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purpledog · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 149

I've never actually held one before but based on the pontil and size of 23/32"???

I kinda need to know the value so I can pay someone for this also.
I had to take these with a flash so you are seeing a lot of extra white spots

OK, I'm a dipstick. CAC?
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CATFISH · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 488 Location: Montana

If that is a melted pontil, I'd say it could very well be

purpledog · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 149

It looks like an outtie belly-button that is highly finished. On the German's that I have, the melted ones seem to have a slight indent where this one doesn't. It really looks hand-gathered epically since it is slightly out-of-round. I don't have any American's to compare this to. Don't know if any of this helped. I did check out the Marble Museum for comparison but one pic there didn't help.
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lstmmrbls · Site Admin Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 696

http://akronmarbles.com/navarre_glass_marble_and_specialty_co.htm
yes that is one of Leightons marbles probably made at Navarre. I also should add that there are no melted pontil marbles from Germany. Peace,Galen
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Ponkochan · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject:

Here are some pictures from Alan's auctions that might help.

The one on the left here is described as a "hand-gathered Navarre Melted Pontil" and the one on the right is a "German Ground Pontil".

This was described as a "Navarre Melted Pontil Transitional".

This was described as 'Leighton Melted Pontil but perhaps Navarre'.

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purpledog · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 149

That's the site I was looking at but when you have never had one in hand, well you get the idea. So, what do I owe my friend for this one? Any ideas?
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purpledog · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 149

Definitely looks Navarre/Leighton type, not the German. Thanks for the comp pics.
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Ponkochan · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:43 pm Post subject:

I'm not good at prices...........but here's a similar one that sold recently on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Marquee-Marbles-Gorgeous-Navarre-Transitional_W0QQitemZ250287153330QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250287153330&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A13|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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purpledog · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 149

Thanks Lizzy. That's about what I had figured but wanted to make sure I was being fair.
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marbleus1 · Joined: 01 Apr 2008 Posts: 138

Navarre region, any further would be a stretch.
Price for the ebay one about right.

David