Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 27

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Antiquities

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4682		Pale Greenish Blue Faience Ushabti. XXV-XXVI Dynasties, c. 750-525 B.C. Sharply defined figure with clear inscription. Height: 4.75". Repaired at bottom third with slight wear on nose and a missing 14mm piece visible only at side and back. Accompanied by plastic stand. Estimated Value $150 - 225. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $207
Lot 4683		Bronze Statuette of an Egyptian Priest. Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, c. 750-350 BC. The priest in a striding pose, wears a long, close fitting skirt and a skull cap, and stands on a rectangular base. He holds one hand out before him, while the other supports close to his chest an image of a seated cynocephalus baboon -- indicating his likely being a priest of Thoth. The baboon rests its paws on its knees and appears to be wearing an Apis-Uraeus crown. Sculpture with pleasing, variegated deep olive, brown, and red patina. Height: 3 in. An interesting work, showing a more human aspect to Egypt's sometimes bewildering multitude of gods and beings. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex. Swiss private collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4684		Large Faience Ushabti. XXVI Dynasty, c. 664-525 B.C. Almost entirely tan colored and a bit worn, this impressively large ushabti has an excellent charism with its seven rows of hieroglyphs from Chapter VI of the Book of the Dead. Height: 7 inches. Repaired at ankles. Estimated Value $375 - 525. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $219
Lot 4685		Turquoise Colored Faience Ushabti. XXVI Dynasty, c. 664-525 B.C. Well-defined figure with legible hieroglyphics and attractive facial features. Height: 4.75". Intact and in excellent condition; faience displays some gloss and darker coloration. Accompanied by plastic stand. Estimated Value $175 - 325. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 4686		Bronze of Standing Osirus. Egypt, Late Period, 663-332 B.C. The slim and bearded god stands on a tenoned trapezoidal base, wearing form-fitting robe, atef crown and holds a crook and flail. His features are sharply detailed. Height, with tenon: 6.5"; on walnut base. Attractive green patination; restoration at knee area. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $776
Lot 4687		Large and Handsome Oxyrhynchus Fish in Bronze. Egypt, Late Period, 663-342 B.C. Classic depiction of this fish found in the Nile and sacred to the Egyptians. Wearing elaborate four-tiered collar of beads and Crown of Hathor, the incised details are sharp, with an attractive green patina. Length: 6.4". Original support is missing; otherwise, very well-preserved. There is restoration to the crown, mainly to the tips. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,070
Lot 4688		Well-detailed Seated Harpokrates Bronze. Egypt, Late Period, c. 663-342 B.C. The seated child with one finger to his lips and the other at his knee. He wears a royal headcloth with uraeus and sizable "hemhem" crown. Features are neatly modeled. Height: 5.3", on walnut base. Very good condition with some restoration to crown and one arm. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 4689		*Extraordinary Wooden Anthropoid Coffin Lid (Suhet) of Ancient Egypt. Late XXV -Early Ptolemaic Times, c. 650-300.* Made of several thick Lebanese cedar planks and covered with a fine linen, this outstanding encasement is extensively decorated and inscribed in polychrome. Quite realistically, it depicts the face in rich red-ochre tones; because of this coloration, we know this lid was created for a male (if female, the face would have been painted in pale yellow). Below the floral broad collar is an impressive winged scarab beetle, and still lower, we see a double row of vertical hieroglyphic text. The text on the right gives us the name of the deceased:"Neter Heneb". This row can be translated as: " A royal gift given in the land or realm of Osiris to Neter Heneb who gives many offerings in the temple of many oxen and many geese…" The foot-box of this sarcophagus lid rests on a white pedestal with a burgundy border. All in all, a visually stunning antiquity! Height: 68.5 inches. Accompanied by a full dossier supplemented with color photographs. This antiquity has been professionally restored to its original brillance, and internally is in remarkably excellent condition. Estimated Value $25,000 - 35,000. This piece is unusual in that it was not sawed into pieces and then reassembled. It formerly was part of an older collection; the consignor states probably from the world famous traveler and collector Lowell Thomas, who likely purchased it through the noted dealer R. Blanchard, of Cairo. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $39,100
