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LOT 1598
North American Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Knife
CIRCA 6000-4000 B.P.
3 1/8 in. (25.4 grams, 79 mm).
Ovate blade in cream-coloured stone, narrow point, inked collector's note 'N.America S.A 37' and Hugh Fawcett collection monogram below. [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 1598
North American Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Knife
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Stone Age Knapped Flint Blade Group
Neolithic Period, circa 6th millennium B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising four small blades. 36.8 grams total, 35-50 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr M., a collector from Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK; late 1980s-early 1990s. -
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. -
French Stone Age Knapped Flint Long Crested Blade Scraper
Gravettian Period, circa 33,000-21,000 B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Slender curved blade with faceted upper face and extensive retouch to one edge; old label 'La Croze du Tayac'. 16.2 grams, 92 mm
From La Croze du Tayac, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collections of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
