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Phoenician Faience Bead Bracelet with Shell
Circa 600-400 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Consisting of oblate forms in shades of pale blue, cream, and beige; a large shell pendant at the centre. 60.7 grams, 14 cm long
Prince collection, 1990s-2014. Ex private collection 1970s-1990s. -
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Temple of Edfu
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 51 from Vol.I of Description de l'Égypte : ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. entitled Edfou (Apollinopolis magna. Élévation du pylône du grand temple. 230 grams,106 x 68.5 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The Temple of Horus at Edfu, located on the west bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt. Built in the Ptolemaic Period, it remains one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt. -
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of a Plan of Thebes
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 77 from Description de l'Égypte : ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. entitled Thèbes. Bybân el-Molouk [Bîbân al-Mulûk]. Plan topographique de l'extrémité de la Vallée des Tombeaux des Rois. 532 grams, 102.5 x 69 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising: terminal part of a clavus connected by a thin band to the missing orbiculus in red granate and coarse linen, S torsion, embroidered with stylised birds and palmettes; fragment of fabric, embroidered with two segments, in black, red granate and white wool, over a coarse linen background; the internal part of the segments decorated with motifs of running hares, the linen background with opposed running black hares. 61 grams total including package, 23-23.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The clavus and orbiculus ornamented a tunic of white linen, often given to soldiers or member of the military class. The stylised birds possibly represent swans. -
Egyptian Hieroglyphic Scarab Group
Late-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising; a copper-alloy scarab with a scarab flanked by rearing uraei on the underside; a stone scarab with similar motif on the underside; a faience scarab with floral motif; a stone scarab with hieroglyphics on the underside; a stone scarab with plain underside. 17.1 grams total, 14-20 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Greek and Other Bronze Arrowhead Group
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Including triangular-section, leaf-shaped and other types. 24.1 grams total, 23-67 mm
The Greek examples from Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK, in the 1980s. Ex private collection, London, UK. The two leaf-shaped examples acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. The tanged ex property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection formed in the Netherlands. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Hellenistic Terracotta Spindle Flask
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With a long, narrow neck and a chamfered mouth, developing to a fusiform body and a flared foot. 49 grams, 83 mm
Ex private Birmingham, UK, archaeological collection. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Thracian Decorated Silver Neck Torc
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Formed from a round-section twisted rod forming a loop at one end, the other end hammered to a flat-section bar with a hooked end and punched pointillé decoration. 43 grams, 18 cm wide
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Greek Terracotta Head of a Goddess
5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Moulded with piled hair and earring; from a Tanagra-type figure. 40.6 grams, 52 mm
Ex Amanda Barrie collection. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Parthian Terracotta Figurine of Camel Riders
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
With two female riders in a rectangular structure, some pigment remaining. 77.5 grams, 91 mm
Fine condition.
Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Greek Corinthian Terracotta Jug
6th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Globular in profile with low foot, everted rim, applied strap handle; bilinear impressed band above equator. 150 grams, 96 mm
From an old German collection. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Greek Bronze Ring
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
D-section hoop and angled shoulders, wide oval bezel with incised motif. 6.78 grams, 26.56 mm overall, 20.04 x 15.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.