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 513:
EGYPTIAN GLASS AND STEATITE MALE HEAD
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Start price:
£
3,000
Estimated price :
£4,500 - £9,000
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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EGYPTIAN GLASS AND STEATITE MALE HEAD
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A glass and steatite male head, probably from a ushabti, with a dark red glass face and neck set against a black steatite wig. The facial features are finely shaped, with a rounded forehead, outlined eyes, a broad nose, and a gently curved mouth. The cheeks are subtly rounded. The wig is symmetrically arranged with parallel incised lines running vertically along the sides and across the top, extending down to the shoulders. The underside is flat. A similar example sold for £198,00 at Bonhams, Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue, 13 April 2011, Lot 10. Size: 25mm x 20mm; Weight: 10g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams, 13 April 2011, Lot 10; Ex. Sir Nevile Lubbock Collection (1839-1914), acquired in Egypt from the Keeper of the Cairo Museum in 1862-3. Thence by descent. 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.
