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LOT 1658
Very Large African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
10 1/8 in. (1.41 kg, 25.8 cm).
Ovate handaxe in dark and light brown stone; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Central Sahara, Africa.
Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s by Dr J Fehkhaber.
Acquired on the European art market.
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LOT 1658
Very Large African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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Very Large Stone Age 'Livre de Beurre' from Le Grand Pressigny
Neolithic Period, 5500-2400 B.P.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £325
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. -
Stone Age Clactonian Flint Axehead
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 700,000-300,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Slender cutting edge and rounded butt, two old collection notes '3980/1/28' and 'SNC 12.83 WGS', as well as a small arrow on the other side. 194 grams, 84 mm
Previously in several old Stone Age tool collections, having been annotated with two different accession numbers. Acquired from an Oxfordshire, UK, auction house. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector. -
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Framed English Stone Age Knapped Arrowhead and Tool Collection
Neolithic-Bronze Age Period, circa 6,000-4,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £562
Mixed group of various types, including barbed, tanged, leaf-shaped, and others; set in a glazed box frame. 1.2 kg total, 35.5 x 35.5 cm includimg frame
Found various sites in the UK. From the collection of Martin Doyle, Leverstock, UK, 1980s-2000s.
