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LOT 1643
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Blade Collection
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
2 - 2 1/4 in. (23 grams total, 50-58 mm).
Comprising three knapped blades, each with a find location. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Bradon, Cavesham, and Coteshill, Suffolk, UK.
From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
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Very Large Spiennies Stone Age Long Knapped Flint Blade
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Curved slender blade with grey-white patina, small iron deposit to one end. 48.9 grams, 19.4 cm
From the world-renowned and now a world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, France. From the UK art market. Accompanied by three illustrated collector's information pages. -
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Giant French Stone Age 12 Inch Acheulean Knapped Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 650,000-350,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
Made from a tabular nodule utilising its cortex as the grip, long cutting edges with a dual patina; attributed to Homo heidelbergensis. 2.1 kg, 30.5 cm
From Car Bouresches, Haut-de-France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collections of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection. -
Large French Stone Age Magdalenian Bone Awl
Late Upper Palaeolithic, circa 21,000-13,000 B.P.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £250
Well-preserved bone awl with a long tapering point, inked collector's note 'Abris Val de Seine Poinçon, Magdalenien Dragage / Seine 75480'. 25.9 grams, 14.4 cm
From Abris Val De Seine, France. From an auction with Art Remy Le Fur. Acquired on the European art market in the 2020s. Accompanied by a copy of a French export licence no.257541.
The Magdalenian is a technocomplex of the Late Upper Palaeolithic, named after the type site of Abri de la Madeleine, a rock shelter located in the Vézère valley of Tursac in Dordogne, France.
