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LOT 2842
South American Stone Age Arrowhead
CIRCA 6000- 4000 B.P.
1 5/8 in. (3.18 grams, 42 mm).
Leaf-shaped with long cutting edges; inked note reading 'S.America, AS.16., HF'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceWith 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.
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LOT 2842
South American Stone Age Arrowhead
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fawcett Collection Danish Stone Age Knapped Flint Lanceolate Dagger Blade with Fawcett Monogram
Late Neolithic Period, circa 4,400-3,500 B.P.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Leaf-shaped in plan with notch to the butt, inked 'DEN.47' notation beneath monogram; complete and in wonderful condition, offered in a wooden presentation case. 17.11 grams, 85 mm
Found Denmark, 1947(?). 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. -
Stone Age Flint Core and Tool Collection
Neolithic-Bronze Age Period, circa 6,000-4,000 B.P.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Many with old inked reference numbers, 'HH' initials, findspot and other details. 433 grams total, 37-77 mm
Previously in the collection of archaeologist Frederick William Robins. With handwritten notes. -
Stone Age Mixed Type Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 127 grams total, 24-41 mm
Ex UK gallery, early 2000s.
