Egypt 2025

Egypt Including portions of Joseph Chalhoub’s collection and other properties December 5, 2025 at 14:00 CET

Lot n°

Symbol(s)

Estimate (CHF)

December 5, 2025 | 43

10070

A 

Unadopted horizontal engraved essay by De La Rue depicting woman lying in the desert, with boats on

the Nile, a Palace and the pyramids in the background, with archival manuscript number “6379/W.B.L.”,

attractive and rare, possibly rejected design for the De La Rue issue.

600 - 700

10071

A 

Unadopted vertical engraved essay by De La Rue depicting Obelisk, Pyramid and Sphinx with boats on

the Nile, and more pyramids in the background, with archival manuscript number “6527”, attractive

and rare, possibly rejected design for the De La Rue issue.

600 - 700

10072

A 

Unadopted photographic essay by De La Rue depicting a female effigy in the central panel surrounded

by other Pharaonic symbols, attractive and rare, possibly rejected design for the De La Rue issue.

600 - 700