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Please contact me for more purchasing info or questions. Also, dealer/gallery pricing and information available upon request and approval. Click photos to view larger image. Basic shipping is included in price. I will email you with confirmation of purchase once I am notified. Clicking the add to cart button will open a window directing you to Pay Pal for a secure checkout. Each piece is signed and dated in titanium pen and comes with a wooden chest for safe carrying or storage when not on display. rtglassworks@comcast.net

Marbles of Richard Hollingshead II

"Spinning Tops"

Each top is hand made using hand pulled cane, 24k gold and fine silver fume. Each one has a floral or anemone blossom that fills the body of the top. Some have a Gilson Opal in the stem. The opals are either white or green opals. They also looks great when spinning and have a neat wagon wheel effect when filmed spinning. They are photographed under direct lighting and will look slightly different depending on type and intensity of light. Each one will come in a wooden chest for safe storage or display. Numbers are just for reference. Thanks for checking them out everyone! -Rich :)

Spinning Top #1 - $225 - SOLD

Spinning Top #2 - $250 - SOLD

Spinning Top #5 - $235 - SOLD

Spinning Top #6 - $250 - SOLD

Spinning Top #7 - $250 - SOLD

Spinning Top #8 - $275 - UV Reactive Will glow green under a black light - SOLD

"-------Full Bloom-------"

This is an explosion blossom made with a white and green cane that make up the petals of the flower. The pink accents are made by laying 24k gold over white. It measure 1.21" dia - $225 - SOLD

"-------Marquise Blossom-------"

This is an explosion marble made with a cane bud centered in the top of the blossom. The rest of the blossom is made with white, 24k gold and fine silver fume. It is backed in cobalt blue with a marquise cut Gilson opal centered inside of the dot stack and pinwheel design. It measures 1.5" dia - $335 - SOLD

"-------Green Glower-------"

This is a symmetrical UV explosion marble. It's made with UV cane and pink accents. The blossom will glow green under a black light(not glow in the dark). The pink is made by laying the white over 24k gold fume. It measures 1.3" dia - $300 - SOLD

"-------Maltese Blossom-------~

This is an explosion blossom made with blue and white cane as well as solid white stringers. The blossom is laid in a four petal pattern creating a similar look to a fire fighters or Maltese cross. This is one of the cleanest floral explosions I feel I have made in my career. For that reason it will be marked with a "P" to denote premium. There are still only about 40-50 marbles with that marking in my career. It measures 1.31" dia - $400 - SOLD

"-------Blooming Symmetry-------"

This is an explosion marble made with blue and white cane and stringers. The blossom is made with a hand drawn symmetrical design. The pink accents are made by laying the white over 24k gold fume. This one is quite unique with regards to my more typical explosion designs. It measures 1.31" dia - $365 - SOLD

"-------Alien Orchid-------"

This is an explosion marble made with cane, stringers and 24k gold and fine silver fume. My daughter brought home an Orchid plant that inspire me to try a few abstract designs within my "explosion" technique. Not sure these will become an actual series but I am enjoying playing with the idea. It measures 1.29" dia - $285 - SOLD

"-------Marbles-------"

All marbles are photographed under direct lighting and will have slightly different shades depending on the type of light and intensity of light. Each piece will come in a signed and padded wooden chest for safe storage or display. Or a signed and fitted Pelican 1120 case if a "Spiders Sunset" or has a matching stand. If you have any questions just contact me on contact page or FB under my name or @richard_hollingshead_glass on IG

'-------Slap Shit Spiders Sunset-------"

This is from a new series I plan on doing as they allow. I am quite picky at times about the execution of the pieces/sections I make to assemble into full pieces. That leaves me with quite a few unfinished sections laying around. Recently I went through the ones I had and actually forgot what I disliked about said sections. That said, I decided to just grab a couple and start slapping shit together(hints the name, lol). This was the first and I really like how it came out as it would never had been made like this unless I decided to slap shit together. These will be pretty unique compared to normal production pieces. So I plan to do auction only on these as they are made. There won't be too many and I can't really plan for them. I will be auctioning them on the "Marble Collectors Page" on Facebook. It is a public page so anyone should be able to join. Auction date pending, but will notify everyone here, FB and IG when I have an auction date. - SOLD

"Slap Shit Spiders Sunset"

Stand and auction pending. This is the third of the SSSS series. :) Auction starting tonight 8/12/22 on the "Marble Collectors Page" on Facebook. I will add a link once posted. SOLD

"Spiders Sunset"

