Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 38

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Asian Jade & Foreign Collectibles

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1154		Outstanding, Colorful Small Agate Carvings. China or Japan, c. 1960's - 1980's. More examples of the preceding material. Of note: a gray-lavender ball being fought over by two cats, one red-orange, one orange-brown; a baby Buddha, an almost gray-lavender, cradled in a lotus bloom, the petals in browns, the leaves a fine green; a carp above a lily pad, the fish in yellow, the pad rust colored, the waves whitish; and more. Lengths: 1-1/2" - 3". Inspection highly recommended -- these are enjoyable objects. Lot of 11 items. Estimated Value $800 - 900. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 1155		Outstanding, Colorful Small Agate Carvings. China or Japan, c. 1960's - 1980's. More examples of the preceding material. Of note: a finely sculpted gray-colored Buddha, with a dragon of intense blue protecting him;; a chubby baby in dark yellow-tan, on waves of gray-yellow with supporting dragon of dark brown underneath; a well carved bodhisattva in blue-white, seated beneath leaves of yellow-brown, on a base of black; and more. Lengths: 1" - 2-1/8". Inspection highly recommended -- these are enjoyable objects. Lot of 10 items. Estimated Value $800 - 900. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,265
Lot 1156		Outstanding, Colorful Small Agate Carvings. China or Japan, c. 1960's - 1980's. Even more examples of the preceding material: a reddish monkey on cluster of leaves, the leaves graduating from a yellow-gray into a spinach green; a young boy in a grayish chalcedony supporting a vivid orange dragon banner over his back; antithetical chilongs, one a tan-creme, the other a red-orange; or a chilong in a fine blue, on clear grayish clouds, plus another one similar, but with a dragon instead. And more appealing examples. Lengths: 1-1/4" - 2-1/4". Inspection recommended -- these are enjoyable objects. Lot of 15 items. Estimated Value $700 - 800. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1157		A Colorful Collection of Snuff and other Bottles. China, 19th - 20th century. A handsome lot in wood, hard stone and jade, silver, cloisonnée, glass, and ceramic. Motifs included: a fine cloisonnée double-bottle; painted bottle with mythical figures; an antique container from a gourd with incised garden scene; and an amusing bottle in wood carved as a dog balancing a ball on its nose. Heights: 1-7/8" - 3". Collected mostly in the 1960's and 70's. Lot of 18 items. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $604
Lot 1158		A Colorful Collection of Snuff Bottles. China, 19th - 20th century. A handsome grouping - - made in fine burled wood, interior-painted glass, carved hard stone, bone, cloisonnée enamel, lacquer and mother of pearl, and porcelain. Included: an erotic bottle, a miniature with a remarkable tiny painted figural scene, colorful agate, a frog and a worm on a bean pod, and fine lacquer work. Heights: 1-1/4" - 3-1/4". Collected mostly in the 1960's and 70's. Lot of 16 items. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 1159		A Colorful Collection of Snuff Bottles. China, 19th - 20th century. More quality examples - - in burled wood, interior-painted glass, hard stone, ivory, lacquer and mother of pearl, an old celluloid-plastic(?), and glazed pottery. Included: figures in gardens, a miniature with a remarkable tiny painted landscape, an antique painted glass bottle simulating tortoise shell, and an amusing bottle with a Santa Claus-like portrait! Heights: 1-1/2" - 3-1/2". Collected mostly in the 1960's and 70's. Lot of 17 items. Estimated Value $500 - 700. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $920
Lot 1160		Another Lot of Antique and Vintage Snuff Bottles in Glass. China, c. 19th - 20th century. Most bottles with decorative color splashes on a celadon base; one in red, others in green and brown. Some are quite convincing imitations of agates and other stones. One bottle with faceted sides; other with carved handles. Heights: 2-1/8" - 3-1/2". Lot of 15 items. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 1161		Fine Examples of Antique, Vintage, and New Snuff Bottles. China, c. 19th - 20th century. An appealing group of more bottles in glass, ceramic, cloisonnée, and stone. Some of the glass are very convincing imitations of agates and other stones. A bottle in mustard yellow glass, with carved fish and plants; two bottles with interior painting; in white glass or stone, a bottle finely carved as a leaping fish; a slim, vase-like piece in pale jade, with dragon handle. Heights: 2-1/8" - 3". Lot of 14 items. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,955
Lot 1162		Lot of Antique and Vintage Snuff Bottles in Glass. China, c. 19th - 20th century. Most bottles with flattened discoid shape, with decorative color splashes on a celadon base color. Others are quite convincing imitations of agates and other stones. One bottle engraved with floral design; other with carved handles. Heights: 2-1/8" - 3-1/4". Lot of 16 items. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 1163		More Colorful Snuff Bottles. China, 19th - 20th century. Another handsome grouping, with a number of charming and quality examples of their class - - in burled wood (with delightful Pekinese dog stopper), carved hardstone, ivory, bone, enameled silver, lacquer and mother of pearl. Included: a remarkable silver bottle which unfolds into four tiny bottles, a highly detailed garden scene in carved lacquer work, and jade bottle carved like a vegetable. Heights: 1-1/4" - 3". Collected mostly in the 1960's and 70's. Lot of 17 items. Estimated Value $500 - 700. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 1164		More Examples of Antique, Vintage, and New Snuff Bottles. China, c. 19th - 20th century. Two eye catching items in cameo glass technique: the carved top layers in red or multi-hued yellow. One bottle in almost iridescent rutilated smokey quartz; and another dignified carving apparently in black obsidian. The antique cloisonnée with goldfish and scenic designs. The silver bottle vintage, and perhaps Tibetan, inlaid with coral and turquoise. Heights: 2" - 3-1/2". Lot of 10 items. