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LOT 0278
Very Large Stone Age 'Livre de Beurre' from Le Grand Pressigny
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 5500-2400 B.P.
12 in. (14 3/4 in.) (2.62 kg, 30.5 cm (3.79 kg total, 37.5 cm including stand)).
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-colored 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.
ProvenancePrivate collection, B.G., Southwest France.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00127506.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0278
Very Large Stone Age 'Livre de Beurre' from Le Grand Pressigny
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Stone Age Idol Group
2nd-1st millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: columnar type with one indented finial; cobble with reserved edges, centre removed to replicate an axehead; repaired. 406 grams total, 9.2-10.7 cm
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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Stone Age British Worked Flint Mixed Tool Group
Mesolithic-Neolithic Period, 11th-4th millennium B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including microliths, plano-convex scrapers and other types. 76 grams total, 23-38 mm
Found on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Published French Handaxe from the Dordogne
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 450,000-250,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Almond-shaped in form, very well made with long straight cutting edges. 479 grams, 16 cm
Found in the Dordogne, France. From an old large French collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant book pages where this handaxe is published. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
