Bidspirit auctions | Apollo Art Auctions Auction Jun 20

Apollo Art Auctions, Jun 20. 480 lots, estimates 150 - 9000 £.

Apollo Art Auctions - We are delighted to present Fine Ancient Jewellery & Beads ? The Prince Collection. Commencing on 20th June at 1:00 PM (BST), the sale will be held at the Apollo Art Auctions London showroom, 63?64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW. Bidding is available in-room and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform, as well as Invaluable, The Saleroom, LiveAuctioneers and Interencheres. The auction presents a distinguished assembly of ancient jewellery, including many pieces in wearable condition and a fine selection of engraved gemstones. Spanning from the prehistoric and early Bronze Age periods (c. 4000 BC) through to the Late Antique era (c. AD 600), encompassing prehistoric and pre-dynastic, Egyptian, Near Eastern; including the Neo-Assyrian Period, Greek, Hellenistic, Roman and early Byzantine cultures. Notable provenances include the Foxwell Family Collection; the Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906?1979) collection; the H. Cutting Collection; the Marc Rosenberg collection; the D. Ruskin Collection; and the renowned Prince Collection, which holds royal associations. Highlights of the sale include Lot 250, an Egyptian faience broad collar with leaves, petals and fruit; Lot 288, a rare Roman rock crystal and gold ring with an emperor?s bust; Lot 265 a stunning Hellenistic gold ring with carnelian intaglio of maritime nymph; Lot 276 a Hellenistic gold ring with Alexander the Great as Herakles. Selected lots are accompanied by additional reports from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PhD of Chimera Heritage Consultants, and Alessandro Neri, an international cultural heritage expert based in Florence, as well as Art Loss Register confirmation letters. Further scholarly input includes pieces examined by Winifred George Lambert and Peter Van der Veen. A selection of jewellery in the sale was also authenticated in the early 1990s by Dr Jack Ogden and Barbara Deppert Lippitz, leading specialists in ancient jewellery, with a number of objects subsequently published in a professional catalogue.

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Lots in this catalog (480)

• Lot 250: EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BROAD COLLAR WITH LEAVES, PETALS AND FRUIT — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 251: RARE EGYPTIAN GOLD PENDANT WITH VULTURES — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 252: PAIR OF EGYPTIAN GOLD CAT AMULETS — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 253: STUNNING EGYPTIAN GOLD COLLAR WITH FOUR SONS OF HORUS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 254: EGYPTIAN ROCK CRYSTAL SCARAB WITH SEMA-TAWY AND ANKH MOTIFS IN GOLD SWIVEL RING — £2,500 - £3,500
• Lot 255: EGYPTIAN AMETHYST SCARABOID WITH THE NAME OF AMON-RA IN GOLD RING — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 256: EGYPTIAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN SCARAB WITH KING AS BULL MOTIF — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 257: EGYPTIAN GOLD PENDANT OF SOBEK — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 258: EGYPTIAN PENDANT OF A RAM'S HEAD — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 259: EGYPTIAN GOLD HEADREST-SHAPED AMULET — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 260: EGYPTIAN GOLD HIPPOPOTAMUS PENDANT — £2,500 - £3,500
• Lot 261: EGYPTIAN GOLD DUCK-SHAPED PENDANT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 262: SUPERB EGYPTIAN GOLD PENDANT WITH COBRAS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 263: EGYPTIAN GOLD WINGED SCARAB — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 264: EGYPTIAN GOLD WINGED SCARAB — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 265: STUNNING HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF MARITIME NYMPH — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 266: SUPERB HELLENISTIC AMETHYST INTAGLIO OF A RULER AS ALEXANDER THE GREAT IN GOLD RING — £2,500 - £3,500
• Lot 267: STUNNING HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH AMETHYST INTAGLIO OF ARTEMIS - HUGE — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 268: GRAECO-BACTRIAN GOLD, CARNELIAN AND AGATE NECKLACE — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 269: MATCHED PAIR OF GREEK GOLD EARRINGS WITH ZOOMORPHIC FINIALS — £6,000 - £10,000
• Lot 270: GREEK SOLID GOLD RING WITH FLYING EROS — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 271: GREEK HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH PEGASUS — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 272: MATCHED PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS WITH GARNETS — £6,000 - £10,000
• Lot 273: MATCHED PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS WITH SPHINXES — £2,500 - £3,500
• Lot 274: MATCHED PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS WITH GARNET CABOCHONS AND FEMALE FIGURES — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 275: GRAECO-BACTRIAN GOLD GRANULATED PENDANT WITH AGATE — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 276: HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH ALEXANDER THE GREAT AS HERAKLES — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 277: STUNNING HELLENISTIC SOLID GOLD RING WITH SEATED QUEEN HOLDING A DOVE — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 278: COLLECTION OF GREEK GOLD IBEX AND FLOWER-SHAPED APPLIQUES — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 279: COLLECTION OF GREEK PERIOD HIGH KARAT GOLD IBEX APPLIQUES — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 280: HELLENISTIC AGATE CAMEO OF A RULER AS ZEUS AMMON IN GOLD RING — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 281: SUPERB HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF ARTEMIS — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 282: HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A BULL — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 283: ETRUSCAN GOLD SWIVEL RING WITH GLASS SCARABOID OF A LION — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 284: SYRO-PHOENICIAN GOLD SWIVEL RING WITH INSCRIBED STONE SCARAB — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 285: PHOENICIAN GOLD PENDANT OF MUT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 286: PHOENICIAN GOLD PENDANT OF ISIS/ASTARTE — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 287: HEAVY ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CAMEO OF MARS WEARING A CORINTHIAN HELMET — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 288: RARE ROMAN ROCK CRYSTAL AND GOLD RING WITH EMPEROR BUST — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 289: VERY HEAVY ROMAN CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO OF HADRIAN IN GOLD RING — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 290: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF MERCURY — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 291: MASSIVE ROMAN CAMEO OF A LION IN GOLD RING — £7,500 - £15,000
• Lot 292: ROMAN GOLD PENDANT WITH AGATE CAMEO OF HELLENISTIC QUEEN — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 293: ROMAN AGATE CAMEO OF AN EMPRESS IN GOLD PENDANT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 294: RARE ROMAN AGATE CAMEO OF MEMENTO MORI IN GOLD PENDANT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 295: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AMETHYST INTAGLIO OF JULIA DOMNA — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 296: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A YOUTH — £2,500 - £3,500
• Lot 297: MATCHED PAIR OF GRAECO-ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS WITH AGATE BEADS AND GRANULATED DROPS — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 298: MATCHED PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD IBEX-HEADED EARRINGS — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 299: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SATYRS AND CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A NOBLEWOMAN — £6,000 - £10,000
• Lot 300: SUPERB ROMAN GREEN STONE INTAGLIO OF A GRYLLOS IN GOLD RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 301: SUPERB ROMAN RED JASPER INTAGLIO OF FORTUNA IN GOLD RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 302: RARE ROMAN REPUBLICAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT IN GOLD RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 303: MATCHED PAIR OF CANAANITE GOLD LUNATE-SHAPED EARRINGS — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 304: MATCHED PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD BULL-HEADED EARRINGS — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 305: SUPERB ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A PHILOSOPHER IN GOLD RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 306: RARE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH RED JASPER INTAGLIO OF MINERVA WEARING CRESTED HELMET AND AEGIS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 307: ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF MARCUS AURELIUS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 308: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH RED GARNET CAMEO WITH BUST OF COMMODUS AS HERCULES — £2,500 - £3,500
• Lot 309: LARGE COLLECTION OF ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS BEADS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 310: COLLECTION OF GREEK AND ROMAN STONE BEADS — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 311: COLLECTION OF GLASS PHOENICIAN BEADS — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 312: ROMAN AGATE CAMEO OF A RAMPANT HORSE IN GOLD RING — £2,500 - £3,500