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 1165		A Colorful Collection of New & Antique Stamp Seals. China, Europe, 19th - 20th century. Seals fashioned in carnelian and agate, jade, ivory, silver, porcelain, rose quartz, soapstone, and steel. Some simple chops, but most with well carved foo dog or chilong finials. Most with Chinese characters on base. Also included are European desk stamps: one a fine Baronial piece of twin stamps with ivory handle; another with colorful bakelite handle, from the Deco Period; a Louis XVI-style with lovers in a garden; a small stamp with a boar's tusk handle. Also an antique Tibetan seal with four swastikas as a device. Heights: 1" - 3-1/4". Worth a good look, some fine examples of this age old traditional tool. Lot of 17 items. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 1166		More Colorful New & Antique Stamp Seals. China, 19th - 20th century. Seals fashioned in carnelian and agate, green jadeite, soapstone, quartz, and ivory. Only one simple chop, with rest having carved foo dog or chilong finials - - along with one horse and one monkey, and a dragon. Most with Chinese characters on base. Heights: 3/4" - 3-1/8". Worth a good look. Lot of 22 items. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 1167		More Colorful New & Antique Stamp Seals. China, 19th - 20th century. Seals fashioned in agate, green jadeite, soapstone, serpentine, Peking glass, and marble. Only a few simple chops, with rest having carved foo dog or tortoise finials. Most with Chinese characters on base. Heights: 1-1/4" - 2-1/2". Some nice things. Lot of 15 items. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $834
Lot 1168		Fancy Pattern Agate Boxes. Continental, 19th - early 20th century. Boxes ovoid, square, and rectangular, with milled gold-filled or gilt brass, or brass frames. All with impressively patterned agate, carnelian, and one bloodstone lids. The finest with Pietre Dure cover, incorporating colored agates and malachite. Perhaps handicrafts from Idar-Oberstein, Germany. All of the pieces still with their Butterfield's lot stickers. Largest box: 2-1/2" x 1". Lot of 6 items. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $184
Lot 1169		Antique and Vintage Smoking Accessories. Germany and Elsewhere, 19th - early 20th century. The most delightful item of this group being the carved meerschaum pipe bowl of a saucy young lady dressed for some horseplay, complete with riding crop! (Repaired at leg, with slight losses.) Also a vintage Dutch wood pipe carved as a wooden shoe. Also antique cloisonnée cigarette holders from the Orient, and similar, in silver, from Mexico, plus one in 14 kt yellow gold, plus the tiniest lighter ever seen -- also Mexico, in silver. and an automated crush-proof metal frame for a cigarette box, plus two agate and metal boxes -- one for holding matches. Largest item: 5". Lot of 13 items. Estimated Value $350 - 450. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1170		Boldly Styled Cloisonné Vase with Dragon. Japan, Meiji Period. The snarling creature undulates around the circumference of the black vase, its colors rendered in sumptuous metallic blues, geens, and pale violet. Neat geometric and floral borders at top and bottom of vase. A vivid decorative object. Height: 18". Estimated Value $800 - 900. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 1171		Erotic Inros and Bottles, in Ivory. Japan, c. 1960's - 70's. Pieces display a variety of shunga scenes on one side, with bird or floral designs on the other side. Engravings heightened with black or polychrome. Largest: 3". Estimated Value $250 - 350. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $168
Lot 1172		Lot of Oriental Collectibles. Japan & China, c. 18th - 20th century. Three items ivory. Oldest, a figure of Shou Xin holding a staff and a peach; with traces of polychrome. Vintage: from Japan, an ivory and hardwood figure of a smiling fisherman, with catch at his feet; plus a cannister in bamboo, lacquered, with crane motif. China: a pagoda-like Buddhist portable shrine. Last, a Chinese scepter, with three jade plaques set into stylish wood frame. Heights: 4-3/4" - 20-1/2". Nice display pieces. Lot of 5 items. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1173		A Nifty Group of Coin-made Objects. China & Western Europe, 18th - early 20th century. First, a circular box made from British shillings of George III; also a Victoria 3 Pence was used to create a tiny padlock (key included); also a fob made up from silvered half pennies of Edward VII (1901-1910), these punched with high relief portrait of the king. From China, a cylindrical box is made to resemble a stack of half dollars of Yuan Shih-kai, whose coin forms the lid. Related: a pair of finger nail clippers - - one a coin-like souvenir of the George VI coronation in 1937; and another made from a reduced size imitation of a Spanish-Mexican 8 Reales of Charles III. A good lot. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $400 - 650. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $253
Lot 1174		Choice "Coin" Snuff Bottle in Silver. China, early 20th century. A heavy, cast and chased bottle, with side panels comprising a Ching Dynasty silver dollar (c. 1911), with facing dragon. The sides and cap finely detailed with floral arabesques on patterned background. The coin shows moderate wear, the bottle less. With handsome old toning. Height: 2-3/4". Estimated Value $350 - 450. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,060
Lot 1175		Choice Decorative Utensils for the Opera Lover. U.S.A., c, 1900. Most impressive is the opera glasses, in aluminum(?), with mother-of-pearl trim and finely enameled and hand painted portraits of a pretty lady (signed "St. Marc"), in the Viennese manner. (Aluminum was still an exotic material at this time.) Also, a sumptuous parasol handle in boldly colored agate, with gold or gold-filled trim. And, if you are indecisive about your accoutrements, you can choose from 6 opera glass holders in silver, and mother-of-pearl with gold or gold-filled trim, all with telescoping handles; the pincher ends mostly tortoise shell. Some of these showing patent dates of 1882-1889. Lot of 8 items. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. Irving Goodman, Personal Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288

Page 4 of 4

1 | 2 | 3 | 4