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LOT 1577
North American Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Dagger
CIRCA 6000-4000 B.P.
4 1/4 in. (33.5 grams, 10.8 cm).
Narrow blade made from cream stone, inked Hugh Fawcett collection monogram and notes 'North America, 60-47'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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.
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LOT 1577
North American Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Dagger
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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British Stone Age Knapped Flint Axe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Knapped from light grey flint and with an old handwritten label to one side. 192 grams, 11.2 cm
Found Test Road, Huzbourough Copse, Hampshire, UK, January 1966. From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s. -
Stone Age Thick-Butted Polished Axe Head
Neolithic Period, circa 5500-2200 B.P.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
Worked on all sides to a slightly asymmetrical profile with rectangular cross-section; irregular butt and rounded cutting edge, sides knapped but not polished; butt roughly retouched on surface and edges for attachment of the haft; edge chipped; light grey flint with darker and lighter hues and white spots and patches. 411 grams, 15.2 cm
Hervé Bouraly, Paris, between 1965-1974. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00134589. -
Stone Age Flaked Chalcedony Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Finely worked blade with an inked collector's note on one side. 130 grams, 10.6 cm
Found Oigny-En-Valois, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
