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LOT 1576
French Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Flint Knife Scraper
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
3 in. (66.9 grams, 76 mm).
Piriform in plam with cortex to the reverse; rounded butt and broad point; old inked legend '16 St Front'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom St Front, Périgueux, Dordogne, France.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collections of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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LOT 1576
French Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Flint Knife Scraper
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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North American Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Arrowhead
Circa 6000-4000 B.P.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Triangular arrowhead with an inked Hugh Fawcett collection monogram and notes 'N.America 60-83'. 1.2 grams, 27 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. -
Danish Stone Age Knapped Flint Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular-section thick-butted axe with a smoothed blade. 132 grams, 14.4 cm
Found Denmark. From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s. -
Danish 'Type-1B' Knapped Flint Dagger
Neolithic Early Dagger Period, circa 4400-3800 B.P.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A finely made and complete early fine Senonian or Danian flint dagger belonging to the Danish Single Grave Culture (Dolktid), a slender lanceolate outline with near-parallel sides, a discreetly indicated hafting zone, and the maximum width placed at or just ahead of the midsection. 66 grams, 18.3 cm
Found Ordrup, Sjaelland Island, Denmark, 1970. From the private collection of amateur archaeologist Jorgen Faxholm, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue sheet with reference.
This dagger shows the characteristic manufacturing traits of the earliest dagger horizon. There is no polishing or parallel-struck flaking of the later, more elaborate types. The maker relied on careful, even marginal retouch to create a sharp and functional cutting edge. The dagger appears to retain its original proportions with no evidence of later reworking or reduction. By the time Lomborg formalised the typology, approximately 540 examples of Type 1B were recorded from graves or intentional depositions, with a further circa 150 from unprovenanced contexts. This example sits squarely within that early corpus and represents the form at its best.
