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LOT 1516
Stone Age Acheulean 'Homo Erectus' Dark Red Quartzite Axehead
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1000,000-500,000 B.P.
5 1/2 in. (433 grams, 13.9 cm).
Substantial triangular-section handaxe with broad rounded butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the British art market in the 1970s-1980s.
Acquired via inheritance, 1988.
From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.
See Cranshaw, S., Handaxes and Cleavers: Selected English Acheulian Industries, BAR British Series 113, Oxford, 1983, pl.9.
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LOT 1516
Stone Age Acheulean 'Homo Erectus' Dark Red Quartzite Axehead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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Stone Age Acheulean 'Homo Erectus' Red Quartzite Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Biconvex in section with large rounded butt and narrow tip (absent). 1 kg, 17 cm
Found Northern Sahara, North Africa. From the British art market in the 1970s-1980s. Acquired via inheritance, 1988. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. -
Stone Age Knapped Flint Handaxe Group
Neolithic Period, 3000-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising three flake blades: one triangular with old inked inscription 'Mont St. Aignant / Briqueterie'; one triangular in section, leaf-shaped with old inked inscription 'St. Pierre les Elbeu[.] / Colo. G. Séhet'; One an irregular ellipsoid, triangular in section with old inked inscription 'Env. Rouen / Bné'. 275 grams total, 9.8-13.3 cm
From the collection of François Bigot (1950-2009). with Auction Art Rémy Le Fur & Associés, 28th September 2021, no.128. -
Stone Age Handaxe and Neolithic Long Blade Dagger from Le Grand Pressigny
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Group comprising a rounded handaxe with inked number 'AR2753' and indistinct reference above; dagger with inked reference '.9904.87'; with beautiful workmanship to each side and the tip. 276 grams total, 8.5-11.6 cm
Found Le Grand Pressigny, France. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
