Worked on all sides to a slightly asymmetrical profile with rectangular cross-section; irregular butt and rounded cutting edge, sides knapped but not polished; butt roughly retouched on surface and edges for attachment of the haft; edge chipped; light grey flint with darker and lighter hues and white spots and patches. 411 grams, 15.2 cm



Hervé Bouraly, Paris, between 1965-1974. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00134589.

Comprising three tanged points in grey-brown stone, two barbed. 57.9 grams total, 64-78 mm



From a previous old English collection. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector; acquired from a UK auction house.

Classic piriform type with broad butt. 206 grams, 17.6 cm



From the Northern Sahara, North Africa. From a collection formed during the 1970s and 1980s, having been acquired on the British art market; thence by descent to the current owner in 1998.

With a flat underside and a slender, elongated drill bit. 9.64 grams, 52 mm



From the private collection of the late Mr M., a collector from Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK; late 1980s-early 1990s.

Biconvex in section with narrow butt, curved cutting edge, cortex to butt; old inked legend 'F[.] / Whitmoor Common Worplesdon / 17-6-51'. 310 grams, 13 cm



Found Worplesdon, Surrey, UK, on 17th June 1951. From the collection of Haselmere Parish Priest, Charles Borelli (c.1914-2000) of Farnham; who was part of the Borelli family from Italy who emigrated from Lake Como in 1828 to set up the Borelli family watch and jewellery business; thence by family descent to his nephew.

Biconvex in section and tongue-shaped with narrow rounded butt, polished surface. 94 grams, 10.6 cm



By repute, found Lincolnshire, UK.

Comprising four ovate points in grey and cream stone. 83.9 grams total, 67-82 mm



From a previous old English collection. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector; acquired from a UK auction house.

Slender triangular-section scraper with usage wear to long edges and rounded ends; old inked label 'La Croze du Tayac, Dordogne'. 20.1 grams, 11.1 cm



From La Croze du Tayac, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collections of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.

Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 100 grams total, 15-46 mm



Ex UK gallery, early 2000s.

Cordate in plan with cortex to the butt, notched cutting edge; old label 'Fontmaure, 86 Vellechs'. 110 grams, 76 mm



From the well-regarded site of Fontmaure, Vaucluse department, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collections of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). From a private collection.

Rounded blade and cortex-covered butt, old inked collection numbers 'SNC 9.60 W.G.S' and 3968/1/28', and a pencilled note '150.9' to the other side. 152 grams, 79 mm



Previously in several old Stone Age tool collections, having been annotated with three different accession numbers. Acquired from an Oxfordshire, UK, auction house. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.

Ovate axe with an old collection sticker on one side and an inked collector's note 'France. Rosehill Coll.'; repaired. 445 grams, 13.4 cm



From France (according to inscription). The Rosehill Collection of the Rt Hon David Carnegie (1865-1921), 10th Earl of Northesk (according to inscription), and likely sold at the sale of his collection at Christie's, London, 14-17 July 1924. Collection of Michel C. Vaes (1934-2024), Belgium, formed 1960s-90s. Accompanied by a copy of EU Licence no.2026 DMF 0436.