Lot 4690		Wooden Section of Coffin Lid. Saite Period, c. 600 B.C. Painted on gesso-covered wood, this piece depicts two facing jackals seated on columns with a row of hieroglyphs between: "Let theses words be spoken, Maat Nep - present to Osiris…" Dimensions: 14" wide, 4 3/4" high. In custom lucite case, ready to hang! A few breaks/holes in the gesso, slight restoration; overall, in excellent condition. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $546
Lot 4691		Aryballos after the Corinthian Model, circa 550-500 B.C. Used to hold oil, this piece is incised, and painted in black, red and ochre. Depicted is a winged mythological figure, similar to a Siren, but wearing a fitted cap betraying its more easterly origin. A rosette and a pellet are in the field. Height: 4.3 inches. Handle and lip have been repaired, with a few minor chips. 70% of the original paint remains. A fascinating representation! Estimated Value $650 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4692		Aryballos after the Corinthian Model, circa 550-500 B.C. Incised and painted with four helmeted hoplites carrying round shields. Height: 2 3/4". In excellent condition with only a few minor chips. Estimated Value $375 - 525. Ex collection Dr. David Landau of Newton, Mass. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 4693		Sky- Blue Colored Faience Ushabti. Late Dynastic Egypt, c. 525-350 B.C. A well-detailed ushabti of the usual form, with thick glaze. The consignor notes "Ex Minneapolis Museum". Height: 6 1/2 inches. Repaired at 1 3/4 inches from base, this attractive figure comes with a clear lucite stand. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ushabti figures were designed to act as deputies for the deceased in the after-life. They usually are depicted, as here, carrying a pick, hoe and basket for grain. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $299
Lot 4694		Attractive Bronze of Isis and Horus. Late Dynastic Egypt or Ptolemaic Period, c. 500-100 B.C. The goddess in seated posture, her feet on squarish base. She wears a uraeus cap surmounted by the Crown of Hathor and offers her breast to the child Horus held on her lap. Height, with tenon: 6.75". On walnut base. Modest restoration to one tip of horn and edge of feet. Brown in color, the metal is sound and the figure is well-delineated. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4695		Pair of Fine Etruscan Amphora Handles in Bronze. Etruscan, circa 450 B.C. The graceful handles end in drop-shaped attachments boldly ornamented with older satyr's heads. Decorative palmettes top the balding heads embellished with flowing beards and animal ears. Height: 6.2", on custom lucite display stand. Beautiful even green patination; intact and superbly preserved. Lot of two. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4696		Bronze Figure of Osiris. Late Dynastic Period-Ptolemaic, c. 404-250 B.C. Large bronze of the most revered of all Egyptian gods, Osiris, Lord of the Underworld. Wearing the crown of Upper Egypt, his facial characteristics are very- well defined. Height: 7.2". Repaired at several places, the bronze has a patination of principally red and green. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 4697		Pair of Campanian Lekythoi. Magna Graecia, Campania, c. 340-300 B.C. Lot of two single-handled, black- figure lekythoi. One displays a seated youth holding thyrsos and wreath; the other, a female dancer. Details are incised, with added paint in red and white. Height: 6.3" Both are intact and choice; very minor wear at rims. Probably painted by the same artist. Lot of 2. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 4698		Black-glazed Guttus. Magna Graecia, Campania, c.350-320 BC. The Calene ware vessel single-handled with discoid body on raised foot, along with upright spout with stepped rim, plus ribbing along the sides. The discus with handsome molded face of maenad or youthful Dionysius, with abundant wreath of grapes and vine leaves in the hair. Well potted, with black glaze, the figural medallion in extraordinary high relief. In fact the potter's finger prints are deeply embedded in the clay as if he was struggling to get the clay to properly release in the deeply sunk mold! Intact and apparently free of repairs, but with paint touch up of glaze. Length: 4-5/8". Exceptional image for this series. Estimated Value $500 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4699		Blackware Stemless Kylix with Impressed Ornament. Magna Graecia, Campania, c. 330-300 B.C. Kalene ware, nicely potted with a glossy black glaze. At the center of the bowl there is sharply impressed a design of three alternating palmettes with three lilies. Rim width, without handles: 7 inches. Some restoration on the handles, otherwise a lovely and graceful example of Campanian pottery. Estimated Value $600 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $357
