Sulphide Marbles
Sulphides, or figure marbles, are large translucent marbles manufactured in Germany from the mid-19th century up until the 1930s. Usually 1 1/2" or more in size, they always feature a figure encased in the center, which early collectors mistakenly thought was made from sulfur. In fact these figures are made from porcelain and are usually animals but the rarer ones include people or numbers or other objects. No one knows exactly how many different figures or objects were made, but hundreds are known to exist.
On average sulphide marbles sell for about $215 but rare sulphides featuring painted people or extremely rare objects can easily sell for more than $2,000.
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 ANTIQUE HAND MADE BEAUTIFUL ELEPHANT SULPHIDE SULFIDE MARBLE about 1.4" $59.90 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 14h 19m |
 Marbles ANTIQUE GERMAN SULPHIDE MARBLE w/STANDING DOG FIGURE 1 7/16" $75.00 Time Remaining: 27d 20h 45m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 Marbles RARE ANTIQUE GERMAN SULPHIDE MARBLE w/ KATE GREENAWAY FIGURE Awesome $375.00 Time Remaining: 27d 20h 40m Buy It Now for only: $375.00 |
 Girl in Chair Sulphide Marble $99.99 Time Remaining: 1d 34m |
 Marbles ANTIQUE GERMAN SULPHIDE MARBLE w/ FOX Figure 1 9/16" Nice Detail $129.99 Time Remaining: 27d 20h 43m Buy It Now for only: $129.99 |
 Vintage Sulphide Marble with Lamb Figure, 1 1/8" $54.99 Time Remaining: 16d 12h 8m Buy It Now for only: $54.99 |
 Number 8 Sulphide Marble $99.99 Time Remaining: 1d 14h 1m |
 Marbles RARE ANTIQUE GERMAN SULPHIDE MARBLE w/ PHEASANT HEN BIRD 1 9/16" $225.00 Time Remaining: 27d 20h 49m Buy It Now for only: $225.00 |
 Vintage Sulfide Marble, Eskimo, or Little Child in Snowsuit $70.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 50m |
 German Marble Poster Reprint Double Sided Swirl Lutz Sulphide Mica Indian Clam $10.00 Time Remaining: 14d 1h 45m Buy It Now for only: $10.00 |
 Marbles RARE ANTIQUE GERMAN SULPHIDE MARBLE w/ BOY SEATED ON A STUMP 1 3/16" $250.00 Time Remaining: 27d 20h 41m Buy It Now for only: $250.00 |
 Rearing Horse Sulphide Marble $99.99 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 1h 28m |
