Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 107

The Manuscript & Collectibles Auction

Sculpture

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 463		Tibetan Shakyamuni Amitabha Buddha in Bronze with Gold Gilt. Fine Tibetan Shakyamuni Amitabha Buddha in bronze with gold gilt with discretely painted eyes. Handsome piece with scattered loss of gilt around shoulders, torso, legs and base nevertheless enhancing greatly the appeal. 10 x 6½ with a Buddhist lotus symbol pressed into dark patinated base. Estimate Value $300 - UP From The Estate of Dr. Clinton Roath Jr. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 464		Two (2) Beautiful 20th Century, Large Chinese Handpainted Tiles: Pheasant, Swallow and Roses & Swallows Tending Their Nest. Two (2) lovely handpainted tiles 1.) A pheasant and swallow sitting on tree stumps with a background splay of blooming roses. 2.) Swallows tending their nest of hatchlings, Both tiles are 12 x 9" framed in dark brown hardwood frames for hanging, which could easily be removed and embedded in shower or kitchen backsplash. In mint condition and with beautiful colors. Estimate Value $300 - UP From The Estate of Dr. Clinton Roath Jr. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 465		Arita Porcelain Imari Bowl with Lid (1913-1926). Arita porcelain Imari bowl and lid with Japanese 'Imari' decoration, Taisho period (1913-1926). Bowl alone is 2½ x 4½" with lid 4 x 4½". On contemporary wood stand. Character marks in blue under glaze on base. A beautiful piece with no chips cracks or repairs. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 466		Beautiful Famille Ginger Jar with Yongzheng Mark Resplendent in Flowers and Butterflies. Beautiful Chinese famille ginger jar with lid boasting an explosion of flowers and butterflies with gorgeous colors. Exceptional hand painting to this jar that brings into the home Spring all year long. Ginger jar with lid measures 10" tall and 8" in diameter at its widest girth with blue underglazed Yongzheng mark on base. In perfect condition and lovely in any decor. Estimate Value $200 - UP From The Estate of Dr. Clinton Roath Jr. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $168
Lot 467		Late 19th Century Qing Dynasty Porcelain Teapot and Cup. Late 19th century, Qing Dynasty export tea pot and cup. Decorated with river scenes and great little design details. Teapot very similar in design and appeal to the Chinoiserie pieces created in the 18th and 19th century by Worcester Pottery in England. Teapot shows loss to the gilt accents at handle and spout, but the handpainted designs intact. Cup has three tiny chips to rim. No marks. In spite of evidence of use, a very appealing piece for collectors. Estimate Value $150 - UP From The Estate of Dr. Clinton Roath Jr. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $94
Lot 468		Han Dynasty Terracotta Bull with White Slip and Traces of Paint ca. 206 BC - 220 AD. Striking and quite handsome Han Dynasty terracotta bull (206 BC - 220 AD). Absolutely beautiful detail in the head, with the contours of the body and shape perfect. There are traces of white slip and of the original paint in the nostrils and one ear which indicate originally very deep reds. All four legs have been lost to time, but bull sits on custom made, black metal stand and cradle and remains an exceptionally appealing piece. Bull is almost 10" long from tail to snout, about 3" thick and stands from base to hump at 7". Estimate Value $350 - UP Doyle Auctions. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $204
Lot 469		Chinese Banshan Majiayao Gansu Neolithic Pottery Jar, 4th-3rd Millennium BC. Bulbous body gradually narrowing to a flat circular base. Short neck and two simple loop handles. Reddish terracotta with black polychrome geometric designs. No visible repairs. Minor earthen deposits around base. Height: 12 in.; diameter at widest point: 8¾ in., at opening, 3½ in. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP Museum of World Treasures. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $600
Lot 470		Exceptional, Contemporary Roman Bronze Bust on Marble Pedestal. Exceptional, patinated bronze portrait bust of a Roman patrician mounted on dark spider-green marble. Outstanding artistry, most especially the strip of his tunic casually hanging from one shoulder, wrapping around and then fixed to the center of the pedestal, creating a knot. It nicely combines the patinated brass and the deep green colors in the marble. Artist has signed at base of bronze bust but the legibility is difficult (J. De Kug…….) Know this sculpture will require local pickup or outside shipping for it weighs close to 72 pounds to which we can recommend a fair and competent shipper. In superior condition with no chips, cracks or repairs to the marble. Estimate Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 471		Extremely Appealing, Contemporary Cast Bronze Head of Greco-Roman Head. Superior bronze replica with patinated finish of Greco-Roman head on lacquered black laminate wood base. The head itself measures 14 x 11 x 11" and stands with the base at 20" tall. Very attractive decorator piece of considerable quality and craftsmanship. Head is securely welded to post inside cavity of head. Total weight is 20 lbs. Excellent condition. