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Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P. Blue-grey spherical hammerstone with inked identification '135 MH' and label 'Neolithic Hammerstone / Fen Edge Norfolk'. 207 grams, 55 mm (2 1/8 in.). [No Reserve] Found Fen Edge area, Feltwell, Norfolk, UK. Acquired M.Younge, UK, 1973. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N11; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Neolithic Period, 4th-2nd millennium B.P. Comprising: a small polished hand-axe, possibly worked from dolerite, with well preserved cutting edge; a large and beautiful scraper made from translucent white chalcedony. 849 grams total, 10.6-12.9 cm (4 1/8 - 5 in.). [2, No Reserve] Axehead found Isle d'Oleron, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collection of famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Lentoid in section with broad square butt and long rounded cutting edge; unpolished; old find spot label 'Rocourt Saint Martin'. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.2. for type. 436 grams, 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). [No Reserve] Found east of Paris, France. From an old Paris collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.

Mesolithic-Neolithic Period, 12,000-4,000 B.P. Mixed group of cleavers, scapers and other tools with worked edges. 670 grams total, 3.8-12.1 cm (1 1/2 - 4 3/4 in.). [20, No Reserve] Found North Africa. From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market. By descent to the current owner in 1988. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.P. With round-section narrow butt flaring to a broad curved cutting edge. 370 grams, 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.). [No Reserve] Found South Central Sahara. Ex private French collection formed in the 1960s-1970s. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information ticket.

Neolithic Period, 3500-2200 B.P. The largest piece a superbly flaked axehead worked from a grey chert (known as Danien flint); various scrapers and blades. 1.48 kg total, 6.7-19 cm (2 5/8 - 7 1/2 in.). [8, No Reserve] From a British private collection, collected during the 1990s. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Lozengiform in section with rounded butt and broad cutting edge; marked 'SP V' for findspot 'Spiennes'. 645 grams, 20.5 cm (8 in.). [No Reserve] From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium. From an old Paris collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Tongue-shaped in profile with chamfered lower edge, circular ground hole for suspension, abraded upper edge. 623 grams, 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). [No Reserve] Found east of Paris, France. From an old Paris collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Sturdy square-section shank with irregular butt and broad cutting edge; cortex to handle; old findspot label 'Monceuil en Dole' 288 grams, 17 cm (6 3/4 in.). [No Reserve] Found east of Paris, France. From an old Paris collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.

Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P. Including barbed-and-tanged arrowheads, burins, leaf-shaped blades and other items. 99 grams total, 26-62 mm (1 - 2 1/2 in.). [15, No Reserve] Found on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983.

Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P. With faceted surfaces from which the blades have been struck. 406 grams total, 32-61 mm (1 1/4 - 2 3/8 in.). [12, No Reserve] Found on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983.

Neolithic Period, circa 4000-2300 B.P. A complete ground axehead sub-ovate in plan, narrower at the butt end with a rounded curve to the cutting edge, ovate section. 400 grams, 10 cm (4 in.). [No Reserve] Found Bainton, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-3BAD47.The unpolished nature of the object suggests it was not properly finished.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Triangular in section with narrow butt and irregular cutting edge. 127 grams, 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.). [No Reserve] From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium. From an old Parisian collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.

Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P. Knapped two-edged blades and scrapers, some with cortex to one face. 226 grams total, 26-69 mm (1 - 2 3/4 in.). [30, No Reserve] Found on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983.

Neolithic Period, 3rd-2nd millennium B.P. Comprising an axehead with chamfered edge and square butt, and a polished column with pierced head. 237 grams total, 74-86 mm (3 - 3 3/8 in.). [2, No Reserve] Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.P. Comprising mostly bifacial and uniface leaf-shaped and scaphoid flint and chert arrowheads; probably from the Sahara region of North Africa. See Greenwell, D.F., Artefacts of North Africa, privately published, 2005, for much information. 74 grams total, 21-40 mm (3/4 - 1 1/2 in.). [50, No Reserve] UK gallery, early 2000s.Similar specimens of arrowheads have been found in the Eastern Sahara Region of Abu Tartur Plateau. Most of the arrowheads came from the El Jarar Neolithic, c. 7700-7300 B.P. (c.6500-6100 B.C.). Other parallels occur in the region of Kharga Oasis.

