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LOT 0750
Fawcett Collection Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Chert Axe with Fawcett Monogram
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
2 5/8 in. (97.8 grams, 67 mm).
Biconvex in section with cortex to the equator; marked 'Egypt' and monogram. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Dr Hugh Alderson Fawcett (1891-1982), a general practitioner and antiquarian who built an important collection of ancient implements, weapons and ornaments.
The present part of the collection was gifted to Haselmere Parish Priest Charles Borelli (c.1914-2000) of Farnham, a member 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 0750
Fawcett Collection Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Chert 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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Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment of a Tablion from a Tunic with Facing Bust
Circa 5th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
In linen and wool, showing the half-bust of a man clad in tunica paragaudata, borders with geometric decorations. 4.68 grams, 10 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The tabula, or tablion, was a square embroidery used to decorate tunics or mantles. This one, interestingly, shows a man dressed in the typical late Roman tunic, featuring the image of a soldier or military servant. -
Egyptian Steatite Scarab and Plaque Group
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Including scarab, scaraboid and other types with incised hieroglyphs and other symbols. 6.3 grams total, 9-14 mm
Ex 1990s collection. -
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Egyptian Mummy Textile and Cartonnage Fragments in Display Stand
Circa 1500 B.C.-300 A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising fragments of open-structured, loose-weave brown fabric, a painted cartonnage piece, and another fabric piece with attached fragments of plaster; mounted in a protective acrylic display. 82 grams total, 16 cm including stand
with a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s. From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK.
