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LOT 2963
County Antrim Stone Age Polished Handaxe Blade
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
2 5/8 in. (165 grams, 68 mm).
Tongue-shaped with a tapering blade and a flat butt, hadwritten label reading 'Coll. Rev. E.R.Buick, LL.D., FRSAI, MRIA, 9 Culleybackey, (1905)' and 'Gortfad, near Portglenone, Co., Antrim, Ireland'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Gortfad, near Portglenone, Co Antrim, Ireland.
From the collection of Rev.G.R.Buick LL.D., FRSAI, MRIA of Culley Backey, 1905.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 2963
County Antrim Stone Age Polished Handaxe Blade
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Yonne French Stone Age Levalliois Point
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Triangular in plan with one corner chipped, fine retouch to both sides. 28.9 grams, 73 mm
From Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. From a large French collection built up in the early 1900s. Acquired on the European art market in the 2020s. From a private collection. -
Somme Valley French Stone Age Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, Acheulean, circa 650,000-350,000 B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 6 | Current Bid: £220
Piriform in plan and biconvex in section with broad butt. 184 grams, 10.2 cm
Found in the Somme Valley, France, December 1917. From the collection of an Australian collector before being brought back to the UK. Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s. From a private collection.
Attributed to Homo Heidelbergesis. After the Battle of the Somme during WW1, the area around the Somme became a quieter location where soldiers recuperated. There are reports that many Stone Age artefacts were found during this time while soldiers were not on the front line. With the landscape being turned over considerably and trenches being hand-dug, this is not surprising. -
North American Stone Age Bifacial Knife
Circa 6000- 4000 B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Tongue-shaped in plan with broad butt, marked 'U.S.A. KA.05.x'. 14.5 grams, 76 mm
With the desired Hugh Fawcett Collection monogram. From the collection of a West Sussex, UK, collector.
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 makes his pieces readily identifiable.
