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Stone Age Acheulean Triangular Knapped Flint Hand Axe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Ovate in profile and lentoid in section with broad butt and rounded point. 113 grams, 85.6 mm
From an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. -
British Stone Age Hollow Based Flint Arrowhead from Farnham
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Linguiform type with scooped butt. 3.27 grams, 37 mm
Found Farnham, Surrey, UK, in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent.
After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house. -
Stone Age Neanderthal Flint Knife
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Linguiform type, plano-convex in section with square butt. 40 grams, 71 mm
Found Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region, France. From a large French collection built up in the early 1900s. From a private collection of a French gentleman, which was sold by his family at auction after his death. -
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Large Stone Age Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface triangular barded and tanged flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 43 grams total, 29-49 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis. -
Large Stone Age Homo Erectus Stone Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Broadly linguiform with thick rounded butt; marked '25535'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 588 grams, 16.9 cm without stand
From North Africa. Part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s, and sold via a European auction house. Acquired from Mr P.M., Kent, UK. -
Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead and Implement Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 6th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including tanged and lanceolate arrowheads, scrapers and other types. 63 grams total, 17-63 mm
From the African Sahara region. Acquired from a Scottish auction house. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. -
Stone Age Flint Scraper
Upper Palaeolithic Period, circa 33,000-21,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Cordate in plan with frosted patina, steep re-touch along the tip; marked 'Lamonzie Montastruc (LG) 1967'. 53 grams, 65 mm
Found Lamonzie, France, in 1967. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
British Stone Age Knapped Scraper and Knife Blade Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 6th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Mixed group including triangular, leaf-shaped and other types; one with old label 'Eastboune 10.8.89'; one marked 'Cissbury S. Entrance'; one marked 'Batsea'; one marked 'BHd 29.7.98' (Beachy Head?). 299 grams total, 6.6-10 cm
Found UK, three anotated with find information. From a West Country auction house, UK. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. -
Stone Age Gravettian Flint Blade Core
Upper Palaeolithic Period, circa 33,000-21,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Sub-rectangular with longitudinal 'fluting'; marked 'Vallée de la Couze 24 14-3-68'. 114 grams, 86 mm
Found Vailee et la Coupe on 14 March 1968. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
Scandinavian Stone Age Sickle Knife
Neolithic Period, circa 6th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With long straight cutting edge and thick bowed back; old collector's label to one face with 'Plosset / See-Gut / Fehnen'; with handwritten note 'Cf. catalogue de l'exposition de Venise "Il Celti" p.199' and business card of Chauchoy with note in the same hand 'Pointe de javelot en silèx taillé, épopée néolitique garantie' and initials. 53.6 grams, 13.3 cm
Ex Philippe Chauchoy, Amiens, Northern France. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. Accompanied by an original handwritten and signed information card from Philippe Chauchoy. -
Stone Age Tenerian Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Part-polished with a squared cutting edge and rounded butt. 261 grams, 13.3 cm
Found Sahara, North Africa. Acquired from a US-based collector. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
British Stone Age Flint Blade Scraper from Fullbrook Farm
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Made on a long flint blade with some original cortex; intricate re-touch on the nose. 30 grams, 85 mm
Found Fullbrook Farm, Surrey, UK, in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent.
After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house.
