Collection of Egyptian bead and faience necklaces and amulets – £3700 at Hansons.
The best Egyptian antiquities now engender much more than mere scholastic fervour but, for the most part, humbler objects remain eminently affordable.
This was underlined at Hansons’ (20% buyer’s premium) sale of pieces from the collection of the late Julian Bird in Teddington, south-west London, on February 11. All 228 lots got away, totalling £50,000.