Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 1586
Stone Age Implement Group
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 450,000-200,000 B.C.
4 1/2 - 5 in. (1.75 kg total, 11-12.5 cm).
Including one triangular with inked find spot 'Taberlet / 57', one a cobble with inked 'Chappelle' and label with 'Fontsorbes'. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Triangular with inked findspot from the Lee Lewis collection.
Grey implement from the Victor Brox collection, formed in France.
Private collection, London.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Stone Age Large Group of Flint Knives and Tools
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Scrapers, points and other tools from multiple sites in France, mostly with inked legend indicating findspot: 'Blangy', 'Les Plantins', 'Wanel', 'Le Monchel' and others. 203 grams total, 52-90 mm
Found Les Plantins, Blangy, Wanel, and Le Monchel, Northern France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector. -
Stone Age Polished Axehead
Neolithic Period, 3900-1700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Rectangular in section with rounded butt and square edge. 43 grams, 69 mm
Ex old Nordic collection. Private collection, London. -
Stone Age Corded Ware Decorated Ceramic Vessel
Early 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
A squat vessel with flat base and barrel-shaped body with incised band below the rim, impressed arrowhead motifs. 254 grams, 88 mm
Acquired in Germany after WWII; thence by descent 2006. Ex property of a lady living in Kent, UK.