Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 94

Manuscript & Collectibles Auction

Antiquities

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 535		Collection of Ancient Bronze Weapons in Cased Display. Consists of Celtic, Greek, Luristan 1200 - 800 BC. and Roman bronze arrowheads and blades circa 900 -100 BC. Also included is a Luristan and a Roman bronze axe head and an ancient Egyptian bronze pulley, 2500 - 2000 BC. Total of 28 pieces all housed in a wooden and glass cover showcase. An ideal exhibit item for any level of collector. $900 - 1,200 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,080
Lot 536		Colorful Textile Appliqué, Egypt, Coptic ca. 5th-6th Century AD. A very scarce 5th-6th century AD square panel of good size. Showing at center on light background, two parrots flanking central tree and at corners, four roundels with same bird design. The rest of panel is filled with ornamental borders or arabesques. Neat workmanship in red, green, dark brown, off white and a rust orange. Fragment very well preserved. Size: 5-3/8" x 4-7/8"; laid down on backing, in glassed frame. Very attractive, and unusually colorful for these often drab, monochromatic clothing decorations. $800 - 1,000 Goldberg Auctions Sale 33, November 2005. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 537		Egyptian Faiance Scarab. Large, brilliant blue faiance Egyptian scarab, eyes rendered in a contrasting black glaze. Six perforations pierce the edges of the piece to facilitate attachment, likely to a mummy. 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C.E. Length: 2 1/8". $400 - 600 Ex: Christie's, London, Antiquities, April 3, 1973, Lot 150, part. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 538		Rare Han Dynasty Jade Pitch Pipe. Softly polished, light brown and yellow mottled, translucent jade cylindrical tube. Evidence suggests that tubes of this sort functioned as pitch pipes to produce particular notes. Housed in a fitted red silk box. Han Dynasty, circa 2nd century B.C.E. Length: 3". $900 - 1,200 Ex: Christie's, June 3, 1988, Lot 53. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 539		Roman Bronze Statuette of a Hippocamp. Bronze figure of a hippocamp, equine ears alert, avian mouth agape, front legs outstretched and elaborately finned tail coiling behind. A fine example of a subject rarely seen. Circa 2nd-3rd century C.E. Nice green patina. Length: 97 mm. $4,000 - 5,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 540		Roman Bronze Statuette of Cupid. Cupid, the mischevious, youthful, winged god of love, alights on an elevated circular base, his right hand held aloft and holding a drinking horn. Right wing is somewhat broken, but still mostly intact. Circa 2nd-3rd century C.E. Nice glossy green patina. Height: 95 mm. $2,500 - 3,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 541		Roman Bronze Statuette of Hercules. Bronze bearded figurine of the legendary hero, identifiable by the club he carries in his right hand and the lion skin draped over his left forearm. Fully intact and without repair. Attractive glossy green and reddish-brown patina. Circa 1st century B.C.E. - 1st century C.E. Height: 100 mm. $3,500 - 4,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 542		Roman Bronze Statuette of Jupiter. Standing bronze bearded male with left arm aloft, right arm broken above elbow and mantle draped casually over his left shoulder is likely a representation of Jupiter, the king of the Roman pantheon. Figure stands atop an integrated square bronze platform. Glossy, green patina. Right arm broken and incomplete. Height: 107 mm. $700 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 543		Roman Bronze Statuette of Mercury. Bronze statuette of a standing, nude, winged Mercury wearing a Phrygian cap, his right arm outstretched and left holding a subtly curved staff. With an attractive green patina. Circa 3rd century C.E. Height: 88 mm. $2,000 - 2,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 544		Roman Bronze Statuette of Minerva. Bronze Minerva clad in chiton and himation stands proudly with right hand on hip and left hand holding what may be an apple, perhaps a reference to her participation in the so-called Judgment of Paris. Statuette mounted atop a marble base. Circa 3rd-4th century C.E. Attractive glossy green patina. Height: 95 mm including base. $1,200 - 1,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 545		Roman Silver-Gilt Female Figurine. Solid silver gilt statuette depicting a standing woman modestly draped in chiton and himation. Circa 2nd-3rd century C.E. Height: 46 mm. Weight: 33.40 g. $2,000 - 2,500 Purchased from Antiqua in 2005. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 546		Striking Gold Ring Featuring Lapis Lazuli Sassanian Stamp. Sassanian circular stamp seal fashioned of lapis lazuli engraved with the image of a galloping stag with large, impressive antlers. Seal, circa 200-400 C.E. Seal is set in a 24 kt. gold ring hand forged from a single 24 kt. ingot. A thin 14 kt. gold sheet and two tiny retaining rings were joined to the inside for durability. Ring designed by constantine and Xenia of Athens, Greece, 1975. Size: 6. Weight: 14.6 g. $600 - 1,000 Seal Ex: Sotheby's, London, Antiquities, March 22 & 23, 1971, Lot 110, part. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $420