This is a Spiders Sunset marble made with a traditional cobalt core. The front has an SS lens with a white Marquise cut Gilson opal floating in the center. The stand is done in my "Cane Link" technique/design. The back is decorated in a fume, dot and pinwheel design. It will come in a signed and fitted Pelican 1120 case. It measures 1.96" dia. - SOLD

"Spiders Sunset"

This is a Spiders Sunset marble made with a variation of the traditional SS lens. The core is solid cobalt blue with a two tone red and butterscotch scaled design. The equator is decorated in a matching dot and pinwheel design. This one came out great and for that reason will be marked with a "P" to denote it as a premium marble, which means to the best of my abilities at the time it was produced. It will come in a signed and fitted Pelican 1120 case. It measures 2.0" dia. - SOLD

"Spiders Sunset"

This is a Spiders Sunset marble made with a red and gold/silver fume variation on the lens. The core is solid cobalt blue. The back of the piece is decorated in a two tone red and butterscotch pattern. The equator is done in a matching dot and pinwheel design. The stand is done in a layered "Cane Link" pattern. It will come in a signed and fitted Pelican 1120 case. It measures 1.89" dia. - SOLD

SOLD

"Spiders Sunset" EXP Cane Back

This is a marble from my ongoing "Spiders Sunset" marble series. This is one of the first ones with a full cane backing. The cane back has 24 canes that spiral to a point at the back pole. The front has a traditional SS lens with dots and pinwheels framing that and separating the front and back designs. It will come in the standard(for this series) pelican 1120 fitted and signed case. It measures 2.0" dia. - SOLD

"Exp Spiders Sunset/Hollow cross"

This is a design I have been working on for a while. It is a traditional Spiders Sunset marble with injection filled hollow back. Injecting the cobalt in the hollow section makes it no longer hollow but keep the designs that come from the hollow technique. It has a round cab opal floating above the lens with multi layer dotstack and pinwheel designs framing the SS lens. The stand will come with a felt pad so the marble will not get scratched. It measures 1.94" - $1400 - SOLD

"Spiders Sunset"

This one is a traditional Spiders Sunset with the SS lens in front framed in a dot and pinwheel design. The lens is made with a mixed fade of 24k gold and fine silver fume. The core is solid cobalt blue with a fume fade covering the cobalt. The back has a white marquise cut Gilson opal framed in matching dot stack and pinwheel design. The opal is a good bit more light reactive than the pictures show. It measures 1.94" dia. - $925 - SOLD

"Golden Ruby Spiders Sunset"

This is a new style of my traditional Spiders Sunset series. I am experimenting with transparent cores on the SS's. So these have completely different optics than the traditional cobalt core SS's. The back has cane that comes to a point at the back pole. This color is called "Gold Ruby". It is made with pure gold to achieve the pink color. It is quickly becoming my favorite color in glass. It measures 1.83" in diameter. - $1500 - SOLD

"UV Ruby Spiders Sunset"

This SS is made with "Gold Ruby" a transparent pink made with pure gold to achieve the pink color. There is also a color called "Citrine" used in this one. It is a UV reactive color so it will light up green under a black light. The core is transparent so light will pass through making for some neat optics. It measures 1.8" in diameter. - $1250 - SOLD

"Exp Cane Link Spiders Sunset"

This is an experimental SS. It is one of two that survived out of about 12-15 pieces(attempts). It was a rough go the past month or so but happy to be making progress. I pulled the pinwheels back a bit as to allow the window around the SS lens. It allows a view into the core of the piece which looks pretty neat. The core is also UV so it will glow green under a black light. There is also a little UV in the stand to compliment the marbles UV.. It will come in a signed and dated yellow Pelican 1120. It is one of my largest marbles to date. Feel free to request a video if seriously interested. I can send one through IG or FB. It measures 2.15" in diameter. - $2200 - SOLD

"Cane Link Spiders Sunset"

This is the second of the Cane Link SS's that was made. It also has a transparent UV core with the pinwheels set back to see the view of the cane link behind the lens. It almost gives it a kaleidoscope effect. The stand is made using the same exact tech as the back of the marble. It will come in a signed and fitted red Pelican 1120. It measures 1.98" in diameter. - $2000 - SOLD

"Johnny Quest SS"

