Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 6

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Antiquities and Ethnic Art

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		Antique Tibetan Thangka. "Untitled." Handpainted on fabric, beautifully framed to an overall size of 19.5 x 28.5" Circa 1700- 1800s. A wonderfully ornate painting featuring numerous patterned wheels within which the Buddha reposes. Rendered in crimson, gold, indigo, dark green, brown, cobalt, etc. Some minimal creasing, otherwise clean. Very Good. Estimated Value $300 - 400. This painting was acquired by the consignor in Thailand. It had been smuggled out of Tibet in the early 1970s by Tibetans escaping Chinese persecution. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 2		Antique Tibetan Thangka. "Untitled." Handpainted on fabric, beautifully framed to an overall size of 19 x 28." Circa 1700-1800s. A wonderful painting featuring numerous deities and fanciful creatures. This piece is quite striking in its use of color. The yellow circle featured in the center is offset by magnificent purple, lime green, reds and blues. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. This painting was acquired by the consignor in Thailand. It had been smuggled out of Tibet in the early 1970s by Tibetans escaping Chinese persecution. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $184
Lot 3		Antique Tibetan Thangka. "Untitled." Handpainted on fabric, beautifully framed to an overall size of 23 x 30." Circa 1700- 1800s. A wonderful painting featuring numerous deities and fantastic figures. The tone of this piece is somewhat dark with the colors used being primarily dark violet, pink, blue, and a sparing usage of yellow, white and orange. Piece is rather worn. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. This painting was acquired by the consignor in Thailand. It had been smuggled out of Tibet in the early 1970s by Tibetans escaping Chinese persecution. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $184
Lot 4		Egyptian Antiquity Group. This lot consists of a small green glazed Ushabiti, (Height: 58 mm); Two scarabs (one hardstone, one faience); One faience cylinder seal. Length: 28 mm) . Condition ranges from Good to Fine. Total of 5 items, each fully described. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Purchased from Amphora as a group in Jan. 1979. View details	Realized $121
Lot 5		Egyptian Faience Ushabti. Late Dynastic Period, circa 1085-525 BC. Pale green faience of a priest with 8 registers of hieroglyphics from "The Book of the Dead." Height 7". Excellent condition, free from restoration. On a custom clear plastic stand. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 6		Egyptian Limestone Canopic Jar. A solid, unhollowed jar with the head of a baboon. Height 10". Estimated Value $700 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 7		Impressive Egyptian Stone Relief. Limestone fragment of a tomb wall showing scenes of butchering and cooking. Upper register : Man roasting a duck over an open hearth and fanning the flames. Middle register: Bull slaughtering scene; left, standing figure pulls collar tight saying "You should take out its heart." Right, kneeling figure replies: "You have to give me a way (to get at it)." The kneeling figure continues: "I will do according to your pleasure." Far left, standing figure, facing left and holding collar tight (part of a second slaughter scene). Bottom register: Inscription at top reads: "You should give me a hand so that I can throw him down." This is the caption to another slaughter scene in this register, now lost. Left, standing figure; the inscription behind his head reads: "See, it is cooked." Excellent condition with considerable polychrome decoration remaining. Height 15 ½" (37.0 cm); length 22" (53.0 cm). Estimated Value $12,500-UP. This fine fragment depicts the proper way of quartering the animal's front section in providing an offering to the gods. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $13,225
Lot 8		Egyptian Terra Cotta Amulet Molds. Two molds: A. circa 1300 BC (19th Dynasty) containing the cartouche of the prenomen of Ramses II. B. circa Late Dynastic Period, a Uzat (the eyes of Horus). Both pieces in very fine condition. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Cf. Budge, "The Mummy" page 90 #180. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $316
Lot 9		Middle Eastern Antiquities. A mixed lot consisting of twelve objects from the Bronze Age and the 1st millennium: 4 different sized terra cotta oil lamps; 2 terrra cotta vessels (apprx. 4", 2½" in height); 1 Alexandrine small terra cotta head (approximately 2½"); 2 terra cotta stamp seals (no inscription, measuring approximately 3", 2"); 1 Egyptian small green glaze ushabti (apprx. 2-3/4"); 1 bronze spear blade (approximately 8½"); and 1 bronze hair pin (approximately 6"). Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $483
Lot 10		Pre-Columbian Necklace. This exquisite piece as been "Reconstructed" from artifacts indicative of different time periods (Approximately 200- 600 A.D.) but found at one site. The beads and figurines utilized in the piece are comprised of terra cotta, obsidian and stone. It measures roughly 11 x 27" and is situated in a 17½ x 33½" museum quality shadow box. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $604
Lot 11		Pre-Columbian Terra Cotta Figure. Western Mexico. Figure of a female holding a child. Height 4". Very Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150