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LOT 1596
Stone Age Neanderthal Flint Knife
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, MOUSTERIAN CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
2 3/4 in. (40 grams, 71 mm).
Linguiform type, plano-convex in section with square butt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region, France.
From a large French collection built up in the early 1900s.
From a private collection of a French gentleman, which was sold by his family at auction after his death.
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Stone Age Homo Erectus Stone Cleaver
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Broadly linguiform with thick rounded butt; marked '26576'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 562 grams, 14.8 cm without stand
From North Africa. Part of a French collection built up in the mid 1900s, and sold via a European auction house. Acquired from Mr P.M., Kent, UK. -
Stone Age Neolithic Flaked Chalcedony Axehead
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Finely worked blade with inked collector's note to one side. 130 grams, 10.6 cm
Found Oigny En Valois, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector. -
Very Large Stone Age 'Livre de Beurre' from Le Grand Pressigny
Neolithic Period, 5500-2400 B.P.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
A substantial flint core or so-called 'Livre de Beurre' with vertical traces of blows on the work side, including one pronounced blade negative extending half way along the stone’s length; cortex remains and core preparation traces on other side; proximal end with impact surface, distal end with rounded point; two bifacial wave to chevron-shaped core edges; flat-prismatic cross-section; raw material for blade production, beige stone (silex) with yellow undertone, cream-coloured patches and spots, slightly shiny surface (origin: Le Grand Pressigny, Dép. Indre-et-Loire, France); old collector's label 'N13310'; supplied with a custom-made stand. 2.62 kg, 30.5 cm (3.79 kg total, 37.5 cm including stand)
Private collection, B.G., Southwest France. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00127506.
