Auction 29 FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY - PRINCE COLLECTION

Important Ancient Jewellery Sale Following a year marked by growing interest in precious metals and the wider jewellery market, Apollo Art Auctions is delighted to begin the New Year with a sale of historically significant works: Important Ancient Jewellery. This remarkable auction brings together nearly 500 lots, crafted with gold, silver, and other precious metals, gems jewellery and inlays. Spanning over three millennia of history it ranges from the early Bronze Age to the Late Medieval Period, celebrating the intricate craftsmanship of ancient jewellery. The auction presents an exceptional selection of well provenanced pieces, highlighted by notable examples from the Prince Collection, distinguished by its royal associations, the Nolte collection, which held an exceptional selection of Phoenician beads, and the Groppi Collection, one of the most important private collections of ancient Egyptian glass of its time. With more than 70 jewels being published and studied in New York in the early 1990’s by Dr. Jack Ogden, accompanied by the original scholarly publications, offering a rare opportunity to acquire works of established academic importance and rarity. Commencing on the 31st of January 2026 at 1 pm G.M.T. The auction brings together one of the most comprehensive assemblages of ancient jewellery to appear on the market in recent years, appealing to collectors, institutions, and investors worldwide.