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
"-------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 1.25" dia - $275 - 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". 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
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"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
"Simple Sunset"
This is a piece from my Spiders Sunset series. It features a web like fumed lens that is framed in a dot and pinwheel pattern. The back has a matching abstract dot and pinwheel design. It will come in a signed and fitted Pelican 1120 case. It measures 1.8" dia. - $800 - SOLD
"Spiders Sunset"
This is a marble from my Spiders Sunset series. It has a fairly traditional lens that is framed in a dot and pinwheel design. The back of the marble has a caramel and garnet dot stack and pinwheel design. This one came out pretty neat. :) It will come in a fitted and signed pelican 1120 case. It measures 1.83" dia. - $1250 - SOLD
"Amethyst Sunset"
This is a marble from my Spiders Sunset series. It is made with a clear core so you can view through the piece. It is made with a color called "Gold Amethyst" and I added a little adventurine(sparkle). The lens itself is UV reactive as is the lip of the stand. There is a black marquise cut opal floating on the back of the piece. It will come in a fitted and signed Pelican 1120 case. It measures 1.92" dia. - $1400 - SOLD
"Caramel Moon Sunset"
This is a unique marble made with two colors I typically refrain from using, Blue Moon and Caramel. They have a lot of silver in them which causes this rich creamy shade. The lens is framed in a dot and pinwheel pattern with a matching dot stack and pinwheel design on the back of the piece. It will come in a signed and fitted Pelican 1120 case. It measures 1.83" dia. - $1100 - SOLD
"Scalecello"
This is a marble from my "Scalecello" series. It incorporates a reticello pattern within the scaled design. There is a large black Gilson opal on the face that is framed in dot and pinwheel design that ties into the scalecello back. It will come in a wooden chest for safe storage or display. It measures 1.77" dia. - $1500 - SOLD
"Baby Blue Citrus"
This is a marble and stand set from my hollow series. It features 24 canes that spiral to a fine point at the back pole. The opposing side has a five petal floral design. It is fumed internally with 24k gold and fine silver fume. My hollows are completely sealed in the flame with no holes. It will come in a signed and fitted Pelican 1120 case. It measures 1.83" dia. - $700 - SOLD
"Baby Blues"
This is a hollow marble made with 24 canes that spiral to a fine point at the back pole. The opposing side has a five petal floral design that is framed in matching squiggles. It is fumed internally with gold and silver fume. It measures 1.87" dia. - $450
"Citrus Sparkle"
This is a hollow marble made with 24 canes that spiral to a fine point at the back pole. The opposing side has a matching floral design framed in cane squiggles. It is fumed with gold and silver. It measures 1.76" dia. - $455
"Home State Hollow"
This is a hollow marble made with 24 canes that spiral to a fine point at the back pole of the piece. The opposing side has a five point floral design that is framed in matching squiggles and dots. It is fume internally with 24k gold and fine silver fume. Its name is from my states colors, red/yellow. It measures 1.81" dia. - $460
"Radioactive Remedy"
This is a UV reactive hollow done in a "cane Link" design. It is fumed internally with 24k gold and fine silver fume. It also has hidden lines of Citrine(UV color). So it will light up green under a black light. It measures 1.90" dia. - $500
"Cane Link Bloom"
This is an explosion marble made with my "Cane Link" technique. The center of the Cane Link is filled with white(silver fume) dots. The silver fume came out really pretty on this one. The back has an abstract dot and pinwheel monster. It measures 1.32" dia. - $350
"Dot Monster Sac"
This is a Cane Link explosion blossom. It is one of the only marbles I have made incorporsating the color "Blue Moon". Thats the dots protruding out of the Cane Link. The blossom has an abstract egg sac from silver growth. It has a Dot Monster protecting the egg sac. :) It measures 1.36" dia. - $375
"Gold Ruby Blossom"
This is an explosion marble made with a pretty pink color that is batched from 24k gold. This one is a bit more muted in color under low light but lights up a bright pink under direct lighting . It is also fumed with 24k gold. It measures 1.32" dia. - $300
"Hypnoblossom"
This is an explosion blossom made with a traditional cane bud floating above the rest of the blossom. The back has a fumed spiral that is framed in a dotstack pattern. It is made with 2k gold and fine silver fume. It measures 1.41" dia. - $340
"Experimental Explosion"
This is an experimental marble made by putting the blossom over twisted cane. The cane is backed in a tiny bit of Gold Ruby which adds a neat effect. The equator and into the back is decorated in a BnW dot stack and pinwheel design. It measures 1.55" dia. - $525
"Mysterious Marquise"
This is an explosion marble made with a marquise cut Gilson opal floating above the fumed Cane Link blossom. It has one of my dot monster designs on the back. It measures 1.25" dia. - $360
"Golden Blossom"
This is an explosion marble made with a Gold Ruby Cane Bud floating a top the blossom which is made by fuming 24k gold over white to create that pink. It measures 1.3" dia. - $280
"Spiraling Sanity"
This is an explosion blossom made with a traditional blue and white cane bud resting a top the blossom. The opposing side has a white Gilson opal floating above a fumed sparkle spiral. The equator is decorated in a dot stack design. It measures 1.49" dia. - $380 - SOLD
"Silver Subtleties"
This is a explosion marble made with silver fume. The fume came out really pretty. Silver has a tendency to yellow or brown in some situations. This came out a soft white color which is exactly what I was hoping for. It measures 1.30" dia. - $340
"Golden Silver"
This is an explosion marble that is the sister marble to the one directly above. This one uses a Gold ruby Cane as opposed to the blue one above. The silver came out quite clean. It measures 1.30" da. - $335
