Auction 15
FINE ANCIENT ART - PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Jan 26, 2025
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the ?Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities ? The Prince Collection? sale. Commencing on the 26th of January at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases a spectacular array of antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures ranging between 6000 BC to 1600 AD. The sale will be held live at our Central London showroom, 63 ? 64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW, and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform. The auction boasts items from the Prince collection from lot 1 to lot 261, as well as other incredible provenances such as the collections of Jacques Carre, Naji Asfar, Eric Strobel, Georgia Chrischilles, Louis-Gabriel Bellon, Khawam brothers, Kurt Flimm, Leo Mildenberg, Xavier Guerrand-Hermes, Gaston Maspero Archaeological Fund, Elsa Bloch-Diener, Mrs B. Ellison, Sir Roger Moss and the Thalassic Collection. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only from the 20th ? 24th January 2025, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping. Contact us via email enquiries@apolloauctions.com or by calling (+44) 7424 994167.
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LOT 12:
EGYPTIAN BRIGHT BLUE FAIENCE SHABTI OF PSAMTIK, GOD'S FATHER, BORN TO SEBA-REKHYET
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Sold for: £17,000
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£
8,000
Estimated price :
£12,000 - £20,000
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EGYPTIAN BRIGHT BLUE FAIENCE SHABTI OF PSAMTIK, GOD'S FATHER, BORN TO SEBA-REKHYET
26th Dynasty, probably reign of Amasis, Ca. 570 - 526 BC. A bright blue faience shabti of Psamtik, God's Father, born to Seba-rekhyet. He is standing on a trapezoidal base and holds the pick, hoe and seed-sack. He has a beard with a curled tip and a striated tripartite wig that falls to the top of the back-pillar. The body has nine lines of inscription. This piece is accompanied by a custom-made stand. Cf. G. James, Shabtis. A Private View, Paris, 2002, no. 90; the author notes the very fine workmanship of ushabtis of Psamtik, as well as their bright blue glaze, which is exceptional for this period. Also see M. Paige-Gasser and A.B. Wiese, Égypte. Moments d'éternité, Geneva, 1997, no. 161A. Cf. G. James, Shabtis. A Private View, Paris, 2002, no. 90; the author notes the very fine workmanship of ushabtis of Psamtik, as well as their bright blue glaze, which is exceptional for this period. Also see M. Paige-Gasser and A.B. Wiese, Égypte. Moments d'éternité, Geneva, 1997, no. 161A. Size: 185mm x 50mm; Weight: 320g. Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Sotheby's NY, 08 December 2011, Lot 42. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
