Auction 14
FINE ANCIENT ART, ANTIQUITIES & JEWELLERY
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Jan 25, 2025
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the ?Fine Ancient Art, Antiquities & Jewellery? auction. Commencing on the 25th of January at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases an excellent array of excellent marbles, jewellery, seals and antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures ranging between 9th century BC to 14th century AD. The sale will be held live at our Central London showroom, 63 ? 64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW, and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction boasts strong provenances, coming from collections of Axel Guttmann, Nahum Goldmann, Joseph Klein, Countess Adelheid Lanckoronska, Elie Borowski, Marilynn Alsdorf, Mr. & Mrs. Carl Tautenhahn, the Estate of Elliott Golub, Winnetka, Alison Barker and Mrs B. Ellison. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only from the 20th ? 24th January 2025, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping. Contact us via email enquiries@apolloauctions.com or by calling (+44) 7424 994167.
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LOT 4:
UPPER PART OF A LID OF EGYPTIAN WOODEN COFFIN
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Start price:
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10,000
Estimated price :
£15,000 - £30,000
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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UPPER PART OF A LID OF EGYPTIAN WOODEN COFFIN
Third Intermediate Period, 22nd-25th Dynasties, Ca. 945 - 700 BC; probably from Lower Egypt.. An upper part of lid of a wooden coffin decorated with polychrome painted gesso. It features a vulture headdress over a striped archaic wig, with a central black scarab symbolising regeneration. The pink-hued face displays pronounced black-outlined eyes and eyebrows. The closed hands are adorned with coloured designs, possibly representing richly patterned gloves. For similar see: J. H. Taylor "Coffins as evidence for a North-South divide in 22nd-25th Dynasties" in "The Libyan Period in Egypt. Historical and Cultural Studies into the 21st-24th Dynasties Proceedings of a Conference at the Leiden University 25-27 October 2007, pp. 375-409. Size: 720mm x 500mm; Weight: 4.7kg. Provenance: Private London collection; acquired on the Dutch art market; Ex. Mr. Hans Kamps collection (1953 – 2023), acquired from Glenn Howard Ancient Art; Ex. Swiss collection, Ex. VA Collection; This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
