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LOT 1691
African Stone Age Flint and Other Knapped Blade Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
5/8 - 3 1/2 in., 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (250 grams total, 18-90 mm, box: 11.2 x 8.3 mm).
Mixed group of various blades, flakes and implements, an old handwritten note 'Escargotiere du Khanguet el-mouhad, found 27 3 43'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Khanget el-Mouhad, Algeria, 27 March 1943.
From a private collection.
In an old 'Tea Ration' tin accompanied by an old slip of paper with handwritten provenance.
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LOT 1691
African Stone Age Flint and Other Knapped Blade Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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French Stone Age Homo Heidelbergensis Knapped Flint Acheulean Cleaver
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-250,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Oval in plan with a slender curving blade and a thick butt. 562 grams, 14.8 cm
From Vailly-Sur-Aisne, France. From the collection of a South English gentleman. Acquired from the art market in the 2020s. -
Very Large Stone Age 'Livre de Beurre' from Le Grand Pressigny
Neolithic Period, 5500-2400 B.P.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £325
A substantial flint core or so-called 'Livre de Beurre' with vertical traces of blows on the work side, including one pronounced blade negative extending half way along the stone’s length; cortex remains and core preparation traces on other side; proximal end with impact surface, distal end with rounded point; two bifacial wave to chevron-shaped core edges; flat-prismatic cross-section; raw material for blade production, beige stone (silex) with yellow undertone, cream-coloured patches and spots, slightly shiny surface (origin: Le Grand Pressigny, Dép. Indre-et-Loire, France); old collector's label 'N13310'; supplied with a custom-made stand. 2.62 kg, 30.5 cm (3.79 kg total, 37.5 cm including stand)
Private collection, B.G., Southwest France. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00127506. -
French Stone Age Solutrean Knapped Chert Awl - Ex Sir Arthur Evans
Upper Palaeolithic Period, 22,000-17,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Long, thin awl made from a blade, the tip slightly dulled and the base thin and irregular. 3.99 grams, 59 mm
Found at Fourneau du Diable, Dordogne, an important Upper Palaeolithic prehistoric rock shelter. Ex Sir Arthur John Evans (1851–1941), British archaeologist and son of Sir John Evans (1823-1908). Ex Henry Dewey (1876–1965), a prominent British geologist and archaeologist who made seminal contributions to the study of the Palaeolithic period. Ex R Richard Widdowson, a well-known UK-based antiquities specialist who owned the gallery 'Ancient Times' in Scarborough in Southern England. Ex J Weston Smith. Accompanied by an illustrated envelope and two collector's information cards.
