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LOT 1697
Stone Age Long French Gravettian Thick-Crested Knife Blade
UPPER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 35,000-25,000 B.P.
4 3/8 in. (30.5 grams, 11.2 cm).
D-shaped in section with re-touch around most of the circumference; inked findspot to underside' Soucy sur Vercoulon'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Sougy, Loiret France.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collections of J.R Vircoulon and of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 1697
Stone Age Long French Gravettian Thick-Crested Knife Blade
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Stone Age Humid Phase Flint Tool Collection
Mesolithic-Neolithic Period, 12,000-4,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Flaked points, mainly triangular or lozengiform in plan. 121 grams total, 38-54 mm
Found North Africa. From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market. By descent to the current owner in 1988. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
British Worked Mixed Stone Tool Group
Palaeolithic-Bronze Age Period, circa 200,000-3rd millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Scrapers and other blades, some with findspot information. 764 grams total, 29-94 mm
Found on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age Chisel Blade
Neolithic Period, circa 5500-2200 B.P.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Flint blade of above-average length and slimness (so-called "hache-ciseau") with almost parallel sides and circular cross-section; rounded cutting edge, roughly hewn, blunt neck; longitudinal grinding marks from manufacture, surface polished towards cutting edge; greyish stone (silex) with light spots; originally attached to a wooden handle, possibly with intermediary lining made of antler. 96 grams, 15.2 cm (198 grams total, 19 cm including stand)
Inscription on object: "247 48-11 Seine à Villeneuve St.Georges" Île-de-France. Private European collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
