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LOT 0537
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of Views of Alexandria
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
41 1/8 x 27 1/8 in. (259 grams, 104.5 x 69 cm).
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 88 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 1. Vue du port neuf en mer du cote du nord. 2. Vue du port vieux prise en rade du cote du sud-ouest.
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 0537
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of Views of Alexandria
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Temple of Edfou
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 54 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. Coupe longitudinale du grand temple. 216 grams, 105.5 x 69.5 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 at Edfu in Upper Egypt is dedicated to Horus and was built during the Ptolemaic Period. It remains one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt. -
Egyptian Terracotta Oil Lamp
Ptolemaic Period, circa 200-50 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Rounded body with large filler hole and pointed lug on the shoulder, the rim with a low-relief ovolo decoration, elongated nozzle with scooped nozzle; low basal ring. 63 grams, 88 mm
From a private Wiltshire, UK, collector, acquired before 1980. -
Egyptian Eye of Horus Amulet Pair
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Two amuletic beads in the shape of the wedjat-eye, one with a notched suspension bar. 4.69 grams total, 19.5-23 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