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 472		Finely Cast Pair of 19th Century Bronze Neoclassical Figures, France. Exquisite pair of patinated bronze, classical figures on russet marble pedestals with gold ormolu details near the base. Late 19th century and very likely French, the details found in the casting are impressive and the patinated finish playing off the colors of the pedestals perfect. The bronzes are in excellent condition with a couple of tiny chips to the bases (not uncommon for pieces of this age) are in no way a distraction. Both stand 19½" tall and each weigh approximately 14 pounds. No foundry mark and unsigned but clearly have the quality, weight and patina of the finest quality bronzes that were cast in 19th Century France. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $660
Lot 473		Gene Thomas: Handsome Hand Carved Native American Indian with Eagle Headdress from Single Block of Indian Soap Stone. Gene Thomas (Onondaga Iroquois) is the fourth son of Chief Jacob E. Thomas, Sr., and is one of the best carvers active today. He was born on the Six Nations Reserve in southern Ontario on June 14, 1958 and is Onondaga (Wolf Clan). Gene began carving when he was 14 years old under the tutelage of his father. He started soapstone carving in 1980 and has been carving steadily ever since. He is recognized as a premier carver in both wood and soapstone, with his work in collections around the world. Canadian Indian soap stone of an Iroquois male wearing an elaborate eagle headdress. This piece is carved from a single piece of soap stone with stained accents in area of the the headdress. Sculpture is signed on the underside by Gene Thomas. Sculpture is in perfect condition, 9½ x 6 x 4" and weighs about 11 pounds. The amount of effort creating this piece is singularly impressive. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 474		P.J Mêne Bronze and Antique Gilt Washed "Stag by a Tree Stump" Sculpture on Marble Base, Signed. After Pierre Jules Mêne (1810-1879.) One of the foremost animalier sculptors of the 19th Century, and achieved high distinction in the art of making small bronzes of domestic and wild animals. His most magnificent works were his stag elk bronzes. This majestic work we feel very strongly is not in any way a modern casting given the oxidized gilt patina (adding immeasurably to the appeal), the astonishing detail of his coat and that it not having a smooth and gleaming patina as recent recasts have. We find only one auction record of this work at Heathcote Ball auction house in Leicester, UK in 2001 and sold for 900 pounds in 2001. Stag measures 9¾ to tip of antlers x 8 x 4". Signed P.J. Mene and with no foundry mark. Estimate Value $750 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 475		Striding, by Marion Young. Composite, No. 6 of 350, signed, dated and numbered on the base. A vibrant sculpture of a fit young woman striding barefoot, swinging her arms for momentum. Height: 24" with base, which is approximately2½" in height, 20½" long, and 6" wide. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 476		Willis, Allee. Those Damn Women. Mixed Media in Shadowbox. 27¾ x 48¾ x 4 5/8 in., 1988. Featuring a large photo of a primly-dressed woman holding a machine gun. In the foreground are pumped-up figures of men, with wires and light bulbs, match books and other odds and ends attached to them. Behind them are smaller cut-outs of glamorous 1950s women. Writing is scrawled on the back board, beginning: "Those Damn Women! they want everything. Your time. Your money. Lots of money. Oh yes, your love…" Included with this artwork is the program for The Moving Picture Ball '87 with cover artwork by Willis; the ball honored Bette Midler. Outside shipping required. Willis is a Grammy Award winning, and Emmy and Tony nominated Los Angeles-based songwriter and artist whose multi-media artwork has been featured all over the world and whose songs have sold over 50,000,000 copies. In 1995 "I'll Be There," the theme song from "Friends" was nominated for an Emmy and became one of the best-selling television themes of all time. She co-authored the Broadway musical version of "The Color Purple," based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize winning book and the film by Steven Spielberg; the musical opened on Broadway in December 2005, and continues on national tour. In 2009 Willis opened The Allee Willis Museum Of Kitsch, a virtual museum and social network at AwmoK.com. All of this is just the tip of the iceberg for this multi-talented artist. Outside shipping or local pickup. Estimate Value $500 - UP Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Inc., Santa Monica, CA, July 1988. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold