Auction 16 Part 1
FINE ANCIENT ART, ANTIQUITIES & JEWELLERY
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Saturday, Mar 29, 13:00
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the Fine Ancient Art, Antiquities & Jewellery auction. Commencing on the 29th of March at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases an excellent array of excellent marbles, jewellery, seals and antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures. 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 at 1 p.m. GMT. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only from the 24th ? 28th March 2025, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping.
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LOT 1:
EGYPTIAN WOODEN MODEL OF A FUNERARY BOAT
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Start price:
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5,000
Estimated price :
£7,500 - £15,000
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EGYPTIAN WOODEN MODEL OF A FUNERARY BOAT
Middle Kingdom, Ca. 1900 - 1700 BC. A wooden model of a funerary boat with a long, narrow hull featuring a slightly curved base and pointed bow. The boat is equipped with a central mast supporting a rectangular sail. On the deck, six small, human-shaped figures are present, with four seated and two standing, all carved and painted with reddish-brown pigment. Two pairs of seated rowers are positioned in the centre: one pair in front and the other behind the mast. At the bow stands another figure, with his right hand outstretched in front of him. A sixth figure is placed at the stern. The boat’s bow is equipped with a small rectangular structure, representing a canopied bier, painted with a darker tone. The surface of the boat is decorated with painted red and white patterns along the hull. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 20.3.6; Egitto, splendore millenario, La collezione di Leiden a Bologna, Skira 2155, III 15, p. 165. Size: 420mm x 620mm; Weight: 1.3kg. Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. Kurt Deppert collection, Germany, 1970s; Ex. French art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
