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LOT 2820
Large Stone Age Polished Speckled Greenstone Axehead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4,500-3,500 B.P.
7 1/8 in. (775 grams, 18.2 cm).
Round-section shank flaring to a broad cutting edge, rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Libya, North Africa.
From an old Dutch collection, acquired before 2000 A.D.
Acquired from an auction in the Netherlands.
From the private collection of a S.W. London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2820
Large Stone Age Polished Speckled Greenstone Axehead
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fawcett Collection French Stone Age Knapped Chert and Flint Blades with Fawcett Monograms
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two rectangular finely knapped blades; one D-shaped in section with inked 'France ?' marking and monogram; the other with scooped edge and inked monogram over 'France G-F.9'. 16.1 grams total, 30-33 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. The present part of the collection having been gifted to Haselmere Parish Priest, Charles Borelli (c.1914-2000) of Farnham; who was part of the Borelli family from Italy who emigrated from Lake Como in 1828 to set up the Borelli family watch and jewellery business; thence by family descent to his nephew. -
Northern Ireland Stone Age Knapped Black Stone Axe
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Tongue-shaped in plan and lentoid in section with broad butt; inked legend '53-01-10' and pasted label 'Tievebulliagh'. 290 grams, 14 cm
Found Tievebulliagh, Northern Ireland, 1st October 1953. From the collection of Haselmere Parish Priest, Charles Borelli (c.1914-2000) of Farnham; who was part of the Borelli family from Italy who emigrated from Lake Como in 1828 to set up the Borelli family watch and jewellery business; thence by family descent to his nephew. -
Huge Gran Pressigny French Stone Age Livre de Beurre Knapped Core
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A substantial flint core 'Livre de Beurre' with vertical traces of blows on the work side, slightly scooped ends; with cortex to one face. 4.62 kg, 32.5 cm
From Gran Pressigny, France. Ex old German collection of Dr J. Fehkhaber, formed in the 1970s.
