Handful of Antique Clay Marbles in Old Fabric Pouch Longfellow poems Margareta Hennix (b

Margareta Hennix (b

which are jointed at the  shoulders and elbows

a tapered base with hole at the center

with its eyebrows

It measures 10" in diameter and 3 3/4" deepest (at hub)

Handful of Antique Clay Marbles in Old Fabric Pouch Longfellow poems Margareta Hennix (bWell, I've mostly passed old marbles by, not knowing enough to know what is what. However, I happened to give these old clay ones (plus one large one made of wood) a close look at a recent flea market, and I must say they completely captivated me with their beauty; I am converted! I believe these date to the mid to late 19th century, and I believe several of them, with shiny salt glazes, are "Benningtons", which were made in Germany. (They are