Robert Block Marbles

The online marble guide and the marble gallery are based on my book marbles.

Robert block marbles.

Robert block has been collecting appraising and dealing in marbles for many years. He has spoken to numerous historical societies and marble meets and runs live marble auctions and marble shows. If you have any questions contact bob block. This book complements his previous schiffer title marbles.

Block s marbles 10 twarog pl shelton ct 06484 phone. Identification and price guide. Robert block has been auctioning collecting researching and lecturing on marbles for many years. This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library.

203 209 7076 more information on marble collecting. 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. Block s marble auctions are governed by the terms and conditions of sale. About the author bob block has been collecting appraising auctioning and dealing in marbles for over 30 years.

He and his family reside in fairfield county connecticut. Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years. Collectors dealers and estates. Robert block considers benningtons over two inches in diameter as too rare to value and crockery marbles over two inches as non existent.

Robert s block auction of 240 lots of high quality antique and collectible handmade and machine made marbles and related items. Advanced search members area login securely. 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. There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out.

The marble faq has basic information on the history of marbles and marble collecting.