• Lot 313: ROMAN CARNELIAN CAMEO BUST OF MINERVA IN GOLD RING — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 314: ROMAN SOLID HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CRAB — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 315: EASTERN ROMAN GOLD RING WITH PORTRAIT OF A RULER — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 316: ROMAN SILVER RING BEZEL WITH APOLLO CITHAROEDUS — £300 - £600
• Lot 317: ROMAN RED JASPER INTAGLIO OF WINGED VICTORY IN SILVER RING — £300 - £600
• Lot 318: ROMAN RED JASPER INTAGLIO OF A CORNUCOPIA, WHEAT STALKS AND A GRASSHOPPER IN SILVER RING — £300 - £600
• Lot 319: ROMAN GOLD DOUBLE RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A SNAIL — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 320: LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH RECTANGULAR EMERALD — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 321: ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF MINERVA AND JANIFORM HELMET IN GOLD RING — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 322: SUPERB ROMAN SOLID GOLD RING OF A GOD HUNTING A WILD BOAR — £7,500 - £15,000
• Lot 323: LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH EAGLE AND MONOGRAM — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 324: ROMAN SILVER RING WITH A HOUND — £300 - £600
• Lot 325: ROMAN SILVER RING WITH AN EAGLE, A HARE AND A SNAKE — £300 - £600
• Lot 326: ROMANO-BRITISH SILVER SNAKE RING — £300 - £600
• Lot 327: LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AGATE INTAGLIO OF PEACOCKS ON WHEAT STALKS — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 328: ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF VENUS VICTRIX AND CUPID IN GOLD RING — £2,500 - £3,500
• Lot 329: LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AMETHYST INTAGLIO OF A SATYR — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 330: LATE ROMAN GOLD OPENWORK RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF APOLLO — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 331: LATE ROMAN GOLD OPENWORK RING WITH AMETHYST INTAGLIO OF A CROSS IN A LAUREL WREATH — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 332: ROMANO-BRITISH SILVER SNAKE RING — £300 - £600
• Lot 333: ROMAN SILVER RING WITH CLASPED HANDS AND OMONOIA INSCRIPTION — £300 - £600
• Lot 334: ROMAN SILVER RING WITH EAGLE — £300 - £600
• Lot 335: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SCORPION — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 336: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH ALEXANDER THE GREAT AS HERAKLES — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 337: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A DIONYSIAC SCENE — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 338: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH RED JASPER INTAGLIO OF EMPEROR AUGUSTUS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 339: VERY RARE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH BLACK STONE INTAGLIO OF AN EROTIC SCENE — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 340: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF EROTIC SCENE — £2,500 - £3,500
• Lot 341: ROMAN GOLD PHALLUS PENDANT — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 342: ROMAN GOLD PHALLIC PENDANT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 343: RARE ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF LEDA AND SWAN IN GOLD RING — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 344: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF AN EROTIC SCENE — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 345: ROMAN GOLD RING WITH PHALLUS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 346: RARE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH EROTIC SYMBOLS — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 347: LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH PHALLUS — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 348: PAIR OF ROMAN BRONZE PHALLIC AMULETS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 349: ROMAN GLASS PHALLIC AMULET — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 350: PHOENICIAN STYLE PHALLUS PENDANT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 352: PHOENICIAN STYLE PHALLUS PENDANT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 353: STUNNING BYZANTINE GOLD, PEARL AND AMETHYST NECKLACE — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 354: BYZANTINE GOLD PENDANT WITH STONE CAMEO OF THE VIRGIN MARY — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 355: COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE GOLD CROSS PENDANTS — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 356: BYZANTINE GOLD CROSS PENDANT WITH GARNET AND PEARLS — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 357: BYZANTINE HIGH KARAT GOLD CROSS PENDANT WITH PALM BRANCHES — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 358: RARE BYZANTINE GOLD MARRIAGE RING — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 359: RARE BYZANTINE SOLID GOLD RING WITH VIRGIN MARY AND THE CHILD — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 360: BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH EMERALDS, GARNETS AND PEARLS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 361: BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH CROSS-SHAPED BEZEL, GLASS INLAYS AND PEARLS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 362: PAIR OF VIKING GOLD BRACELETS WITH RIBBED FINIALS — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 363: HEAVY VIKING GOLD BRACELET WITH HEART-SHAPED FINIALS — £9,000 - £18,000
