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LOT 1589
Stone Age Clactonian Flint Chopper
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 700,000-300,000 B.P.
3 1/8 in. (152 grams, 79 mm).
Rounded blade and cortex-covered butt, old inked collection numbers 'SNC 9.60 W.G.S' and 3968/1/28', and a pencilled note '150.9' to the other side. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously in several old Stone Age tool collections, having been annotated with three different accession numbers.
Acquired from an Oxfordshire, UK, auction house.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
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LOT 1589
Stone Age Clactonian Flint Chopper
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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Stone Age Clactonian Flint Scraper
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 700,000-300,000 B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Thin scraper with some cortex, two old inked collection notes '4051/1/28' and 'SNC WGS 2(?)'. 44.7 grams, 58 mm
Previously in several old Stone Age tool collections, having been annotated with two different accession numbers. Acquired from an Oxfordshire, UK, auction house. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. -
Stone Age Acheulean Flint Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic, circa 700,000-300,000 B.P.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ovate with brown-orange patina, inked collector's note 'Framce Rosehill coll.' and a pencilled note below. 280 grams, 11.8 cm
From France (according to inscription). The Rosehill Collection of the Rt Hon David Carnegie (1865-1921), 10th Earl of Northesk (according to inscription), and likely sold at the sale of his collection at Christie's, London, 14-17 July 1924. Collection of Michel C. Vaes (1934-2024), Belgium, formed 1960s-90s. Accompanied by a copy of the EU Licence no.2026 DMF 0436. -
Danish Neolithic Polished Axe
Neolithic Period, circa 3500-3000 B.P.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular in section, with squared butt and slightly curved edge; polished on all four faces with superb orange patina. 560 grams, 14.7 cm
From the estate of artist Holger Karlsson, Trollhatte, Sweden. Acquired in Stockholm, Sweden. Accompanied by a copy of a Swedish National Heritage Board export permit.
