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LOT 1264
Stone Age Flint Knife Group
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 - 3 1/4 in. (195 grams total, 39-82 mm).
Comprising thirty knives and some other implements. [30, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Arthur Halcrow Versage collection, Reigate, Surrey, UK.
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Stone Age Knife Group
Neolithic Period, circa 6th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising thirty flint knives. 88 grams total, 31-57 mm
From the Arthur Halcrow Versage collection, Reigate, Surrey, UK. -
Stone Age Quartzite Hand Axe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1.5-1.0 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Knapped bifacial hand axe of neat form with slightly rounded butt and pointed tip; with old inked 'SOMALI / Seton Karr / Coll. / K' label and a 2020 printed auction 'Part Lot 1851' label; with custom-made display stand. 290 grams total, 12.5 cm including stand
Found North Africa. Ex Seton Karr collection. -
Stone Age Danish Type Via Grey Flint Stiletto Dagger
Neolithic Period, circa 1500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
To the obverse an inked inscription in white: 'CC-70539', and to verso inked inscriptions in black: Denmark / Ex-Richard / Britton / 7-13' and 'HYY'. 61 grams, 14.6 cm
Previously with Lord McAlpine of West Green. The property of Richard Britton. From a U.S.A. private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.
