FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES Auction on Oct 4, 2026 by Apollo Art Auctions in London
FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES
ELEGANT EGYPTIAN BLUE ANIDRYTHE FLASK TRUSSED DUCK SHAPED
RARE ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF LIVIA
VERY RARE EGYPTIAN WOODEN FIGURINE OF A STANDING WOMAN WITH FAIENCE COLLAR
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FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES

We are delighted to present the Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities - The Prince Collection sale. The sale will be held on the 4th of October 2026 at 1PM (BST) located at our Apollo Art Auctions 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. Spanning from the prehistoric and pre-dynastic periods (c. 7000 BC) through the Bronze Age, Neo-Assyrian and wider Near Eastern civilisations, and onwards into the Egyptian, Greek, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine eras, the collection encompasses over eight millennia of ancient art, extending into the Renaissance period (c. AD 1600). Among the more significant provenances, lots come from Pierre Vérité (1900-1992), Sheikh Saud Bin Al-Thani (1966-2014), Elaine Lustig Cohen (1927–2016), Simone de Monbrison (1922–2015), Dr. Marcel Ebnöther (1920–2008) and Jean-Jacques Rotthier (1932–2009). Highlights of the sale include Lot 1013, a very large Egyptian bronze figure of a cat, sacred to Bastet, with gold earring; Lot 1027, an elegant Egyptian blue anidrythe flask trussed duck shaped; Lot 1070, a stunning rare Greek Attic black-figure lidded amphora with quafriga; Lot 1084, a very rare complete Boeotian bronze helmet; and Lot 1126, a rare Roman marble head of Livia. Selected lots are accompanied by additional reports from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PhD of Chimera Heritage Consultants, Alessandro Neri, an international cultural heritage expert based in Florence, and Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum in Florence and member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Certain objects are further supported by German export licences, original gallery paperwork, Art Loss Register confirmation letters, and scientific XRF metal analyses confirming material consistency with the attributed historical periods.
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EGYPTIAN BRECCIA STONE JAR: Early Dynastic, Ca. 2960 - 2649 BC. A breccia stone jar with a squat rounded body set on a flattened base. The short neck opens to a wide mouth with a thick rounded rim. Two pierced lug handles
Est.
£1,500
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£3,000
£1,000
RARE EGYPTIAN BRECCIA STONE DOUBLE JAR: Old Kingdom, Ca. 2640 - 2200 BC. A breccia stone double jar carved as two joined rounded vessels on flattened bases. Each vessel has a short neck and a thick rounded rim. Pierced lug handles project
Est.
£1,500
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£3,000
£1,000
EGYPTIAN PAIR OF COMPOSITE STONE UDJAT-EYE INLAYS: Middle Kingdom-Late Period (2050-332 BC). A set of stone inlays for a sarcophagus face, comprising a pair of arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes with white stone sclerae and dark irises, and
Est.
£3,000
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£6,000
£2,000
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE HIPPOPOTAMUS AMULET: Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC. A blue faience amulet modelled as a standing hippopotamus with a broad body, short legs, rounded ears and an elongated muzzle. For similar see: The British Museum,
Est.
£1,200
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£2,000
£800
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE JAR WITH BLACK GEOMETRIC DECORATION: Third Intermediate Period to Late Period, Ca. 1069 - 332 BC. A blue faience jar with a squat rounded body, low foot and broad flattened rim. Two pierced lug handles project from the shoulder,
Est.
£1,200
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£2,000
£800
HUGE EGYPTIAN NAQADA BLACK-TOPPED POTTERY JAR: Pre Dynastic Naqada II, Ca. 3650 - 3300 BC. A black-topped pottery jar with an ovoid body narrowing to a pointed base, a rounded shoulder, and a short everted rim. The upper section is blackened,
Est.
£1,500
-
£3,000
£1,000
EGYPTIAN RED-POLISHED POTTERY JAR - EX. CHRISTIE'S: Predynastic Period, late Naqada II to early Naqada III, Ca. 3200 BC . An ovoid pottery storage jar with a burnished surface exhibiting a deep red slip. The vessel has a tall, rounded body tapering to
Est.
£1,500
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£3,000
£1,000
EGYPTIAN WOODEN FIGURINES FROM A CEREMONIAL BOAT: Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC.. A collection of painted wooden components from an Egyptian ceremonial boat, including two kneeling male figures with red-painted bodies and white kilts, a
Est.
£7,500
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£15,000
£5,000
RARE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI WITH INSCRIPTION: Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A green faience mummiform ushabti wearing a tripartite wig and false beard, with the arms crossed over the chest and the hands holding a crook and flail. A vertical
Est.
£1,500
-
£3,000
£1,000
ROMANO-EGYPTIAN PAINTED PLASTER MASK OF YOUTH: Ca. 30 BC - AD 200. A painted plaster mask of a youth with an oval face, inset dark pupils, a straight nose and softly modelled lips. Short curled hair frames the forehead and continues across the
Est.
£1,500
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£3,000
£1,000
EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM STONE HEAD OF PRINCE: New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A stone head of a prince with a broad face, almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose and softly modelled lips. The head is framed by a voluminous curled wig extending to
Est.
£4,500
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£9,000
£3,000
EGYPTIAN HEAD OF A KING WITH NEMES HEADDRESS: Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A stone head of a pharaoh wearing a striated nemes headdress with a central uraeus above the forehead. The face has elongated almond-shaped eyes beneath thin brows, a
Est.
£4,500
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£9,000
£3,000
EGYPTIAN BRONZE AND BONE DAGGER: Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom, Ca. 1900 - 1069 BC. A bronze dagger with a fullered blade narrowing to a pointed tip. The shoulders broaden to a crescentic guard, with the grip enclosed by wooden
Est.
£4,500
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£9,000
£3,000
EGYPTIAN BRONZE AND BONE DAGGER: New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A bronze dagger with an elongated tapering blade cast with a central rib, its edges narrowing to a pointed tip. The shoulders broaden into a crescentic guard. The
Est.
£4,500
-
£9,000
£3,000
EGYPTIAN BRONZE DAGGER WITH LUNAR-SHAPED POMMEL: New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A bronze dagger with a broad blade tapering to a sharp point. A low midrib runs through the blade, which broadens at the shoulders into a short collar with moulded
Est.
£3,000
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£6,000
£2,000
LARGE EGYPTIAN BRECCIA STONE JAR: Old Kingdom, Ca. 2640 - 2200 BC. A breccia stone jar with an ovoid body tapering to a narrow foot and a short neck. The mouth has a broad everted rim with a rounded edge. Two pierced lug handles are
Est.
£1,500
-
£3,000
£1,000
RARE EGYPTIAN WOODEN PADDLE DOLL: 11th-13th Dynasty, Ca. 2130 – 1650 BC. A wooden figurine with a flat, paddle-shaped body tapering at the top and widening towards the rounded base. The lower section is painted with a checkerboard
Est.
£15,000
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£30,000
£10,000