Auction 16 Part 2
FINE ANCIENT ART - PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Mar 30, 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 30th 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. Contact us via email enquiries@apolloauctions.com or by calling (+44) 7424 994167.
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LOT 559:
EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAY WITH HORUS AS A FALCON
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Sold for: £13,000
Price including buyer’s premium:
£
16,770
Start price:
£
2,000
Estimated price :
£3,000 - £6,000
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAY WITH HORUS AS A FALCON
Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A mosaic glass inlay depicting Horus as a falcon, in profile, standing and facing right against a translucent blue ground. The head is rendered in blue and white with a large eye. The body is composed of red, black, and yellow segments forming feathers, with the wings extending outward. The legs are defined in red with black and white detailing, standing on a patterned base. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA64272, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 26.7.1207.Size: 12mm x 12mm; Weight: 2gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
