Shrunken Archives - Old Rare Marbles https://oldraremarbles.com/product-category/shrunken/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 01:09:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://oldraremarbles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-PossibleFavicon-32x32.png Shrunken Archives - Old Rare Marbles https://oldraremarbles.com/product-category/shrunken/ 32 32 213746566 Rare Shrunken Single Pontil End-of-Day Cloud w/ Swooping Tail https://oldraremarbles.com/product/rare-shrunken-single-pontil-end-of-day-cloud-w-swooping-tail/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:36:58 +0000 https://oldraremarbles.com/?post_type=product&p=14429 Condition: Mint
Grade: 9.7
Size: 11/16"

Shrunken End-of-Day Single pontil Cloud with a tail that swoops back to the pontil. Yellow base with specks of red and green. Mint original surface and early faceted pontil!

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Spectacular shrunken 4-Panel Onionskin https://oldraremarbles.com/product/spectacular-shrunken-4-panel-onionskin/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:46:07 +0000 https://oldraremarbles.com/?post_type=product&p=14137 Condition: Wet Mint
Grade: 9.9
Size: 27/32"

Immaculate 27/32" Shrunken 4-Panel Onionskin. It has 2 red/white panels alternate with 2 blue/white panels shrunken inside a thick encasement of clear glass. Pristine wet int original surface condition - very difficult to find in a marble over 140 years old! Faceted pre-1880 pontil.

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Over 2-1/4″ Red White & Blue End-of-day Onionskin w/ Mica https://oldraremarbles.com/product/over-2-1-4-red-white-blue-end-of-day-onionskin-w-mica/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 02:08:17 +0000 https://oldraremarbles.com/?post_type=product&p=14066 Condition: Mint -
Grade: 9.2
Size: 2-1/4"+

Huge and beautiful Speckled Red, White & Blue End-of-Day with a healthy sprinkling of mica flakes throughout (more mica than the pictures indicate)! Some sub-surface reflections and very minor scratches but no chips. Lightly shrunken and a nice shiny original surface with a faceted pontil.

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Luscious 4-Panel End-of-day Onionskin https://oldraremarbles.com/product/luscious-4-panel-end-of-day-onionskin/ Sun, 04 Dec 2022 19:40:57 +0000 https://oldraremarbles.com/?post_type=product&p=14052 Condition: Wet Mint
Grade: 9.9
Size: 11/16"

Luscious 4-Panel Speckled End-of-Day Onionskin with a yellow base and 2 opposing panels of red elongated spots and 2 opposed panels of midnight blue elongated spots. It is slightly shrunken, perfectly wet mint, and early faceted pre-1880 pontil.

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Lightly Shrunken 4 Panel Onionskin w/ EOD Speckling https://oldraremarbles.com/product/lightly-shrunken-4-panel-onionskin-w-eod-speckling/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 23:19:50 +0000 https://oldraremarbles.com/?post_type=product&p=13750 Condition: Wet Mint
Grade: 9.8
Size: 11/16"

Attractive Lightly Shrunken 4 Panel Onionskin with 2 teal blue panels and opposing red panels on white. There are EOD traits with speckling in the red panels. Early faceted pontil. Wet mint shiny original surface.

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Bright Teal Blue & White Striped Onionskin https://oldraremarbles.com/product/bright-teal-blue-white-striped-onionskin/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 23:10:44 +0000 https://oldraremarbles.com/?post_type=product&p=13742 Condition: Wet Mint
Grade: 9.8
Size: 21/32"

Bright Teal and White Striped Onionskin. Nice pattern & slightly shrunken. Faceted pontil and original shiny mint surface.

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Rare 1-1/8″ Joseph’s Coat w/ Brown in Light Blue Glass https://oldraremarbles.com/product/rare-1-1-8-josephs-coat-w-brown-in-light-blue-glass/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 22:10:35 +0000 https://oldraremarbles.com/?post_type=product&p=13634 Condition:  Mint
Grade: 9.7
Size:  1-1/8"

Unusual Shrunken Joseph's Coat Swirl with very unusual colors in a bluish glass. Core colors include BROWN (very uncommon for handmades), periwinkle blue (also uncommon), yellow, orange, purple, white, dark blue, and green. Original mint surface condition.

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Giant Shrunken EOD Onionskin nearly 2-5/16″ https://oldraremarbles.com/product/giant-shrunken-eod-onionskin-nearly-2-5-16/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:45:25 +0000 https://oldraremarbles.com/?post_type=product&p=13624 Condition: Mint -
Grade: 9.4
Size: 2-9/32"

Massive Shrunken End-of-Day style Onionskin with a heavy casing of outer slightly green coke bottle glass over a core that's mostly burgundy red and with some blue, teal green & white stretched spots over a yellow base. Faceted pontil. No chips, but has mild surface wear, an as-made touch, and a few minor subsurface reflections.  A beautiful & hugely attractive marble!

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27/32″ Left-Twist Shrunken Orange & Green 4-Panel Onionskin https://oldraremarbles.com/product/27-32-left-twist-shrunken-orange-green-4-panel-onionskin/ Sun, 08 May 2022 15:28:00 +0000 https://oldraremarbles.com/?post_type=product&p=11758 Condition: Wet Mint
Grade: 9.9
Size: 27/32"

Large Left-Twist Shrunken Green & Orange 4-Panel Onionskin. Nicely made marble with core shrunken a little to one side. Flawless surfaces with a faceted pontil.

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Large 1-5/16″ Colorful Tri-Ribbon Divided Core Swirl https://oldraremarbles.com/product/large-1-5-16-colorful-tri-ribbon-divided-core-swirl/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 01:10:51 +0000 https://oldraremarbles.com/?post_type=product&p=11370 Condition: Wet Mint
Grade: 9.9
Size: 1-5/16"

Large Colorful Tight 3-Ribbon Divided Core swirl with identical ridged ribbons of yellow-green-white-orange-orange-orange-white-blue-white. The ribbons in the core of this appealing and unique marble are constructed with individual rods of color similar to a Joseph's Coat. 3 sets of 6 closely spaced threads 3 white on one side and 3 white on the other. Slightly Shrunken with inset outer bands.

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