This is a special collaboration made by myself and Quest glass. It was made in studio on his recent visit to my home. It is made with a cobalt core with silver and adventurine that twist around the back coming to a point at the back pole. Quest decorated the back with some of his signature milli. There is a Spiders Sunset lens with a beautiful white marquise cut Gilson opal floating above the lens. The lens is bordered in a multi layer dot and pinwheel design. The stand is one of the neatest parts. He took some of my SS prep and sock flipped(inverted) it and applied some more milli. I shaped it and added an encalmo lip for the base. I also added a bit of blue moon frit inside the stand. I think there are only two stands to date in my career made with i/o frit. This one will come in a signed and fitted pelican 1120 case. It measures 1.70" dia. - $1800

"Spiders Sunset"

This is an Amethyst sparkle SS done with a clear core to create the kaleidoscope effect shown ion the bottom middle photo above. It has a large SS lens that is framed in a multi layer dot and pinwheel design. That design flows to the back pole where I left a transparent window to view the back side of the SS lens. It has a matching stand and will come ina signed and fitted pelican 1120 case. It measures 1.97" dia. - $1500 - SOLD

"Explosion Marbles"

This is a series of explosion marbles from the past month. They are all made with cane, gold and silver fume. Most are made with a color called "Ion" which is a new UV reactive color in boro(33COE). Each one will come signed and dated in titanium pen as well as come in a signed and dated wooden chest. Each marble will have size in diameter and price. Please email me through contact page if you have any questions. Thanks!-Rich :)

"Ethereal Blossom" - Full UV - 1.33" dia - $315

"Octoblossom" - Full UV - 1.27" dia - $310

"Three Pointer" - Full UV - 1.23" dia - $300

"Octoorchid" - Full UV - 1.29" dia - $305

"3 Mile Bloomer" - Full UV - 1.33" dia - $365 - SOLD

"Kryptonite Bloomer" - Full UV - 1.30" dia - $320 - SOLD

"Quad Blossom" - Full UV - 1.32" dia - $330 - SOLD

"Colors and Shapes Abstract Spiders Sunset set"

This is a set of three SS pieces. No real rhyme or reason, was just having fun experimenting with non-spherical shapes with the SS lenses. :) Puck measures 1.92" x 0.98" - Column measures 1.8" x 0.97" - Cone measures 2.03" x 2.03". The back of the cone is full UV. $1500

"Lace" Series

The marbles below are all from my "Lace" series. Each features a Gilson Opal in one of a few different cuts. All are UV reactive and will glow a bright green under a black light. My camera is malfunctioning while trying to take UV photos. Hoping to rectify that soon. But I can send UV vids via FB, IG. Just shoot me a dm and I will send you a video. Each will come with a pocket UV light and will come in a signed and dated wooden chest. Thanks for checking them out! - Rich :)

"Dark Marquise" - UV - 1.22" dia - $345

"Blueberry Marquise" - UV - 1.23" dia - $325

"Serendipitous Striations" - UV - 1.22" dia - $350

"Intergalactic Anemone" - UV - 1.22" dia - $420 - SOLD

"Twisted Trillion" - UV - 1.23" dia - $335

"Alien Anemone" - UV - 1.30" dia - $375

"Virgin Lace" - Non UV - 1.25" - $500

"ION Spiders Sunset"

This Spiders Sunset is made with Ion, the new UV reactive boro color. The Ion coats the back of the piece(not the lens). It is the green color seen under the dot stacking and pinwheels. The SS lens is framed in a multi layer dot and pinwheel design. That design matches the dot and pinwheels on the back of the piece. The stand has Ion in the wrap and rake and on the bottom lip. My apologies, I can't get photos under UV currently due to my camera. This one will come in a fitted, signed and dated Pelican 1120 case. It measures 1.98" dia. - $1250 - SOLD

"Five Star Scalecello"

This a marble from my "Scalecello" series. This one is built using a five-point start to the scaling creating the red star on the back pole. The opposing side has a really pretty trillion cut Gilson Opal. I kept this one to display for a while, so it is dated 10/2023. It comes in a signed and fitted Pelican 1120 case. It measures 1.72" dia. - $2000

"Maltese Blossom"

This is a new style blossom I am playing with. It features an abstract Maltese Cross as the petals of the blossom. 1.23" dia. - $260

"Double Maltese Blossom"

This is the second in the "Maltese" design. This one has two sets of petals that take on the look of the cross. Between is many UV Gold/Silver fumed dots that are done with Ion so it will be UV reactive. It measures 1.26" dia. - $290 - SOLD

"Triple Maltese Blossom"

This is the third "Maltese" blossom. This one is done in a blue and white color pattern. In between are many UV fumed dots. Those will glow green under UV/black light. It measures 1.28" dia. - $320