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LOT 1518
Stone Age Le Grand-Pressigny Mousterian Neanderthal Flint Knife
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 130,000-40,000 B.P.
4 in. (252 grams, 10 cm).
With large amount of cortex forming the 'handle' and broad cutting edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Le Grand-Pressigny, France.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.P63; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 1518
Stone Age Le Grand-Pressigny Mousterian Neanderthal Flint Knife
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Stone Age British Polished Boat-Shaped Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With gently curved cutting edge, triangular in plan with eccentrically placed socket. 476 grams, 12.5 cm
Found UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N182; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
The socket features an internal step where the grinding faces did not perfectly match. -
Stone Age Handaxe Group
Lower Palaeolithic Period, 450,000-200,000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: one flat in section with rounded butt, the other plano-convex with broad cutting edge. 846 grams total, 14.2-14.3 cm
Old collection. Private collection, London. -
Stone Age Contorted Stone Face
Neolithic Period, 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £156
Natural stone block with lightly dressed surface, the narrow edge minimally worked to represent a human face. 7 kg, 26 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
