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LOT 0270
Stone Age Acheulean Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC, CIRCA 700,000 - 300,000 B.P.
6 in. (617 grams, 15.3 cm).
Ovate axe in dark brown stone with some cortex visible, old collector's note ' 2 P. Abbevillier alluvions de la Somme.' [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom St Acheul, France (according to inscription).
Collection of Michel C. Vaes (1934-2024), Belgium, formed 1960s-90s.
Accompanied by a copy of the EU Licence no.2026 DMF 0436.
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LOT 0270
Stone Age Acheulean Handaxe
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Large Stone Age Acheulean Ovate Flint Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000-350,000 B.P.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £240
Substantial and well-made handaxe with thick butt and rounded cutting edge; marked 'St Même FR'; likely made by Homo heidelbergensis; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 719 grams, 17.5 cm without stand
From the well-regarded, long-closed quarry site of St Meme, Charente, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European art market. From a UK private collection.
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Very Large African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ovate handaxe in dark and light brown stone; repaired. 1.41 kg, 25.8 cm
From Central Sahara, Africa. Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s by Dr J Fehkhaber. Acquired on the European art market.
