Auction 15
FINE ANCIENT ART - PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Jan 26, 2025
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the ?Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities ? The Prince Collection? sale. Commencing on the 26th of January at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases a spectacular array of antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures ranging between 6000 BC to 1600 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. The auction boasts items from the Prince collection from lot 1 to lot 261, as well as other incredible provenances such as the collections of Jacques Carre, Naji Asfar, Eric Strobel, Georgia Chrischilles, Louis-Gabriel Bellon, Khawam brothers, Kurt Flimm, Leo Mildenberg, Xavier Guerrand-Hermes, Gaston Maspero Archaeological Fund, Elsa Bloch-Diener, Mrs B. Ellison, Sir Roger Moss and the Thalassic Collection. 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 49:
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS
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Sold for: £320
Start price:
£
300
Estimated price :
£450 - £900
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A collection of 19 faience amulets, predominantly in the form of pomegranates. Each fruit amulet is rounded with a flared calyx, a flat underside, and a suspension loop at the top. Included in the collection are examples of the Isis knot, designed as a looped form with extended arms resembling a stylised ankh. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Size: 9-18mm x 45509mm; Weight: 4g. Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
