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LOT 1478
Stone Age Long Gravettian Flint Point
UPPER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 40,000-20,000 B.P.
4 in. (78 grams, 10.3 cm).
With fine retouching; a very well made example of this rare type; with inked findspot legend 'La Vergne / Carlux / 24 / JAV' and old collector's label '[...] Carlux / Dordogne'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound La Vergne, Carlux, France.
Acquired in the 1970s-1990s.
From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023).
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Stone Age Knapped Grey Flint Pick
Mesolithic Period, circa 5000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Triangular in section with straight cutting edge, pointed butt. 375 grams, 18 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.
These objects were produced by the hunting and gathering groups living in Europe during the early phases of the present interglacial period. The piece seems to be a core axe of Thames pick type, with pointed butt and rounded cutting edge. Core tools, now hafted, were used for woodworking in an environment now increasingly forested. -
Stone Age Jasper Bifacial Handaxe
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Intricately worked, with vivid mustard-yellow coloration. 52 grams, 58 mm
Found Fontmaure, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). -
Stone Age Implement Group
Lower Palaeolithic Period, 450,000-200,000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including one triangular with inked find spot 'Taberlet / 57', one a cobble with inked 'Chappelle' and label with 'Fontsorbes'. 1.75 kg total, 11-12.5 cm
Triangular with inked findspot from the Lee Lewis collection. Grey implement from the Victor Brox collection, formed in France. Private collection, London.
