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LOT 0309
Huge Stone Age Acheulean Ovate Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000-350,000 B.P.
8 1/4 in. (1.54 kg, 21.1 cm without stand).
Extremely large example of a chopping tool, likely made by Homo Heidelbergensis; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom the well regarded, long closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France.
From an old large French collection.
Acquired on the European art market.
From a UK private collection.
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LOT 0309
Huge Stone Age Acheulean Ovate Flint Handaxe
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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'Published Lord McAlpine' Stone Age Polished Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A thin-butted handaxe of trapezoidal outline in dark brown flint; marked 'M1784'. 156 grams, 10.4 cm
From the private collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, UK. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
Stone Age Fine Knapped Point
Upper Palaeolithic Period, circa 40,000-22,000 years B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
A knapped lozenge-shaped bifacial tool in light grey flint. 38 grams, 94 mm
Found Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region, France. From a large French collection formed in the early 1900s. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
Large Stone Age Acheulean Ovate Flint Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-350,000 B.P.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Substantial and well-made handaxe with thick butt and rounded cutting edge; marked 'St Même FR'; likely made by Homo Heidelbergensis; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 719 grams, 17.5 cm without stand
From the well regarded long closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European art market. From a UK private collection.
