Old Clay Marbles - Blues and Purples very fine school slate Signed on the undersides

Signed on the undersides

I have long wanted to find a painting on an old painter's palette

with the bottom drawer divided into several compartments

(I've spritzed it in vinegar

and is stamped on the bottom “Made in France

Old Clay Marbles - Blues and Purples very fine school slate Signed on the undersidesI'm not over my obsession with old clay marbles in all their variations, and am adding a few new sets of what I believe are quite old ones. This batch includes at least a couple of Benningtons, as well as some that are very mottled or marbled! in color. So pretty. About 50 marbles exactly as shown. These average about 1 2" in diameter, some a little bigger, some a little smaller. I've tried to weed out any with much damage, but certainly there are a