Auction 19
FINE ANCIENT ART - PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Jun 8, 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 8th of June 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. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping. Contact us via email or by calling (+44) 7424 994167.
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LOT 3:
OUTSTANDING EGYPTIAN GRANITE BUST OF A GODDESS
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Sold for: £150,000
Price including buyer’s premium:
£
193,500
Start price:
£
30,000
Estimate :
£90,000 - £180,000
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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VAT: 20%
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OUTSTANDING EGYPTIAN GRANITE BUST OF A GODDESS
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Reign of Sety I or early years of Ramesses II, Ca. 1290 - 1270 BC. A red granite bust depicting a goddess, shown wearing a tripartite wig finely incised with narrow, parallel grooves. Her face is oval with high cheekbones, large almond-shaped eyes beneath gently arched brows, and a straight nose. Traces of a broad, striated collar are visible across the upper chest. Mounted on a modern display stand.For similar see: The Hurghada Museum, JE 31413.Size: 341mm x 240mm; Weight: 15.39kgProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Collector's Eye - Thalassic Collection (Published on the Book's cover). This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Published: The Collector's Eye, Masterpieces of Egyptian Art from the Thallasic collection, Ltd. 2001. This piece is accompanied by an authentication report from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
