Bert Cohen Marbles

Bert will be missed by many collectors.

Bert cohen marbles. 21 estimated that he had collected 300 000 marbles that filled his home and life. Bert lived in boston. He always had a big smile and was full of fun marbles. Bert cohen does indeed have all his marbles some 300 000.

He was a already a legend in the marble world. Bert cohen 83 of wayland and boynton beach fla who died dec. Bert in san francisco 1991. Gordon had passed the letter to me and our.

Sep 14 2013 bert cohen hasn t stopped playing with marbles old and new handmade and mass produced. Bert i did dozens of marble deals every year. I first met bert in the 1970 s. The late bert cohen a world class marble collector and dealer who inspired artists and collectors around the globe pictured with jane stein.

Collected hundreds of thousands of marbles the boston globe bert cohen 83 of wayland and boynton beach fla who died dec. A personal remembrance. Bert was a longtime popular well known marble dealer and friend to artists and collectors. Bert cohen uk marbles.

I first got to know bert in the 1980s when we began corresponding with each other bert had written to the landlord of the greyhound asking for information about events on good friday. Jane is a collector from chicago. His first was a german made sulphite with the image of a rooster given to him 45 years ago by an antiques dealer who told him that collecting marbles was a way to have fun with his children. Marlborough bert cohen s passion is marbles and after decades of collecting the glass orbs he knows when a bad joke is coming.

Nov 26 2017 antique glass marbles are highly collectible and the types range from handmade examples from german glassmakers of the 1800s to u s. 21 estimated that he had collected 300 000 marbles that filled his home and life. He almost always beats the would be comedians to the punchline.