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LOT 2806
Somme Valley French Stone Age Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, ACHEULEAN, CIRCA 650,000-350,000 B.P.
4 in. (184 grams, 10.2 cm).
Piriform in plan and biconvex in section with broad butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in the Somme Valley, France, December 1917.
From the collection of an Australian collector before being brought back to the UK.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s.
From a private collection.
Attributed to Homo Heidelbergesis.
After the Battle of the Somme during WW1, the area around the Somme became a quieter location where soldiers recuperated. There are reports that many Stone Age artefacts were found during this time while soldiers were not on the front line. With the landscape being turned over considerably and trenches being hand-dug, this is not surprising.
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LOT 2806
Somme Valley French Stone Age Handaxe
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Farnham Stone Age Knapped Flint 'Micro-Burins' Collection
Mesolithic Period, circa 15,000 B.P. or laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Group of microliths each with pointed end; about 50% with inked annotation. 10 grams total, 12-35 mm
Found during the original official excavations in the Farnham area, Surrey, UK, which were conducted by Harold Faulker (1875-1963), and William Francis Rankine (c.1877-1962), who were instrumental with the excavation works and pit dwellings at sites including Six Bells, Frensham, Tilford, Thursley and Bagshot, and Waverley, amongst others at and near Farnham in the 1930s and 1940s. Much of the material is now in the prestigious Farnham museum. The present part of the collection having been gifted to their good friend and 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.
Found during the original official excavations in the Farnham area, Surrey, UK, which were conducted by Harold Faulker (1875-1963), and William Francis Rankine (c.1877-1962), who were instrumental with the excavation works and pit dwellings at sites including Six Bells, Frensham, Tilford, Thursley and Bagshot, and Waverley, amongst others at and near Farnham in the 1930s and 1940s. Much of the material is now in the prestigious Farnham museum. The present part of the collection having been gifted to their good friend and Haselmere Parish Priest, Charles Borelli (c.1914-2000) of Farnham; who was part of the Borelli family from Italy wh a relist o emigrated from Lake Como in 1828 to set up the Borelli family watch and jewellery business; thence by family descent to his nephew. -
North American Stone Age Arrowhead
Circa 6000- 4000 B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Triangular in plan with long cutting edges; with an inked inscription reading 'AA.7, U.S.A., HF'. 1.29 grams, 25.02 mm
With the desired Hugh Fawcett Collection monogram. From the collection of West Sussex, UK, collector.
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 makes his pieces readily identifiable. -
Danish Type 1a Stone Age Knapped Flint Lanceolate Dagger
Neolithic Period, circa 4,400-4,050 B.P.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Biconvex in section with parallel edges and tapering ends. 53 grams, 17 cm
From an old Netherlands collection. Ex British private collection. From the private collection of a S.W. London, UK, gentleman.