Lot 547		Two Ancient Panamaian Pottery Pieces 1200-1500 AD. Two quite fine examples of ancient Panamanian pottery. First a wonderful pot found in the 1930s near Panama in the shape of a pig or possibly gopher complete with male genitalia in excellent condition. No cracks or repairs, and just a years old chip to back left paw. In deep brown and darker brown tones Just at 5 x 8 x 4½" and includes a decades old notation of its provenance attached gallery sticker. Second piece is a small Cocle pottery ollas (seed jar) from ancient Panama. Of the Conti style with red and black linear decoration on an orange-tan ground. The olla stand just at 4" and has geometric designs still quite visible, rounded body and flared spout A chip on the spout is restored, but it is otherwise intact. Both display beautifully. $700 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 548		Byzantine Solid Gold Bracelet. Byzantine 20 kt. gold bangle bracelet with central medallion ornamented by four incised dots surrounded by circles, arranged in a cross formation. Diameter: approx. 70-75 mm. Weight: 67.02 g. $6,000 - 7,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 549		Crusader Era Gold Buckle. Elegant 18 kt. gold buckle with incised rosettes. Circa 14th-15th century C.E. Length: 46 mm. Weight: 13.96 g. $2,000 - 2,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 550		Antique Asian High Karat Gold Lion Earrings. Likely of Chinese origin. Large hoop earrings of 20 kt yellow gold stylized lions. Beautifully decorated and well made. Superb condition. Weight 12.2 gr. $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 551		Byzantine Earrings, 7th-8th century A.D. Matched pair of child's earrings in 22 k gold. In choice condition. Diameter: approx. 19.05 mm (¾"). Weighs: 3.3 gm. $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 552		Roman Gold Earrings. Pair of 22 kt. gold earrings, each composed of a large, circular, convex boss with fine granulation at its base from which hang the finely twisted wires of the hoop joined to a cylindrical collar and four spheres with dripping with rows of fine granulation. Roman, 2nd-3rd century C.E. Length: 2". Weight: 12 g. $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 553		Roman Silver Earrings. A pair of silver Roman earrings feature the modestly draped bust of Juno with subtly horned diadem and crowning palmette. Uncleaned: original patina is intact. Circa 100-300 C.E. Height: 29 mm. Weight: 15.58 g. $2,000 - 2,500 Purchased from Jonathan Kern in 2006. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 554		19" Ancient Egyptian Mummy Bead Necklace. Modern strung with ancient faience bead separators framing a blue faience pendant amulet of Isis. $300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 555		20" Ancient Middle Eastern Millefiori Bead Necklace. Featuring a large glass core-formed cylinder millefiori bead flanked by 2 small gold beads, blue faience separators and round turquoise beads. Two of the round turquoise beads were hand-painted later. Modern strung. A very attractive piece! $300 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 556		Ancient Egyptian Mummy Bead Collection. Consists of a 34" necklace and matching pair of faience earrings. All mummy beads are ancient and modern strung. $250 - 300 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 557		Byzantine Bronze Gasbal Necklace. A substantial, rectangular bronze pendant bearing figural designs rendered in relief is suspended from the original bronze chain. One one side, the heavily draped, haloed Christ "Pantokrator" stands, Bible grasped in his left hand, his form flanked by Greek inscription. On the other side bears the "Theotokos," the haloed Virgin Mary holding the haloed Christ child, similarly flanked by inscribed Greek letters. Beautiful hard olive green patina. Circa 12th century C.E. Height: 59 mm. $2,500 - 3,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 558		Byzantine Bronze Gasbal Necklace. A substantial, circular bronze pendant, bearing figural designs rendered in relief is suspended from the original bronze chain; a comparatively delicate bronze cross pendant hangs down from the lower edge of the circular pendant. One one side, the heavily draped, haloed Virgin appears within a decorative medallion. On the other side bears the image of a haloed, martial saint, similarly placed within an ornamental medallion, with Greek inscription including the Chi Rho at left. Beautiful hard olive green patina. Circa 12th century C.E. Height: 100 mm. $2,500 - 3,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 