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LOT 1683
Very Large Spiennies Stone Age Long Knapped Flint Blade
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
7 5/8 in. (48.9 grams, 19.4 cm).
Curved slender blade with grey-white patina, small iron deposit to one end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the world-renowned and now a world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, France.
From the UK art market.
Accompanied by three illustrated collector's information pages.
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LOT 1683
Very Large Spiennies Stone Age Long Knapped Flint Blade
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From Niger, Africa. Ex old German collection formed in the 1970s by Dr J Fehkhaber. Acquired on the European art market. -
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Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Leaf-shaped with thickened butt. 21.5 grams, 59 mm
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Early Human Bone Implements
Upper Palaeolithic-Bronze Age Period, circa 40,000-3,000 B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
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From France. Private collection, UK.