• Lot 364: HEAVY BYZANTINE GOLD BRACELET WITH CENTRAL DOME AND GRANULATION — £7,500 - £15,000
• Lot 365: STUNNING BYZANTINE SILVER-GILT PENDANT WITH BUST OF CHRIST — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 366: ROMAN OR BYZANTINE AGATE CAMEO OF A HAND PINCHING AN EARLOBE AND GREEK INSCRIPTION — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 367: BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH CHRIST — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 368: BYZANTINE GOLD AND NIELLO RING WITH BUST OF CHRIST — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 369: BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH VIRGIN AND CHILD — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 370: VIKING SILVER ROPEWORK MEDALLION WITH CROSS MOTIFS — £450 - £900
• Lot 371: PAIR OF BYZANTINE GOLD PENDANTS WITH ROSETTES AND GRANULATION — £2,500 - £3,500
• Lot 372: BYZANTINE GOLD AND NIELLO RING WITH HALOED FIGURES AND INSCRIPTION — £6,000 - £10,000
• Lot 373: BYZANTINE GOLD AND NIELLO RING WITH DISCIPLES OF EMMAUS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 374: BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH CENTRAL CROSS BETWEEN ARCHANGELS AND STARS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 375: BYZANTINE GOLD ARMLET WITH CENTRAL TURQUOISE — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 376: BYZANTINE GOLD ARMLET WITH CENTRAL TURQUOISE — £4,500 - £9,000
• Lot 377: POST-MEDIEVAL GOLD AND BLACK ENAMEL MEMENTO MORI SKELETON BAND RING — £3,000 - £6,000
• Lot 378: RARE NEOCLASSICAL CASTELLANI INSPIRED GOLD BRACELET WITH ROMAN CARNELIAN ENGRAVED GEMS — £6,000 - £10,000
• Lot 379: RARE NEO-ASSYRIAN GOLD LEAF WITH RITUAL FIGHTING SCENE — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 380: NEOLITHIC GOLD IDOL — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 381: NEO-ASSYRIAN TRANSLUCENT STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH HYBRID GENII AND A TREE OF LIFE — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 382: NEO-ASSYRIAN DARK REDDISH STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH MYTHICAL CREATURES, A TREE OF LIFE, AND CUNEIFORM — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 383: MIDDLE BABYLONIAN OR KASSITE REDDISH STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH A BIRD-HEADED GENIUS, A TREE OF LIFE, — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 384: INDUS VALLEY WHITE STONE STAMP SEAL WITH BISON - ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 385: INDUS VALLEY WHITE STONE STAMP SEAL WITH BISON - ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 386: INDUS VALLEY WHITE STONE STAMP SEAL WITH BISON - ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 387: AKKADIAN DARK REDDISH STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH ENKI, AN ATTENDANT DEITY, AND CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTION — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 388: NEO-BABYLONIAN OR ACHAEMENID AMETHYST CYLINDER SEAL WITH AN IBEX AND A WINGED SUN — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 389: NEO-ASSYRIAN REDDISH STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH A KNEELING HERO AND A MYTHICAL CREATURE — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 390: MESOPOTAMIAN AMETHYST CYLINDER SEAL WITH A SMITING HERO AND ATTENDANT FIGURES — £750 - £1,500
• Lot 391: CHINESE WARRING STATES GLASS CYLINDRICAL BEAD — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 392: PAIR OF CHINESE WARRING STATES GLASS CYLINDRICAL BEADS — £1,500 - £3,000
• Lot 393: EGYPTIAN-PHOENICIAN GOLD AMULET OF RE-HORAKHTY — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 394: EGYPTIAN-PHOENICIAN GOLD AMULET OF A WOMAN, POSSIBLY A GODDESS — £900 - £1,500
• Lot 395: EGYPTIAN-PHOENICIAN GOLD AMULET OF A BIRD GOD (PROBABLY THOTH) — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 396: EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB WITH CARTOUCHE OF TUTANKHAMUN IN GOLD SWIVEL RING — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 397: EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB WITH HIEROGLYPHS IN GOLD SWIVEL RING — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 398: EGYPTIAN STONE COWROID WITH DJED PILLAR BETWEEN ANKHS IN GOLD SWIVEL RING — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 399: EGYPTIAN OR PHOENICIAN GOLD PENDANT WITH GREEN STONE SCARAB ENGRAVED WITH A HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTION — £1,200 - £2,000
• Lot 400: EGYPTIAN GOLD BROAD COLLAR AMULET — £1,200 - £2,000