559		Tairona Rock Crystal, Quartz, and Carnelian Beaded Necklace. Necklace of tubular and spacer beads of rock crystal, quartz, and carnelian, featuring a carnelian shell-shaped pendant hollowed out at its top to be used as a ritual spoon, from the Tairona Culture, Columbia, ca. 800-1200 A.D. Necklace also includes green beads, Olmec, Mexico, ca. 1000 B.C. Length of bead necklace, 30"; length of shell pendant, 4". Double loop gold closure. A true statement necklace. $800 - 1,200 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 560		Antique Gold Islamic Amulet Case. 20 kt. gold cylindrical amulet case. Surface design rendered in repoussé includes three registers of foliate design and one register of a braided pattern, two domed ends with radiate design, one removable for access to the sacred item, likely a passage from the Koran. Three loops -- one at the center of the case and one at the base of each domed cap -- incorporated so that the case could be worn as a pendant. Delicately beautiful. Length: 75 mm. Weight: 16.71 g. $2,000 - 2,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 561		Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant. Bronze reliquary with top loop for handing. Rendered in relief, the cross shows on one side the heavily draped, haloed Christ flanked by saints at either end of the cross' horizontal feature, and on the other side the haloed Christ "orans" with busts of saints encased in medallions stationed above, below, and on either side of the central figure. Beautiful hard olive green patina. Circa 12th-14th century C.E. Length: 115 mm. $2,500 - 3,000 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 562		Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant. Byzantine bronze reliquary with top loop for hanging. Rendered in relief, the cross depicts on one side the haloed body of the crucified Christ with three busts of saints depicted in medallions flanking and above, and on the other side the haloed Mary and Christ child in the "theotokos" configuration with busts of three saints in medallions above and on either side of the central pair. Nice hard, dark green patina. Circa 12th-14th century C.E. Length: 119 mm. $2,500 - 3,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 563		Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant. Byzantine bronze reliquary with top loop for hanging. Rendered in relief, this Greek cross depicts on one side the central bust of Christ "Pantokrator," Bible in hand, with busts of four saints in medallions around him, and on the other side, the modestly draped central bust of Mary with a similar configuration of saints surrounding her. Beautiful hard olive green patina. Circa 12th-14th century C.E. Length: 115 mm. $2,500 - 3,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 564		Byzantine Gold Pendant. 20 kt. gold leaf-shaped pendant features a central tree flanked by elaborately plumed birds, all rendered in repoussé. Height: 61 mm. Weight: 5.86 g. $2,000 - 2,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 565		Byzantine Gold Reliquary Cross. 18 kt. gold reliquary cross ornamented by five cabachon garnets set against deep green enamel. Cross opens like a locket to reveal two distinct compartments. Circa 12th -13th century. Height: 65 mm including loop at top. Weight: 36.91 g. $4,000 - 4,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 566		Egyptian Faiance Bes Plaque Pendant. Large Egyptain brilliant blue faiance openwork plaque in the form of the protective deity, Bes, donning a feathered headdress, with alternate feathers and small physiognomic details accomplished in contrasting black glaze. Amulets of Bes were worn by women and children in particular for protection from nefarious forces. Pierced for suspension as a pendant. Third Intermediate Period, circa 945-712 B.C.E. Width: 2". $300 - 500 Ex: Christie's, London, Antiquities, May 4, 1970, Lot 42, part. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 567		Nordic Amber Pendant, ca. 4000-2800 BC. A translucent dark golden brown and red color amber pendant, shaped into a rounded pyramidal form. Pierced for suspension. Measure: 28 mm; Diameter: 34 mm. For similar piece see Prehistory of Denmark, Guide to the National Museum (1993), by Jergen Jensen, P. 36-41. $250 - 300 Ex Christensen Fund Collection inventory no. cc/70402. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 568		500-200 B.C. Bell Shaped Gold Ornaments. Greek Classical/Hellenistic Period, a collection of 5 bell shaped ornaments in 22 K gold that were sewn into the garments or piece of jewelry of the nobility. Hammered designs give each ornament an appealing texture. The two large bell shaped pieces measure 2 mm. x 1½ mm., one with a partial separation. The three slightly smaller bells measure 2 mm. x 1 mm. and still retain their shape. Also included is 9½ mm. length of gold thread used to secure the ornaments. Comes in a Riker mount display. $500 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 569		500-200 BC Circular Gold Plaque Garment Ornaments. Greek Classical/Hellenistic Period, a nice display of 12 die-stamped or hammered ornaments that were sewed onto clothing of noble families found in grave sites. This style of plaque is often found in Scythian culture in 400 BC as with Greeks. Each 1mm in diameter and of 22K gold. All fine. 1.5 grams. $600 - 900 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 570		Egypto-Roman Gold Repoussé Ornament. 