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LOT 1991
Large Stone Age Acheulean Knapped Flint Handaxe with Attractive Orange Patina
LATE LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300,000-200,000 В.P.
5 3/4 in. (629 grams, 14.8 cm).
Cordate in plan with rounded edge; marked at the base 'St. Meme Charente B. Lanceols' Achuleen Superieur'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound St Même, Charente, France, with old inked label 'St Même, Charente, B.Lanceols' (Biface Lanceolate), Acheuleen Supérieur.'
Acquired from the UK estate sale of famous musician, Victor Brox (1940-1923); his prehistoric artefacts collection created during the 1980s and 1990s.
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LOT 1991
Large Stone Age Acheulean Knapped Flint Handaxe with Attractive Orange Patina
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Large Stone Age Corded Ware Boat-Shaped Axehead
6th-5th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
A large and finely formed boat-shaped axe with asymmetric convex cutting edge, with pronounced ridge to upper surface copying a bronze casting seam, rounded hammer-butt, pierced to receive handle with a projecting socket to underside. 843 grams, 21 cm
From the private family collection of a lady, UK; acquired in Germany mid-20th century. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13250-253195.
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Stone Age Mousterian Knapped Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Scraper
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Thin ovate scraper with intricate re-touch to the cutting edge. 34.09 grams, 66.15 mm
Fontmaure, Vienne department, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
Made by Neanderthals; from the well-regarded area of Fontmaure, the jasper has vibrant colours and traces of chalcedony running through it. -
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Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Flint Handaxe with Blue-White Patina
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 240,000-38,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Knapped from a flint cobble, with cortex remaining at base forming a comfortable grip; some chipping to tip, either damage or usage wear, or both. 240 grams, 11.2 cm
From the private collection of Mr P.M. Wiltshire, UK. Found by the collector whilst field walking in the Salisbury area during the early 2000s.
