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LOT 1550
Stone Age Neanderthal 'Levallois' Discoidal Knife
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 60,000-40,000 YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 in. (153 grams, 79 mm).
Knapped flint scraper with retouched edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Peyzac le Moustier, Dordogne, France.
Ex mid 20th century French collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue page.
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Stone Age Knapped Flint Handaxe Group
Neolithic Period, 3000-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: triangular flint blade broken at butt with old inked inscription 'Arment./ZC.6'; irregular curved cleaver, triangular in section with old inked inscription 'Arment./ZC.7', cortex remaining to the reverse; triangular flint blade with straight butt and old inked inscriptions 'Verneuil / J4.137.5' and '73.4'; long flake blade with applied sticker 'D', old inked inscription 'Verneuil / J4.141.N' and 'D.'. 392 grams total, 8.3-12.4 cm
From the collection of François Bigot (1950-2009). with Auction Art Rémy Le Fur & Associés, 28th September 2021.
'Arment.' in these inscriptions may refer to Armentières on the Franco-Belgian border. -
Stone Age Danish Grey Flint Sickle Knife
Neolithic Period, circa 2500-1500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With lentoid section and curved back and ribbed cutting edge; rounded recess close to the back to accept the thumb. 47 grams, 10.1 cm
Found Denmark. Ex Sherman collection. From the Britton collection, USA. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. -
Stone Age Tool and Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, circa 3rd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Including miniature pointed tools, discoid scrapers and other tools, mounted on stands. 127 grams total, 16-60 mm
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.
