Auction 16 Part 2
FINE ANCIENT ART - PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Mar 30, 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 30th of March 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. 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. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only from the 24th ? 28th March 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 500:
RARE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BASKET-SHAPED VESSEL
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Sold for: £15,000
Price including buyer’s premium:
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19,350
Start price:
£
8,000
Estimate :
£12,000 - £20,000
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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VAT: 20%
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RARE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BASKET-SHAPED VESSEL
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A turquoise glazed faience vessel with a tapering lower section and a domed lid, both covered in closely spaced horizontal ridges imitating woven fibre. A stylised plant motif in black runs vertically in a cross-like arrangement along the body, consisting of a central stem with symmetrical branching elements extending in four directions. Sets of small perforations are placed near the upper edge of the lower section, possibly for securing the lid. For similar see: The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 48.426. Size: 160mm x 135mm; Weight: 425g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd.; Ex. JJ. Klejman(1906-95), Ex. NY. Christie's, 5 June 1998, lot 42. 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 from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
