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An Egyptian basalt amuletic pendant Predynastic Period, circa 3000 B.C. 6.5cm high Footnotes: Provenance: Robert de Rustafjaell (1859-1943) collection, acquired prior to 1909. The Heckscher Museum of Art, Long Island, New York (museum acc. no. 59.307 on the pendant), 1913-2012. with Sands of Time, Washington DC. Private collection, New York, acquired from the above 5 December 2013. For the type, likely a forehead pendant, see W.M. Flinders Petrie, Amulets, London, 1914, pl. XVI, 130 n-q. Rustafjaell is an alias of Robert Fawcus-Smith, a British art collector and author who worked in Egypt as a geologist and mining engineer. While in Egypt, he formed a significant and important collection of antiquities, with a focus on Predynastic artworks and flints. After World War I, Rustafjaell moved to the United States, where he lived under the name Col. Prince Roman Orbeliani. Sotheby's auctioned part of his collection between 1906 and 1913. The Heckscher Museum of Art acquired several works from these sales. Objects from the Rustafjaell collection are now in the British Museum. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
ALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.
If you have any complaints or questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest client services team.
For all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:
Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.
A 3rd party bidding platform fee of 4% of the Hammer Price for Buyers using the following bidding platforms will be added to the invoices of successful Buyers for auctions starting on or after 6th July 2024 – Invaluable; Live Auctioneers; The Saleroom; Lot-tissimo.
VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.
For payment information please refer to the sale catalog.
For information and estimates on domestic and international shipping as well as export licenses please contact Bonhams Shipping Department.
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An Egyptian basalt amuletic pendant Predynastic Period, circa 3000 B.C. 6.5cm high Footnotes: Provenance: Robert de Rustafjaell (1859-1943) collection, acquired prior to 1909. The Heckscher Museum of Art, Long Island, New York (museum acc. no. 59.307 on the pendant), 1913-2012. with Sands of Time, Washington DC. Private collection, New York, acquired from the above 5 December 2013. For the type, likely a forehead pendant, see W.M. Flinders Petrie, Amulets, London, 1914, pl. XVI, 130 n-q. Rustafjaell is an alias of Robert Fawcus-Smith, a British art collector and author who worked in Egypt as a geologist and mining engineer. While in Egypt, he formed a significant and important collection of antiquities, with a focus on Predynastic artworks and flints. After World War I, Rustafjaell moved to the United States, where he lived under the name Col. Prince Roman Orbeliani. Sotheby's auctioned part of his collection between 1906 and 1913. The Heckscher Museum of Art acquired several works from these sales. Objects from the Rustafjaell collection are now in the British Museum. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
ALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.
If you have any complaints or questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest client services team.
For all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:
Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.
A 3rd party bidding platform fee of 4% of the Hammer Price for Buyers using the following bidding platforms will be added to the invoices of successful Buyers for auctions starting on or after 6th July 2024 – Invaluable; Live Auctioneers; The Saleroom; Lot-tissimo.
VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.
For payment information please refer to the sale catalog.
For information and estimates on domestic and international shipping as well as export licenses please contact Bonhams Shipping Department.