Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins

Leaf-shaped in plan and lozenge-form in profile, with flattened tapering point. 46 grams, 14.7 cm



Acquired as part of a collection of Danish Neolithic flint artefacts from a Swedish auction house. From the private collection of a S.W. London, UK, gentleman.

Finely knapped elongated blade in honey-brown flint with ripple-like flaking on the blade, the handle worked to a triangular profile. 65 grams, 17.5 cm



Acquired in West Mersea, 23rd April 1977 for £15.00. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old typed information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.135.

Biconvex in section with parallel edges and tapering ends. 53 grams, 17 cm



From an old Netherlands collection. Ex British private collection. From the private collection of a S.W. London, UK, gentleman.

Slender leaf-shaped blade with long lateral edges; old inked legend 'DENMARK' to one face. 45.4 grams, 15.5 cm



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.

Leaf-shaped in plan with notch to the butt, inked 'DEN.47' notation beneath monogram; complete and in wonderful condition, offered in a wooden presentation case. 17.11 grams, 85 mm



Found Denmark, 1947(?). Ex Dr Hugh Alderson Fawcett (1891-1982), a general practitioner and antiquarian who built up an important collection of ancient implements, weapons and ornaments. The present part of the collection having been gifted to 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.

With curved back and tapering ends, professionally repaired. 56 grams, 16.5 cm



Ex J. Sherman collection, U.S.A. From the private collection of a S.W. London, UK, gentleman.

Comprising two knabbed sickles with slender curved body and pointed ends. 55.5 grams total, 7.2-10.5 cm



Acquired as part of a collection of Danish Neolithic flint artefacts from a Swedish auction house. From the private collection of a S.W. London, UK, gentleman.

With curved back and tapering pointed ends. 41 grams, 12.2 cm



Acquired as part of a collection of Danish Neolithic flint artefacts from a Swedish auction house. From the private collection of a S.W. London, UK, gentleman.

Rectangular-section shank flaring to broad cutting edge, square butt. 539 grams, 18.1 cm



Acquired from an auction in the UK. From the private collection of a S.W. London, UK, gentleman.

Rectangular-section thick-butted axe with a polished surface to the blade, square butt. 875 grams, 23.4 cm



Ex Martin Doyle collection, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.

Leaf-shaped in plan and triangular in section, with a thick oval section butt. 104 grams, 12.8 cm



From the famed and desired region of Gran Pressigny, France. Ex Chauvais collection, formed in the early 1900s. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.

Six D-section edge scrapers mounted on an old collector's card with notations 'nulbous end', 'protective blunting' and others, headed 'Excavated Bourne Mill Spring'. 36 grams total, 40-61 mm



Found during the original official excavations in the Farnham area, Surrey, UK, which were conducted by Harold Falkner (1875-1963) and William Francis Rankine (c.1877-1962), who were instrumental in the excavation works and pit dwellings at sites including Six Bells, Frensham, Tilford, Thursley and Bagshot, and Waverley, amongst others, at and near Farnham in the 1930s and 1940s. Much of the material is now in the prestigious Farnham museum. The present part of the collection having been gifted to their good friend and 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.

Farnham district is one of the most interesting prehistoric regions in England, and has been visited by a succession of prehistoric peoples from Palaeolithic times onwards. Along the southern slope of the Farnham valley are three gravel terraces, which are famous prehistorically and have yielded large quantities of flint implements and bones of prehistoric animals, notably the mammoth. In prehistoric times, the chalk deposits played an important role in attracting settlers, as they contained rich layers of flint nodules used to make implements. The Farnham Gravels have been an abundant source of Palaeolithic finds, most prominent being hand axes. The axes differ in type, and each type is associated with a cultural phase of the Palaeolithic period. Types similar to these are found in similar deposits in the Somme valley and in many English valley gravels. Flint mining was also carried out by the Neolithic folk. Polished axes and leaf forms, arrowheads and knives, or possibly lance heads, are characteristic of the Neolithic flint work.