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LOT 0574
Fawcett Collection Egyptian Knapped Stone Axe with Fawcett Monogram
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
3 1/4 in. (144 grams, 83 mm).
Ovate type with inked 'Egypt' legend beneath monogram, and '2' to obverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Egypt.
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.
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LOT 0574
Fawcett Collection Egyptian Knapped Stone Axe with Fawcett Monogram
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, 1379-1362 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Four highly decorated fragments, including one rim sherd. 175 grams total, 8.2-10.6 cm
Acquired circa 1979. 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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Egyptian Miniature Terracotta Offering Bowl
Ptolemaic Period, 3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £45
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Opening Bid: £50
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