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LOT 1605
French Stone Age Homo Heidelbergensis Knapped Flint Acheulean Cleaver
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000-250,000 B.P.
5 3/4 in. (562 grams, 14.8 cm).
Oval in plan with a slender curving blade and a thick butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Vailly-Sur-Aisne, France.
From the collection of a South English gentleman.
Acquired from the art market in the 2020s.
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LOT 1605
French Stone Age Homo Heidelbergensis Knapped Flint Acheulean Cleaver
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Stone Age Clactonian Flint Scraper
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 700,000-300,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Thin scraper with some cortex, two old inked collection notes '4051/1/28' and 'SNC WGS 2(?)'. 44.7 grams, 58 mm
Previously in several old Stone Age tool collections, having been annotated with two different accession numbers. Acquired from an Oxfordshire, UK, auction house. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. -
Large and Impressive Nordic Stone Age Flaked Flint Preform for a Handaxe
Neolithic Period, circa 5000-3500 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Large ovate handaxe 'blank' with initial knapping work already undertaken, preparatory to finishing and dressing. 790 grams, 19 cm
Formerly in the collection of Swedish Industrialist Nils Thorwaldsen (1918-2019). Ex private collection; acquired during the 1970s-1980s.
These flint axe 'blanks' were widely traded during Neolithic times. -
North American Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Knife
Circa 6000-4000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Ovate blade in cream-coloured stone, narrow point, inked collector's note 'N.America S.A 37' and Hugh Fawcett collection monogram below. 25.4 grams, 79 mm
Ex Dr Hugh Alderson Fawcett (1891-1982), a general practitioner and antiquarian who built up an important collection of ancient implements, weapons and ornaments. From the collection of a West Sussex collector. Acquired from the UK art market in the 2020s.
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 make his pieces readily identifiable.
