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LOT 2857
Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Scraper
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, MOUSTERIAN, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
2 3/4 in. (34.2 grams, 71 mm).
Leaf-shaped in plan and triangular in section, with tapering end and flat butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Fontmaure, Vienne department, France.
Ex collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
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LOT 2857
Stone Age Fontmaure Jasper Neanderthal Scraper
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
Leaf-shaped in plan and lozenge-form in profile, with flattened tapering point. 46 grams, 14.7 cm
Acquired as part of a collection of Danish Neolithic flint artefacts from a Swedish auction house. From the private collection of a S.W. London, UK, gentleman. -
Pierrepont French Stone Age Barrel Blade Core
Neolithic Period, circa 40,000-15,000 B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Columnar in form with vertical facetting, broad butt. 119 grams, 92.7 mm
Found Pierrepont, France. Acquired on the UK art market in the 2020s. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
Blades have been removed from around the whole piece. -
La Grande French Stone Age Knapped Flint Racloir
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Biconvex in section and piriform in plan with inked legend 'La Grande Pièce avril 1970'. 66 grams, 71.8 mm
From La Grande, France, 1970. From the collection of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market at auction after being sold by Mr Brox’s family. From a private collection.
