Ancient Art, Antiquities & Coins
May 28, 2019
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United kingdom
The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 516:
British Mesolithic Handaxe
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Start price:
£
160
Estimated price:
$150 - $200
Auction house commission:
30%
VAT: On commission only
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30000-15000 years BP
A large and well-formed bifacial axe with pointed butt and convex cutting edge, of heavy cross-section; in a translucent brown-grey flint with some small areas of original cortex and river valley gravels patination. 645 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). Fine condition. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK collector; formerly in the Deeprose collection; found near Chichester, West Sussex, UK, in the 1950s.
