Comprising knapped leaf-shaped and barbed arrowheads, round scrape with thick butt. 9.95 grams total, 27-36 mm



From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.

Piriform in plan with sturdy point and broad rounded butt. 233 grams, 13.4 cm



Found Glen Guotti Region, Adgar Plateau, Mauritainia, N. Africa. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P54; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

With fine retouching; a very well made example of this rare type; with inked findspot legend 'La Vergne / Carlux / 24 / JAV' and old collector's label '[...] Carlux / Dordogne'. 78 grams, 10.3 cm



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

Piriform in profile with sturdy point; water-worn surface; old collector's inked references '500' and 'P6'. 340 grams, 13 cm



Found on Hurst Point Beach, Hurst Castle, Hampshire, UK, by Robert Water, in 1977. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P6; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant collector's catalogue page and line drawings.

A Mousterian handaxe, plano-convex in profile with natural cavity to the butt; old collector's label 'Biface Moustérien / 60/40.000 and / Tarn et Garonne'. 107 grams, 74 mm



Found Tarn-et-Garonne, France. Acquired from Brian Beveridge, Oxford, UK, 14 March 2004. Acquired from a Buckingham, UK, collection. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N39; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Each lentoid in profile, one with old find spot label 'Baichinet/pierre [...]'. 386 grams total, 8.5-11 cm



Old French collection. Private collection, London.

Squat in profile with curved cutting edge, rounded butt; chipped. 197 grams, 96 mm



Possibly Scottish. Acquired from Oxford, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N165; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Unusually large in size and weight; old collector's reference sticker number '15'. 2.85 kg, 27 cm



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

Ellipsoid in plan with rounded cutting edge. 206 grams, 11.3 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.

With broad curved edge and rounded butt; scored. 113 grams, 82 mm



Found Rivière sur Tarn, Aveyron, France. Acquired in Oxford, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N176; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Triangular in section with straight cutting edge, pointed butt. 375 grams, 18 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.

These objects were produced by the hunting and gathering groups living in Europe during the early phases of the present interglacial period. The piece seems to be a core axe of Thames pick type, with pointed butt and rounded cutting edge. Core tools, now hafted, were used for woodworking in an environment now increasingly forested.

Triangular in plan with rounded butt and broad edge. 179 grams, 86 mm



Found Reult Bek Island? From an old Buckinghamshire, UK, collection. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N184; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.