Comprising: one flat in section with rounded butt, the other plano-convex with broad cutting edge. 846 grams total, 14.2-14.3 cm



Old collection. Private collection, London.

Deltoid in plan and lentoid in section; inked find spot legend '16 St. Front'. 525 grams, 15 cm



Found St Front, Haute-Loire, France. From the collection of the amateur archaeologist M. Allais, formed in the mid-1900s. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.

Attributed to Homo neanderthalensis.

Squat and rounded with old collector's label 'North[...] / used as / a hammer / Sheveroys / 18.8[..]'. 256 grams, 82 mm



Found UK. From an old private collection. Acquired in Oxford, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N168; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Rectangular in section with mottled polished surface, narrow butt; old collector's label 'N3'. 169 grams, 89 mm



Found Tievebarragh Co., Antrim, Northern Ireland. Acquired from Peter Farncis, in 1979. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N3; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Flaked cobble, lentoid in section with broad butt and rounded point. 190 grams, 10.9 cm



From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Natural stone block with lightly dressed surface, the narrow edge minimally worked to represent a human face. 7 kg, 26 cm



From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Plano-convex and lentoid-section with some cortex to surface; each with inked find spot 'Hedencourt'. 306 grams total, 76-89 mm



Found Hedencourt, France. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

Mainly triangular in section with some cortex to surface; inked find spot legend 'Troussencourt'. 949 grams total, 9.6-13.6 cm



Found Troussencourt, France. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

Ellipsoid in section with gently curved cutting edge; butt chipped, pecked surface. 286 grams, 12.5 cm



Found Cambridgeshire, UK. Acquired from the collection of B.R. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N186; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

With narrow blade and rounded butt. 689 grams, 15 cm



From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Lentoid in section and trapezoidal in plan. 345 grams, 11.6 cm



Found Egypt. From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market. By descent to the current owner in 1988. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

Group of well-made examples of the Mousterian tool set, with the vivid colours; one with inked find spot legend '1970 / Fontmaure'. 72 grams total, 42-52 mm



Found Fontmaure, France, in 1970. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).