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Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Triangular in section with steep re-touch along the full length of the blade; old findspot label 'Romigny / Marne'. 71 grams, 11.8 cm
Found Romigny, France.
Ex old Paris collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found Romigny, France.
Ex old Paris collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
STONE AGE BRITISH WORKED FLINT MIXED TOOL GROUP
MESOLITHIC-NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 11TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
MESOLITHIC-NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 11TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including microliths, plano-convex scrapers and other types. 76 grams total, 23-38 mm
Found on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Teardrop-shaped with narrow butt, rounded sides and deep curved edge with polished blade, remains of an inscription, 'purpaN'? to one side. 173 grams, 11.1 cm
From an old large French collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant book pages where this handaxe is published.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
From an old large French collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant book pages where this handaxe is published.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Rectangular in section with asymmetrical rounded butt, worked rounded edge. 629 grams, 20.5 cm
Acquired from a Swedish auction house.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the Swedish Cultural Heritage Board export licence.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. MacGregor, A., (ed.) Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.69, for type.
Acquired from a Swedish auction house.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the Swedish Cultural Heritage Board export licence.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. MacGregor, A., (ed.) Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.69, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Large rough water-worn handaxe showing some advanced features: a cambered edge; cortex removed to accommodate fingers; part of butt removed to fit the base of the thumb; designed for right-handed use; with inked legend 'Westcott / Bucks / Introduced', 'P1'. 593 grams, 15.3 cm
Found 410 Building, Westcott, Buckinghamshire, UK, 1970.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P1; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found 410 Building, Westcott, Buckinghamshire, UK, 1970.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P1; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: leaf-shaped and triangular arrowheads, a single-edged blade and a scraper. 33 grams total, 23-72 mm
Ex private collection, 1970s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Ex private collection, 1970s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Polished and worked on all sides to a symmetrical, almost trapezoidal shape flaring slightly towards the curved cutting edge; slightly rounded neck; grey stone (flint) with lighter and darker, partly greenish hues; conical perforation formed from both faces; one fragment reattached. 403 grams, 16.2 cm
Ex Bernard Lemoine (b.1937), Normandie.
French art market, 2022.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities From Europe and the Near East in the Collection of The Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, no.5.7, for similar form.
Ex Bernard Lemoine (b.1937), Normandie.
French art market, 2022.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities From Europe and the Near East in the Collection of The Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, no.5.7, for similar form.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Plano-convex in section with irregular pointed edge; cortex to butt and sides' inked legend 'Southeast England'. 175 grams, 10.7 cm
Found Southeast England.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found Southeast England.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Almond-shaped in form, very well made with long straight cutting edges. 479 grams, 16 cm
Found in the Dordogne, France.
From an old large French collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant book pages where this handaxe is published.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Published on page 50 of the 'Les Pyrénéens de l'Âge Des Glaces' book by the author Jean-Louis Guidez.
Found in the Dordogne, France.
From an old large French collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant book pages where this handaxe is published.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Published on page 50 of the 'Les Pyrénéens de l'Âge Des Glaces' book by the author Jean-Louis Guidez.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Irregular ovate cleaver with faceted butt. 326 grams, 10.4 cm
Found Northern Sahara.
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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found Northern Sahara.
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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Slender flint blades, triangular in section with inked findspot legends 'SP.VII', 'SP.VVVIII' for Spiennes. 152 grams total, 8-11 cm
From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium.
From an old Paris collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium.
From an old Paris collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Plano-convex in section with narrow cutting edge; marked 'Ridge 1991' in white ink. 188 grams, 10.3 cm
Found from 20th century excavations at the well-known and highly collectable Palaeolithic site at Ridge Pit, Romsey, UK.
From a British private collection formed prior to the beginning of the 2000s.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Found from 20th century excavations at the well-known and highly collectable Palaeolithic site at Ridge Pit, Romsey, UK.
From a British private collection formed prior to the beginning of the 2000s.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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