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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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Pierrepont French Stone Age Neanderthal Knapped Fint Handaxe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian, circa 60,000 B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ovate in plan and plano-convex in section with intricate knapping; marked 'Pierrepont 14 23-4-93'. 75.4 grams, 74 mm
Found Pierrepont, Calvados, Normandy, France. Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s. From a private collection.
Attributed to Neanderthal man. -
Swiss Lakes Stone Age Bone Awl
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Long-bone fragment modified with sharpened point; old label 'Dagger [.] / Pin. Swiss / Lakes Pre / Historic [...]'. 21.9 grams, 18 cm
Found Swiss Lakes, 4th December 1899. 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. -
Suffolk British Stone Age Knapped Flint Blade Scraper
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Tongue-shaped in plan with facets to the upper face, broad butt, old inked legend 'Suffolk 9.A'. 22.4 grams, 58.4 mm
Found Suffolk, England, UK. From the collection of Mr G.A. From a private collection.
