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LOT 1733
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000-350,000 B.P.
4 7/8 in. (403 grams, 12.4 cm).
Wide body with an old handwritten label on one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Chiver's Pit, Hampshire, UK, 1965.
From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
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North American Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Drill
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Roughly triangular in plan with a narrow point, inked Hugh Fawcett collection monogram and notes 'North America 60-69'. 5.81 grams, 38 mm
Ex Dr Hugh Alderson Fawcett (1891-1982), a general practitioner and antiquarian who built up an important collection of ancient implements, weapons and ornaments. From the collection of a West Sussex collector. Acquired from the UK art market in the 2020s.
Dr Hugh Alderson Fawcett (1891-1982) was a general practitioner and antiquarian who built up an important collection of ancient implements, weapons and ornaments. The bulk of his collection is now in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, but Fawcett previously sold or traded some examples. His distinctive monogram and careful recording of provenance make his pieces readily identifiable. -
British Stone Age Part Polished Knapped Axehead
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Tongue-shaped in plan with a broad, curved cutting edge. 92.9 grams, 10.8 cm
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Stone Age Thick-Butted Polished Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 5500-2200 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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.
