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LOT 2877
British Stone Age Polished Axe
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
3 5/8 in. (89.2 grams, 93 mm).
Piriform in plan and biconvex in section; old collector's ticket: 'Neolithic Britain Ca. 2500 BC Polished Stone Axe. 93mm long. Found N. England'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from John L.Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
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LOT 2877
British Stone Age Polished Axe
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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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. -
Broadness Stone Age Knapped Flint Chisel
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Natural flint nodule with a long columnar spur, the lower end knapped to create a handle and blade; inked 'Broadness' legend. 74 grams, 10.8 cm
Found Broadness, Kent, UK. 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. -
London Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Triangular in section with curved edge and butt, inked '18/8/02 Wrecclesham Nr Barnett' legend and ''4 Wrecc / E'. 109 grams, 96 mm
Found near Barnett, London, UK, 18 March 1902. 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.
