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 759:
ROMAN BROWN GLASS AMPHORISOS WITH WHITE LINES
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Sold for: £500
Price including buyer’s premium:
£
645
Start price:
£
500
Estimate :
£750 - £1,500
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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VAT: 20%
On commission only
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
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ROMAN BROWN GLASS AMPHORISOS WITH WHITE LINES
Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A brown-coloured amphoriskos with an elongated pyriform shape and tubular neck. The vessel has an everted rim, handles, and a hemispherical foot applied using contrasting aubergine-coloured glass. Decorative white trails are present across the body and neck. Amphoriskoi are small, elliptical-shaped vessels, usually with two handles facing each other and a minimal base. This type of vessel was used for perfumes and ointments. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 21014, Antiquities, Lot. 34 (shape). Size: 95mm x 70mm; Weight: 65g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
