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LOT 1641
French Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Flint Bifacial Handaxe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300,000-150,000 B.P.
3 1/2 in. (167 grams, 89 mm).
Cordate in profile and biconvex in section with broad rounded edge; from the sought-after banded flint of the Bergerac area; made by Neanderthal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Bergerac area of the Dordogne, France.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s.
From a private collection.
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LOT 1641
French Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Flint Bifacial Handaxe
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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North American Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Arrowhead
Circa 6000-4000 B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Triangular arrowhead with an inked Hugh Fawcett collection monogram and notes 'N.America 60-88'. 2.66 grams, 37 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. -
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Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-350,000 B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Wide body with an old handwritten label on one side. 403 grams, 12.4 cm
Found Chiver's Pit, Hampshire, UK, 1965. From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
