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LOT 1600
Large Stone Age 'Livre de Beurre' from Le Grand Pressigny
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 5500-2400 B.P.
10 in. (1.99 kg, 25.3 cm).
A substantial flint core or so-called 'Livre de Beurre' with vertical traces of blows on the work side. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously in an old Stone Age tool collection.
Acquired from an Oxfordshire, UK, auction house.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
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LOT 1600
Large Stone Age 'Livre de Beurre' from Le Grand Pressigny
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (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: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Triangular arrowhead with an inked Hugh Fawcett collection monogram and notes 'N.America 60-88'. 2.66 grams, 37 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. -
French Homo Heidelbergensis Knapped Flint Chopper
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-350,000 B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With rounded butt and broad edge, much cortex to the body; made by Homo heidelbergensis from a cobble to form an effective chopping edge; old inked legend 'La Vienne Indre et Loire EU3A0020'. 575 grams, 12.8 cm
From La Vienne, Indre et Loire, France. From the collection of J Sherman. Acquired on the art market. From a private collection. -
North American Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead Group
Archaic Woodland Period, circa 2500-1900 B.P. or laterEstimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising four tanged arrowheads in grey and brown stone. 26.7 grams total, 43-61 mm
From a previous old English collection. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector; acquired from a UK auction house.