Lot 4700		Campanian Fish-plate. Magna Graecia, Campania, c. 330-300 B.C. Fully decorated in red, black, brown and white with two fish, octopus and shells, this stemmed plate is futher enhanced with a central wheel device, waves around. The edge displays red and black angled vertical strokes. Diameter: 9.2 inches. Repaired and paint recently touched up; base filled. Remarkable for its extent of painting. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,898
Lot 4701		Gnathian-ware Globular Pyxis with Lid. Magna Graecia, Apulia, circa 330 B.C. Black, red, yellow and white grace this pseudo-fluted pyxis. Of excellent workmanship, the cover fits the container quite perfectly today, over 2300 years later! Height: 6.5". Nicely repaired on lid and bowl. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 4702		Daunian-ware Buff-colored Askos. Southern Italy, Apulia, 325-225 B.C. Decorated in brown, this is a form not often encountered. Rhomboids, concentric circles and stripes abound. Height: 6.3 inches. Moderate restoration. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4703		Southern Italian Lekythos. Magna Graecia, c. 320 B.C. Decorated with vine leaf and geometric patterns, this terracotta lekythos is painted in black and is reminiscent of the earlier Attic model. Height: 7.8 inches. Lacking some of its ornamentation but not overly restored, the piece retains much of its original character. A few minor chips on base, as can be expected. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $265
Lot 4704		Southern Italian Blackware Oinochoe. Magna Graecia, c. 300 B.C. Decorated in red with vertical strokes, scrolls and key-motif, this form was used for pouring water. Height: 6.75". The triform top and handle have been substantially repaired. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 4705		Southern Italian Lekythos. Magna Graecia, c. 300 B.C. Nearing a squat lekythos in form, criss-cross lines in black decorate the vessel, which retains some of its encrustation. Height: 6 1/2 ". Substantial repairs at neck and lip. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $253
Lot 4706		Delightful Terra Cotta of Draped Woman. Hellenistic Greece, c. 3rd-2nd century BC. Sharply molded from a pinkish-orange fine grain clay, the image is of a young woman, veiled, standing with her weight resting on one foot, and one hand behind her back. The contrapasto modeling between the drooping shoulder and upward thrusting hip masterfully conveyed. Add to these the obvious feminine curves of the subject, even though hidden under heavy drapery, the sculpture is once both modest and sexy. The tension between these two extremes were subjects Hellenistic artists relished experimenting with. One foot chipped, plus a discreet repair around one leg, the piece otherwise finely preserved, with remains of white slip and original pink coloring. Height: 4-5/8". A wonderful little work of art! Estimated Value $950 - 1,450. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4707		Well Crafted Core-formed Amphoriskos. Levant or Italy, 3rd to 2nd century BC. Cf. Toledo, Ancient Glass, no. 158, but of stouter form. Height: 4-1/4". Nicely porportioned, this deep blue glass vessel features a flat everted lip, long cylindrical neck, and inverted rounded conical body set upon a high small foot. Opaque yellow horizontal stripes edge the lip and wind about neck and body. The piece is marverd at the shoulder, along with slight heat tooling to create subtle ribbing along the shoulder's edge. Bottle is intact and perfect with weathered, lightly iridescent surfaces. A very fine example, and noteworthy for being complete. