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LOT 0027
Egyptian Limestone Bust of a Male Dignitary
NEW KINGDOM, 13TH-12TH CENTURY B.C.
8 1/4 in. (855 grams total, 21 cm high including stand).
Carved male bust with a short-sleeved robe and tiered shebyu jewelled collar, striated wig; mounted on a custom-made plinth.
ProvenanceFrom an old UK collection.
With Coincraft since the 1990s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini.
Accompanied by a master copy of the Coincraft catalogue BCF 76, where this object is offered for £2,950.00.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11946-209473.
Coincraft coin and antiquities catalogue BCF 76.
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Egyptian Faience Beaded Mummy Mask with Sons of Horus
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Restrung netted beadwork panel of annular and tubular glazed composition beads in blues, greens, black, cream and red-brown colours, depicting a mummy face mask with false beard, a scarab with extended wings below, the 'Four Sons of Horus’ beneath the scarab, joined together with areas of open netting of tubular beads; mounted in a glazed frame with papyrus backing. 563 grams total, 31.2 x 21 cm
Ex Paris gallery. Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Egyptian Faience Amulet of Souls of Pe and Nekhem
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Glazed composition amuletic pendant depicting a kneeling pharaoh embodying the souls of Pé and Nekhen, spirits of the predynastic rulers. 0.52 grams, 20 mm
From an early 20th century collection. Ex Ancient Art, London N14, UK. Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity. -
Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph Print
1817 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Charles-Louis Balzac & Berthault - Alexandrie. Vue de l'esplanade ou grande place du Port Neuf, et de l'enceinte des arabes, première partie - Proof etching on laid paper of plate 97 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 with later backing sheet. 220 grams, 110.5 x 66.5 cm (sheet)
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.
