An Egyptian white glazed painted limestone hippopotamusMiddle Kingdom, circa 2055-1600BC., standing foursquare with high brows, short tail between its legs, wide nose, painted in black with a bird either side, lotus flower on its back, another on the back of its head, 9cm. long x 5cm high Provenance:(Property of a London gentleman; before that in the private collection of a Kensington collector; previously in the collection of Mrs Petra Schamelman, Breitenbach, Germany; acquired from the collection of Fernand Adda, formed in the 1920s-1930s; apanied by a copy of an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is apanied by AIAD certificate number no.10890-181053. The Adda family, originally from Alexandria, formed the majority of their collection in the 1920s-1930s. Abraham Adda (b. Circa 1855) had three sons, Victor (b. Circa 1885-1965) a collector of coins, Iznik and ancient Egyptian objects; Fernand, a collector of Iznik ceramics, and Joseph. The collection has been situated in Europe since before the Second WarDiameter 8.5cm  ,Width 4cm ,Height 5cm