate the minds of these young ones.

Look for recognizable patterns such as the furnace swirl and the champion swirl look for a corkscrew pattern when identifying marbles manufactured by akro agate. Today these vintage marbles are collected rather than played with. Those are rare enough but this one is in blue glass instead of clear. Antique marble topped tiled back washstand approx 120 cm high 116 cm wide show 1 more like this.

Antique marble topped washstand with tiled back 106 cm wide 109 cm high show 2 more like this. Hold the marble in your hand and rub your fingers over it. Non glass marbles marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years. Being able to identify rare antique marbles both handmade and machine produced can help you place a value on a prospective purchase.

Six essences inspired by the beauty of marble become stylistic shades to create modern and functional environments. These marbles are often difficult to distinguish from swirled marbles made by other manufacturers. Once done the stick is broken on its end. Visit this section for a brief history of handmade marble manufacture and to see an image library to help you identify various types of handmade marbles.

From discrete cream veins in white carrara marble to violet red or blue veins in yellow sienna marble natural marble will show its impurities through long sinewy streaks.