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MINT 15/16" CASED JOSEPH's COAT SWIRL w/AVENTURINE

Item# GM2546
This marble presents many rare features on many fronts: First, any Joseph's Coat Swirl is a rare find; there weren't all that many made. Anything near an inch in diameter is seldom seen. The encasement of the defining colored strands/bands is unusual. Although the name implies several colors, few are found with the diversity of this one. To find a JC with aventurine is exceptionally rare; the amount found on this one is beyond rare.
DESCRIPTION: I believe the glass master who made this marble must have used every color in his palette and maybe even created some new ones. There are so many strands with so many diverse hues; to avoid a disservice, you would be better off referring to the pictures than for me to try to name them all. I would probably miss some. If a marble ever earned its Biblical namesake of "Joseph's Coat of Many Colors," this one is it.
Resplelndent in the glory of its rainbow of colors, the nearly one-inch size augments the effect of the deeply encased, partially lobed application of the innumerable strands that reach from pole to pole. And, for the icing on the cake, so to speak: Sparkling aventurine particles adorn a number of these vividly colored filaments for an all-out effort to create one of the outstanding marbles of my experience. Please refer to the ninth and tenth pictures for magnified views of but two examples of the aventurine bands.
CONDITION: MINT 9.6 With any imperfections invisible to the naked eye, the glossy wet shine of the surface is unsurpassed. Even with bright lighting and magnification, I can only detect a slight whisper of wear.
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Size 24.01mm or 0.945" at the equator.

Click on the first picture for a greatly enlarged view.
Price $495.00

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Akro
Agate

Christensen
Agate

Peltier
Glass Co.

M.F.
Christensen

West
Virginia

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