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LOT 1622
Stone Age Handaxe Rough Out
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
5 1/8 in. (360 grams, 15 cm).
In yellow-brown stone, an old collector's label reading 'Le Grand-Pressigny (Indie & Loire)' on one side and an inked note 'N 1 Neol. Le Grand Pressigny' on the other side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Le Grand-Pressigny, France (according to label and inscription).
Collection of Michel C. Vaes, Belgium, formed 1960s-90s.
Accompanied by a copy of EU Licence no.2026 DMF 0436.
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LOT 1622
Stone Age Handaxe Rough Out
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Stone Age Mixed Type Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 8th-6th millennium B.P.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and piriform flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. 100 grams total, 20-49 mm
Ex UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Stone Age Acheulean Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic, circa 700,000-300,000 B.P.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ovate axe with an old collection sticker on one side and an inked collector's note 'France. Rosehill Coll.'; repaired. 445 grams, 13.4 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 EU Licence no.2026 DMF 0436. -
Giant French Stone Age 12 Inch Acheulean Knapped Handaxe
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 650,000-350,000 B.P.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £440
Made from a tabular nodule utilising its cortex as the grip, long cutting edges with a dual patina; attributed to Homo heidelbergensis. 2.1 kg, 30.5 cm
From Car Bouresches, Haut-de-France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collections of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection.
