Lutz Marbles
A lutz marble is any marble containing goldstone, a form of glass made with copper or copper salts. Goldstone is also sometimes called aventurine glass, but aventurine is green. Lutz marbles feature one or more unmistakable swirls or bands of shimmering, reddish brown.
Lutz style marbles are particularly beautiful and very collectible, especially antique handmades. In good condition a smaller antique handmade lutz currently sells on eBay from about $40 and up.
Contemporary glass artists also produce some stunning lutz marbles which, unlike many antique lutz marbles, are always in "wet" mint condition and truly showcase the beauty of lutz.
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