Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins

Schematic scarab body with a scene on the underside of an advancing winged figure. 6.52 grams, 17 mm



Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.

With rounded underside, sharply waisted profile, vertical rim with inner rib. 410 grams, 13.7 cm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.

Each a bulbous poppy-head with a loop at the apex. 2.04 grams total, 17-18 mm



Ex mid 19th century collection.

Carved in the round in a typical mummiform shape with hands crossed on the chest, wearing a tripartite wig with long, splayed lappets; collector's number to base 'E.803'. 140 grams, 21.5 cm



Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.13228-249321.

A shabti (or ushabti) is a small funerary figurine from ancient Egyptian tombs, dating from around 2000 BCE to 30 BCE. Its main purpose was to assist the deceased in the afterlife by performing tasks like farming. Shabtis were often inscribed with a magical formula from the Book of the Dead to ensure they would come to life when needed.

Modelled in the round with red underglaze and gilt finish to the obverse; impressed fabric texture to reverse. 12.4 grams, 58 mm



with a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s. From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK.

Hollow-formed and moulded in the half-round, reclining figure with wreath and diadem, amphora and other items; hollow to the underside. 236 grams, 12.4 cm



The Erotica Collection of Christian von Faber-Castell, Küsnacht ZH, Switzerland; acquired in November 1997 or 1998 from Galerie Puhze, TEFAF Basel, no.137. with Jean-David Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, 9 November 2013, no.66.

Typical mummiform figure with a square base and dorsal pillar; a detailed face; a long false beard; a lappet wig; and crossed hands holding a pick, a hoe, and the cord of a seed bag, shown over the left shoulder. 71 grams, 11.9 cm



with a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s. From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK.

Discoid palette with rounded underside and flat base, dished central field, flat rim with four radiating trapezoidal projections. 450 grams, 16.4 cm



Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00038135.

Designs include: a tripartite design with ankh, water, nwb, and men signs, with indistinct cartouches possibly of Thutmose III, and signs spelling the phrase 'powerful is the justice of Re' (user-Maat-Re); a line border enclosing the stylised depiction of a striding figure grasping a crocodile, with a neb sign below; a line border enclosing a multitude of signs, including Thutmose III’s throne name (men-kheper-Re), and that of Amun; a line border enclosing central Hathoric sistrum; a line border enclosing a symmetrical motif in contrasting black glaze. 10.6 grams total, 13-19 mm



Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. With Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

Formed as a poppy seed with flaring terminals. 0.95 grams, 9 mm



Ex early 20th century French collection.

The central blue-and-yellow polychrome faience mummiform figure, set in a nineteenth-century gold brooch, is flanked by two Egyptianising attendants, with a winged sun-disc motif below and a pin fitting on the reverse. 4.24 grams, 24 mm



Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection.

Comprising: a lozenge-shaped ring with a triangular raised extension with serrated edges; a D-section hoop with a raised facetted bezel and a central boss. 4.33 grams total, 21-30 mm



Ex Carl Leonhard Burckhardt-Reinhard (1902-1965), formed since 1922, Egypt. Inherited by his son, Christopher Burckhardt, in 1966, Switzerland. Since then in the possession of his wife, Switzerland.