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LOT 2811
Danish Knapped Flint Dagger
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3950-3600 B.P.
6 1/8 in. (45.4 grams, 15.5 cm).
Slender leaf-shaped blade with long lateral edges; old inked legend 'DENMARK' to one face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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LOT 2811
Danish Knapped Flint Dagger
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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La Grande French Stone Age Knapped Flint Bifacial Knife
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Biconvex in section with parallel edges and rounded ends; inked legend 'La grande, Piece Aunt 197?'. 117 grams, 71 mm
From La Grande, France, 1970. From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From a private collection. -
Stone Age Mixed Type Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 84 grams total, 19-35 mm
Ex UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Danish Stone Age Knapped Flint Dagger
Neolithic Period, circa 5,000 B.P.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Finely knapped elongated blade in honey-brown flint with ripple-like flaking on the blade, the handle worked to a triangular profile. 65 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired in West Mersea, 23rd April 1977 for £15.00. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old typed information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.135.
