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LOT 0416
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph Plan of Egypt
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
41 1/4 x 27 1/4 in. (246 grams, 105 69.5 cm).
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 10 'Basse Égypte entitled Carte hydrographique de la Basse-Égypte.
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 0416
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph Plan of Egypt
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
Circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising: fragment from a wide tunic segmentum in red granate and coarse linen, S torsion, embroidered with stylised birds and plants inscribed in tondos; fragment of another segmentum in red, blue and green wool, with representations of buds. 63 grams total including package, 19.5-25 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
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2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a slender U-shaped body with beaded border, the sides with four pairs of piercings to accept separate crossbars, an applied goat resting atop the body. 73.7 grams, 10.8 cm
Ex Paul Munro-Walker, Bournemouth, Hampshire, UK, 1980s. From a UK collection since before 1990.
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Egyptian Black Stone Heart Amulet
New Kingdom, circa 1500-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Carved in the half-round, lentoid in plan, with a human head wearing a hatched wig, remains of a scarab beetle in the centre, pierced to reverse for suspension. 13.3 grams, 41.6 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
