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LOT 0451
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of Kaire
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
40 7/8 x 26 3/8 in. (259 grams, 104 x 67 cm).
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 61 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 Le Kaire. Vue générale de la ville des tombeaux.
ProvenanceFrom 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).
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LOT 0451
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of Kaire
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of Reliefs at Esna
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 79 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 Esné (Latopolis) Zodiaque sculpté au plafond du portique. 187 grams, 105 x 70 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 Khnum at Esna in Upper Egypt has elements from the New Kingdom, but most of it dates to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. This elaborate zodiac dates to the reign of Ptolemy III. -
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Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Amulet of Nephthys
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Depicting the goddess Nephthys wearing the two hieroglyphic parts of her name (Neb(et)-Hut), with dorsal pillar and base. 2.62 grams, 37 mm
with Bizhan Soumekh, 14 September 1981. Private collection, London, UK. -
Egyptian Faience Amulet and Scarab Group
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
Comprising: a Bes head amulet, a frog amulet, a wedjat-eye, a scaraboid plaque, and two scarabs. 19.8 grams total, 15-29 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
