Check Out This Mesmerizing Collection of Glass Marbles and Pendants

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Ava K
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Glass art has been fascinating humans for centuries and this especially goes for glass marbles and pendants. Most of us played with them during our childhood and have fond memories about that time. But there are people who continued to collect them and appreciate their mesmerizing beauty even when they became older. One of them is collector Brian Bowden.

According to Bowden, he collects and sells the “world’s best art glass marbles and pendants,” which are made by notable glass artist from all over the world including U.S., Europe, Japan, and Australia. He also loves to showcase them to other glass marbles and pendants enthusiasts on his Instagram profile.

Some of this unique glass pieces from Brian’s collection are simple and elegant, while others are highly elaborate with swirling colors. Check them out below.

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***AUXION*** Up for bid is this unique Tweety Bird marble by Beth James @madmillies. These marbles are the first of their kind as far as I know where Beth has taken murrine cane ends and twisted them up into marbles. There are other murrine end marbles out there, but I've never seen anyone do sweet twists with the end like this, preserving the image in the procese. It makes for some really fun glass and color play with the cane image flowing all through the marble! This one is nice sized at 1.41". Bidding starts at whatever with minimum $5 increments and a low reserve in place. Ends tomorrow night at 7:00pm PST, 10:00pm EST in going once, twice fashion. Priority shipping within the US is $8, with PayPal, CC, Zelle and cash payments accepted. Good luck, thanks all! #glassorbits #marblesofig #glassofig #bethjames #madmillies #murrine #tweetybird #looneytunes #artglass #glassart #homedecor

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Killer new marbles and paperweights by the legendary Andrew Brown aka Carver B @carverbeezkneez are now available at Glass ORBits, woooohoooo! The best layered and carved glass ever. And the marbles are not just ANY marbles, but some of Andrew's battuto marbles, flat out mind-boggling, with color changing CFL colors being icing on the cake. These marbles will BLOW…YOUR….MIND in hand! Zip on over to glassorbits.com to see all the pics and add one of these masterpiece gems to the collection! #glassorbits #marblesofig #glassofig #andrewbrown #carverb #battuto #coldwork #carvedglass #CFL #colorchanging #legendaryglass #headyglass #glassforsale #marble #marbles #paperweight #paperweights #glassart #artglass #homedecor

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***AUXION*** OK everyone, I've got a veeerry special one for you this time – the latest amazing Acid Eater pendant by the legendary Mike Gong @original_gongster! Ooooh yeah, it's an extremely rare rainbow 7-eyed eater that also has hidden UV action (GA Electric Flamingo) AAAAAAND it is the first ever that features a tab sheet on the backside (blinging dichro)! This piece is absolutely brilliant and one for the ages of glass history. Swipe and check out all the pics, vid coming in next post. The piece is 1.93" and signed M Gong 9.2018. Don't miss out on this amazing and rare opportunity! Gongster/Acid Eater slaps included. Begins at whatever with minimum $50 increments and a reserve in place. Ends on Saturday night, Sept 29th, at 8:00pm PST, 11:00pm EST in going once, twice fashion. Priority shipping on me and all forms of payment accepted (except crypto). Best of luck Eater fans! (No Bid Here post since IG seems to lose bids and glitch when I do that, but I'll keep it updated.) #glassorbits #marblesofig #glassofig #mikegong #originalgongster #original_gongster #acideater #legendaryglass #headyglass #eyes #seveneyes #dichro #opal #tabs #tabsheet #glassart #artglass #pendants #pendant

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