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15 April 2015

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RESULTS | Antiquities - London, 15 April 2015

London EMEA 15 April 2015

                                    Antiquities

                                    London, Wednesday, 15 April 2015, Sale 10372

                          [All sold prices include buyer’s premium]

124 lots sold

Total: £3,301,875 /$4,870,266 /€4,569,795

    75% sold by lot

166 lots offered

$ 1.475= £1 / € 1.384=£1

    87% sold by value

Lot  

Description

Estimate (£)

Price Realised

Buyer

 

122

 

A Roman marble statue of the Empress Livia, circa 14 A.D.- late 1st century A.D.

200,000 - 300,000

£434,500 

$640,888

€601,348

European Private

40

An Egyptian Serpentine shabti, Middle Kingdom, 11th-12th dynasty, circa 2055-1773 B.C.

30,000 - 50,000

£218,500 

$322,288

€302,404

UK Trade

 

123

 

A Roman marble portrait of the Emperor Gaius, known as Caligula, 37-41 A.D.

60,000 - 80,000

£206,500

$304,588

€285,796

Anonymous Buyer

159

 

An Egyptian silver royal diadem, second Intermediate Period, 17th dynasty, circa 1580-1550 B.C.

 

100,000 - 150,000

£194,500

$286,888

€269,188

Anonymous Buyer

 

74

 

A Cycladic marble reclining female figure, circa 2700-2600 B.C.

70,000 - 100,000

£194,500

$286,888

€269,188

European Trade

 

88

 

An Apulian red-figured volute-krater, circa mid-4th century B.C.

40,000 - 60,000

£134,500

$198,388

€186,148

European Private

 

158

 

An Egyptian painted wood mummy portrait of a man, circa 2nd century A.D.

100,000 - 150,000

£122,500

$180,688

€169,540

European Trade

 

97

 

A Greek marble funerary stele, circa 350-325 B.C.

20,000 - 30,000

£92,500

$136,438

€128,020

Anonymous Buyer

 

42

 

An Egyptian steatite shabti for the controller Vizier of the City (Thebes), Ity, circa 1323-1295 B.C.

70,000 - 100,000

£92,500

$136,438

€128,020

UK Trade

 

41

 

The upper part of an Egyptian limestone shabti for the estate overseer of the treasurer, the scribe Montu, circa 1479-1400 B.C.

20,000 - 40,000

£86,500

$127,588

€119,716

Anonymous Buyer

       

 

Laetitia Delaloye, Head of Sale, Antiquities, Christie’s London and Max Bernheimer, International Head of Antiquities: “This sale demonstrated the continued strength of the antiquities market for rare works with excellent provenance from private collections, as highlighted by the Alton Edward Mills collection. We are particularly pleased with the result achieved by the Egyptian Serpentine Shabti from the Middle Kingdom, which sparked fierce competition and far exceeded its pre-sale estimate, realising £218,500. Sculpture proved to be very popular, with a stunning over-lifesized statue of Empress Livia selling for £434,500 and a portrait of her grandson Caligula, realising £206,500 against a pre-sale estimate of £60-80,000. An exceptional and rare Egyptian silver diadem performed particularly well, achieving £194,500, and an Apulian volute-Krater from the collection of Tapeley Park realised £134,500. We look forward to the sale in New York on 4th June.”

 

PRESS CONTACT: Katie Carder |+44 (0) 207 389 2283|kcarder@christies.com 

Next Sale: Antiquities – New York, 4 June 2015

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Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.

 

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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue. *Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.