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 20:
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS WITH COPTIC SCRIPT
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Sold for: £1,000
Price including buyer’s premium:
£
1,290
Start price:
£
500
Estimate :
£750 - £1,500
Buyer's Premium: 29%
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VAT: 20%
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Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
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COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS WITH COPTIC SCRIPT
Ca. 30 BC - AD 400. A collection of papyri inscribed with demotic text in black ink. Demotic was used specifically for writing detailed documents, like accounting, literacy, and religious texts, and represents a movement from standardised hieroglyphs. Demotic was used famously as one of three writings on the Rosetta stone. Framed. 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 Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 09.182.54; The British Museum, Museum number EA10026. Size: 330mm x 240mm; Weight: 310g Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. Dr. Ulrich Müller collection, Switzerland, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
