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 564:
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN GLASS INLAYS
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Sold for: £500
Price including buyer’s premium:
£
645
Start price:
£
500
Estimated price :
£750 - £1,500
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN GLASS INLAYS
Ca. 332 BC - AD 200. A collection of four rectangular glass inlays with floral and vegetal designs. The one in the left top corner has a dark blue matrix with a row of white six-petalled flowers, each with a red and yellow centre. Another features a pale blue background with yellow six-petalled rosettes with a red centre. A third piece has a white ground decorated with alternating red and yellow oval motifs framed in black, interspersed with green leaf-like elements. The final inlay displays a yellow ground with a row of small black eight-petalled rosettes, each centred with a red dot. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.For similar see: The Corning Museum of Glass, Accession Number 54.1.17-1; The Louvre Museum, Main number: E 10869; Bonhams, Antiquities, 28 October 2009, Lot 286.Size: 22-31mm x 6-15mm; Weight: 20gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams and Mansour Gallery. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