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4708		Attractive Maskette in Bronze. Roman, circa A.D. 1st-2nd Centuries. Base of handle from a bronze oinoichoe. The handle with incised leaf motif; at bottom, facing head of youthful satyr. His features are round and pleasant, with hair arranged like that of Cupid but with animal ears visible at sides. Length: 3.6" In exceptional condition with excellent modeling and an even dark patina. Estimated Value $450 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4709		Substantial Balsamarium with Flashy Iridescence. Roman, 1st-2nd century AD. Blown from a thick medium-deep green glass, the bottle with small piriform body, cylindrical neck, and flat, disc-like rim. The exterior with variegated patina-iridescence, with color patches of peacock brilliance. Height: 4-3/8". Nice. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4710		Group of Three Roman-style Glass Bottles. Apparently a craftsman's experiments in the technique of Roman glassmaking, this "homage" quite successful in capturing the feel of the originals. Typical types seen here are two juglets, one with trefoil mouth, and a "bag-shaped" perfume sprinkler. Largest: 4-1/2". Colorful. Lot of 3 items. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4711		Square-bodied Jug in Green. Roman, c. 2nd century AD. Cf. Wolkenburg Collection, Christies' London, 7/9/91, lot 71a. Height: 4-3/4". Blown jug in light green glass, this jug features a short cylinder neck and thick flattened rim. The rectangular body is likely mold-blown to an even, square profile -- although the corners are rounded and the straight walls are a bit concave. A ridged, trailed handle is attched at one side. One lower corner has been restored to match the bottle's crusty, earthen patina. Walls, neck and handle show areas of sometimes vivid green, violet, red, lime, and indigo iridescence. Square-sided bottles remain a less common form in ancient glass. Estimated Value $450 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4712		Finely Iridescent Flagon. Roman, c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Cf. Hayes, ROM, no. 425. Height: 3-5/8". Blown in pale green glass, this bottle has a funnel mouth with a flared and folded rim, a narrow neck, and sloping shoulders upon its cylindrical body. A heavy trailed ring of glass has been applied under the rim. A narrow ridged and folded handle appears at one side. Intact and very fine. The age-etched surfaces with delightful iridescence in mellow and warm hues of red, gold, and rose, with accents of violet and green. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4713		Large Carafe in Aqua. Roman Syria, 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 9-1/4". This heavy and substantial piece is formed in aqua glass. The bottle, with a funnel mouth that is faintly cupped, sits atop a conical body with rounded shoulders and base, and indented bottom. A heavy trailed ring of glass appears at the throat, to which are attached two combed and folded handles. A little loss to the top of one handle. Otherwise the bottle is very well preserved. With transparent to intense mottled purple-green and gold iridescence. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,650. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 4714		Grooved Hammer/Axe Head in Serpentinite. Amerind(?), c. 500 AD. This hefty tool roughly conical-shaped in profile, and oval in section. At lower third of length, a deep groove for hafting encircles the stone for about three-quarters of its perimeter. Tool overall in fine condition, with usual occasional blemish due to normal use. A spot of calcerous patina on one side; the stone overall a variegated dark gray-green. Length: 5-1/4". Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 4715		Islamic "Grenade". A.D. 8th-11th Centuries. Potted with thick walls, the grenade is of broad drop shape, with a conical neck and rounded thick mouth at the mouth. It is ornamented with three rows of raised projections resembling a bearded face. Height: 4.45 inches. Minor imperfection on one side from manufacture; intact and in very fine condition. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 4716		Exotic African Phallocrypt. Perhaps Central Africa, c. early 20th century. The object with a cylindrical base of woven fiber, caulked with a resinous mud, attaches to a realistically modeled tip, which is carved from a fibrous wood or stalk. Between the two, a woven band of small white cowry shells. The tip pierced for drainage, along with ornamental carving. Intact and well preserved. Length: 6". Penis sheaths, also known as phallocrypts, were utilized as everyday wear for the indigenous peoples in parts of Africa, and particularly in the mountainous villages of New Guinea. Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $109