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Block's Marble Auction #1167 3/22/25 4PM NYC time

Sat, Mar 22, 2025 04:00PM EDT
Lot 169

CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Ro Purser. Closepack Murrini. 2-3/8". Mint (9.9).

Estimate: $1,600 - $3,200

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CONTEMPORARY HANDMADE, Ro Purser. A Closepack Murrini marble. A multitude of murrini sections all packed under the surface of the marble. Great example of this type. Signed with a "*RO* 1992" cane. Ro Purser 1992. Ro is one of the earliest contemporary marble artists. He, along with his friend and fellow glass artist Richard Marquis, began making glass marbles in 1973, and then selling them at a Marin County Renaissance Faire. 2-3/8". Mint (9.9).

Condition

Mint

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