Gazette Drouot - C apencheres

THE MAGAZINE AUCTION RESULTS
Maurice Mathieu pharaonic Egypt and tribal art
Maurice Mathieu discovered Egypt in
1947 on board a DC4. This inspired an
interest not only in Egyptian art but
also in the African continent. These
two aspects of his collection garnered
a total of €1,322,598. The section devoted to the land
of the pharaohs was more extensive, with 159 lots,
which fetched €1,094,771. Bids were often largely
exceeded, and nineteen five-figure results were
recorded. There was fierce fighting over a number of
funerary servants, also called "ushabtis" or shwuabtis".
The one illustrated went for €111,528 after an estimate
of €25,000. Dating from the 19th dynasty, this is in
polychrome limestone, and is inscribed with eight
lines in hieroglyphics from chapter VI of the Book of
the Dead, thus enabling the statuette to carry out work
for the deceased. Another one in polychrome limestone,
and probably from the same dynasty (h. 22 cm),
raised €80,540. Meanwhile, African art totalled
USEFUL INFO
Where ? Paris - Drouot
When ? 10 October
Who ? Auction Art Rémy Le Fur & auction house.
Mr. Roudillon.
How much ? €1,322,598
78 GAZETTE DROUOT INTERNATIONAL I N° 19
€111,528 Egypt, 19th dynasty (1314-1200 B.C.).
Funerary servant of Yu, polychrome limestone,
h. 24 cm.
HD
€227,827 in thirty lots, with five five-figure bids. One
item that particularly stood out was an Akan akuaba
doll, which soared up to a splendid €80,548 after a
high estimate of €2,500. Slyvain Alliod