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 47:
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE LION PENDANT
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Sold for: £550
Start price:
£
300
Estimated price :
£450 - £900
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE LION PENDANT
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A mould-formed faience lion amulet shown in a recumbent pose. The resting feline is depicted with front paws laid out before him and hind legs bent to each side of his muscular body as his sinuous tail loops up onto his right leg. He gazes forward from sunken eyes above a round snout and a slightly open mouth, all enveloped in a thick green glaze. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Size: 30mm x 16mm; Weight: 6g. Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
