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LOT 1608
Large European Stone Age Arrowhead Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH MILLENNIUM B.P.
1 5/8 - 2 5/8 in. (37 grams total, 44-66 mm).
Each triangular in plan with tanged butt; the smaller plano-convex in section, the larger lentoid. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a West Country auction house, UK.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
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Very Large Stone Age 'Livre de Beurre' from Le Grand Pressigny
Neolithic Period, 5500-2400 B.P.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
A substantial flint core or so-called 'Livre de Beurre' with vertical traces of blows on the work side, including one pronounced blade negative extending half way along the stone’s length; cortex remains and core preparation traces on other side; proximal end with impact surface, distal end with rounded point; two bifacial wave to chevron-shaped core edges; flat-prismatic cross-section; raw material for blade production, beige stone (silex) with yellow undertone, cream-coloured patches and spots, slightly shiny surface (origin: Le Grand Pressigny, Dép. Indre-et-Loire, France); old collector's label 'N13310'; supplied with a custom-made stand. 2.62 kg, 30.5 cm (3.79 kg total, 37.5 cm including stand)
Private collection, B.G., Southwest France. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00127506. -
Stone Age Homo Erectus Stone Cleaver
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Broadly linguiform with thick rounded butt; marked '26576'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 562 grams, 14.8 cm without stand
From North Africa. Part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s, and sold via a European auction house. Acquired from Mr P.M., Kent, UK. -
British Stone Age Flint Handaxe from Farnham
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-350,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Lentoid in section with broad edge and butt; mounted on a custom-made stand. 380 grams, 11.4 cm without stand
Found Farnham, Surrey, UK, in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent.
After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house.
