Divided Core Swirls

Of all German handmade marbles, swirls are the most common. Divided Core Swirls are the second most common type of swirl marbles, recognized as having an inner core of 3 or more ribbons that do not touch on the sides as they swirl from pontil to pontil, and some sort of outer stage decoration of ribbons or threads that are organized as groups or threads or less commonly as an evenly spaced cage. Ribbons are less commonly found than threads for outer decore on Divided Core Swirls.
Sizes vary from peewee (1/2” or under) to maximum possible size, which is usually just under 2-1/2”. Price gradually increases based on size. Any that measure a full 2-1/2” or larger are much more valuable.
Any Divided Core Swirl that is an End of the Cane [EOC]– (which is a single pontil marble first off the cane where the ribbons and threads fan out and come to the surface opposite of the pontil), is a premium marble and is worth many multiples of a similar marble.
Divided Core Swirls in colored matrix glass are rare.
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Unusual “Naked” 3-Ribbon Divided Core Swirl
$85.00 Size: 11/16"
Condition: Mint
Grade: 9.6 -
3 All-White-Ribbons English Style Divided Core Swirl
$65.00 Size: 21/32"
Condition: Wet Mint
Grade: 9.9 -
Big 1-1/8″ Divided Core Swirl
$175.00 Size: 1-1/8"
Condition: Wet Mint
Grade: 9.8 -
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Beautiful Huge Twisty Divided Core Swirl
$850.00 Size: 2-1/8"
Condition: Mint Minus
Grade: 9.5 -
1-1/16″ Divided Core Swirl w/ 4 Wide Colorfully Striped Inner Ribbons
$125.00 Size: 1-1/16"
Condition: Wet Mint
Grade: 9.8 -
Twisty 15/32″ Peewee Divided Core Swirl
$20.00 Size: 15/32"
Condition: Mint
Grade: 9.7 -
Large 1-5/8″ Divided Core Swirl w/ 3 Bright Colorful Inner Razor Ribbons!
$95.00 Size: 1-5/8"
Condition: Near Mint Plus
Grade: 8.8 -
Very Large Beautiful 1-13/16″ Brightly Colored (Predominantly Red) 4-Ribbon Divided Core Swirl
$155.00 Size: 1-13/16"
Condition: Near Mint Plus
Grade: 8.8 -
Set of 2 Same-Cane Divided Core Swirls w/ 4 Inner Ribbons
$45.00 Size: 1/2"+ & 9/16"
Condition: Wet Mint
Grade: 9.9 -
Large 1-7/16″ Divided Core Swirl w/ 4 Wide Striped Inner Razor Ribbons!
$225.00 Size: 1-7/16"
Condition: Mint Minus
Grade: 9.2 -
RARE RED GLASS Naked 4-Ribbon Divided Core Swirl!
$200.00 Size: 5/8"+
Condition: Near Mint
Grade: 8.5 -
RARE RED GLASS Naked Divided Core w/ 3-Wide Razor Ribbons!
$225.00 Size: 5/8"
Condition: Near Mint
Grade: 8.6