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LOT 2890
Gran Pressigny French Stone Age Knapped Knife
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
4 1/4 in. (140 grams, 10.8 cm).
Semi-circular in plan with curved back, rounded butt and chipped tip. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the famed and desired region of Gran Pressigny, France.
Ex Chauvais collection, formed in the early 1900s.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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LOT 2890
Gran Pressigny French Stone Age Knapped Knife
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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