18 kt. gold repoussé medallion ornament with loops on either side for ease of attachment. Features a matronly woman bearing a cornucopia brimming with fruits of the harvest at her left shoulder and a winged putto at her exposed right shoulder. This likely one of the hybrid goddesses of fertility recognized in Roman Egypt. Plaster applied to the reverse to preserve the shape of the relief pounded into the delicate gold sheet. Width: 50 mm including loops. Weight: 7.31 g. $2,000 - 2,500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 571		Roman Bronze Mercury Ornament. Bronze ornament rendered in relief with loops at top and sides for attachment. Features the head of Mercury with plumed and winged helmet and luxuriant, curling locks. Circa 2nd-3rd century C.E. Beautiful green patina. Height 78 mm. $1,500 - 2,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 572		Roman Bronze Ornament with Lion Head. Bronze ornament with perforated circular features on four sides to facilitate attachment. Central medallion features a lion head rendered in relief, eyes wide and mouth open to suggest a fierce snarl. Beautiful green patina. Height: 65 mm. $400 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 573		Roman Bronze Panther Head Ornament with Silver Inlay. Bronze head of a panther with silver detail to eyes. Ears are back and mouth is open to reveal sharp teeth. Intricately incised work depicts the growth of fur around the neck, before the ears, and over the eyes. Naturalistic depiction of tension in the facial musculature, particularly around the eyes, plausibly conveys the ferocity of this creature. Probably originally a decorative metal feature to a larger object. Beautiful green and brown patina to the surface. Circa 1st-2nd century C.E. Length: 56 mm. Width: 54 mm. Height: 52 mm. $2,000 - 2,500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,250
Lot 574		Byzantine Silver Signet Ring. Early Christian silver signet ring with circular face bearing complex monogram design with flanking crosses. Face measures: 11 x 12 mm. Size: 11. Weight: 7.91 g. $800 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $750
Lot 575		Ancient Egyptian Intaglio Ring. Earthy tan ancient intaglio with mirror lotus blossoms in modern, handmade, 14 karat, Egyptian style setting. Size 5½. $300 - 350 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 576		Superior Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Scarab in a 24 Kt. Gold Ring. Extremely fine Egyptian scarab fashioned of lapis lazuli. Scarab dates to the Late Dynastic Period, circa 664-332 B.C.E. Scarab set in a 24 kt. gold ring by Constantine and Xenia of Athens, Greece, circa 1979. Size: 5. Weight: 20.4 g (gold only). Regarded as a reflection of the all-embracing night sky, lapis lazuli was the most valued of all semi-precious stones among the ancient Egyptians. The Egyptian word of lapis, in fact, came to be used as a synonym for "joy." Perhaps, then, it is fair to judge this extraordinary piece a "joy" to wear. $7,500 - 10,000 Scarab Ex: Christie's, London, Antiquities, November 17, 1975, Lot 475, part ("The property of a gentleman"). View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 577		Ancient Egyptian Scarab Ring. Tan ancient scarab in modern, handmade, 14 karat, Egyptian style setting. Size 5. $300 - 350 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $188
Lot 578		Greco-Roman Gold Intaglio Ring. Greco-Roman 20 kt. gold ring with oval deep reddish-brown carnelian intaglio surrounded by a granulated gold frame features a profile view of a bearded male wearing a Phrygian cap. Intaglio is slighly chipped around the upper right, but this minor flaw does not impact the scene carved into the stone. Circa 1st-2nd century C.E. Face measures: 17 x 13 mm. Size: 10. Weight: 13.10 g. $2,500 - 3,000 View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 579		Roman Gold Child's Ring. Roman gold child's ring set with a red glass cabochon incised with a single vertical line. Circa 2nd-3rd century C.E. Size: 3. Weight: 1.9 g. $150 - 250 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $90
Lot 580		Roman Gold Intaglio Ring. 20 kt. gold ring with carnelian intaglio featuring Spes, the Roman goddess of hope, holding a flower and cornucopia. Circa 4th-5th century C.E. Face measures: 12 x 9 mm. Size: 10. Weight: 6.09 g. $2,000 - 2,500 Purchased from Jonathan Kern in 2006. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold