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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
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Neolithic Period, circa 8th-6th millennium B.P.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Ex UK gallery, early 2000s. -
French Stone Age Knapped Flint Bifacial Adze
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From Caply, Northern France. From the UK art market. -
Large North American Stone Age Knapped Spear Point Group
Archaic Woodland Period, circa 2500-1900 B.P. or laterEstimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From a previous old English collection. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector; acquired from a UK auction house.