Mesolithic-Neolithic Period, 11th-4th millennium B.P. Including microliths, plano-convex scrapers and other types. 76 grams total, 23-38 mm (7/8 - 1 1/2 in.). [20, No Reserve] Found on various sites in North East Essex, UK, since 1983.

Neolithic Period, circa 4500 B.P. Teardrop-shaped with narrow butt, rounded sides and deep curved edge with polished blade, remains of an inscription, 'purpaN'? to one side. [No Reserve] 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.

Neolithic Period, 5th-3rd millennium B.P. Comprising: leaf-shaped and triangular arrowheads, a single-edged blade and a scraper. 33 grams total, 23-72 mm (7/8 - 2 7/8 in.). [8, No Reserve] Ex private collection, 1970s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.

Neolithic Period, 5500-2400 B.P. Polished and worked on all sides to a symmetrical, almost trapezoidal shape flaring slightly towards the curved cutting edge; slightly rounded neck; grey stone (flint) with lighter and darker, partly greenish hues; conical perforation formed from both faces; one fragment reattached. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities From Europe and the Near East in the Collection of The Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, no.5.7, for similar form. 403 grams, 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Ex Bernard Lemoine (b.1937), Normandie. French art market, 2022.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Slender flint blades, triangular in section with inked findspot legends 'SP.VII', 'SP.VVVIII' for Spiennes. 152 grams total, 8-11 cm (3 1/8 - 4 3/8 in.). [4, No Reserve] From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium. From an old Paris collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Teardrop-shaped with narrow butt, rounded sides and deep curved edge; mottled surface. 443 grams, 18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.). From an old Paris collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Scaphoid in section with parallel sides and broad rounded cutting edge to each end. 231 grams, 14.2 cm (5 5/8 in.). [No Reserve] Found Niger, North Africa. From an old Paris collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.Very well preserved with a deep green patina from being exposed for a period of time to the sun and sand storms of North Africa.

Mesolithic-Neolithic Period, 12,000-4,000 B.P. Flaked points, mainly triangular or lozengiform in plan. 121 grams total, 38-54 mm (1 1/2 - 2 1/8 in.). [20, No Reserve] Found North Africa. From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market. By descent to the current owner in 1988. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Lentoid in section with broad square butt and curved edge, finely polished. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.36, for type. 594 grams, 18.5 cm (7 1/4 in.). [No Reserve] From an old Parisian collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.

Neolithic Period, 4th-3rd millennium B.P. Barbed-and-tanged and lanceolate types, each with findspot. 3.22 grams total, 20-29 mm (3/4 - 1 1/8 in.). [4, No Reserve] Found Dorset/Hampshire, UK. Ex N. Thomas collection, 1970s-1980s.

Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P. Including a sidescraper and a plano-convex slug knife, with inked legend 'N8-80'; '39', 'N12-105', '1972'; '40', 'N12-106', '1972'. 22.9 grams total, 24-58 mm (1 - 2 1/4 in.). [3, No Reserve] N105 & 106 acquired from Martin Green in 1972. N.80 acquired from M.Younge and found in the Feltwell area of Norfolk, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P. Oblate in profile with inked legends 'N12', '444'. 273 grams, 68 mm (2 5/8 in.). [No Reserve] Found Fen Edge area, Feltwell, Norfolk, UK. Acquired from M. Younge, UK, 1973. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N12; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Triangular in section with irregular butt, curved cutting edge; marked 'SP' on two faces for find spot 'Spiennes'. 486 grams, 16.7 cm (6 1/2 in.). [No Reserve] From the world renowned and now world heritage flint factory site of Spiennes, Belgium. From an old Parisian collection. Acquired on the European art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.

Mesolithic-Neolithic Period, 12,000-4,000 B.P. Including lanceolate, barbed-and-tanged, triangular-section and other types. 120 grams total, 18-53 mm (3/4 - 2 1/8 in.). [72, No Reserve] Found Mali, North Africa. From a collection formed during the 1970s-1980s and acquired on the British art market. By descent to the current owner in 1988. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

Neolithic Period, 6th-4th millennium B.P. Mainly lentoid-section edged tools, one with inked legend 'Middle Brow B/R' '123'. 334 grams total, 68-85 mm (2 3/4 - 3 3/8 in.). [4, No Reserve] Found South Downs, Sussex, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection nos.N123,191,207 and 208; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.P. Fabricated from meteorite impactite. 1.01 grams, 27 mm (1 in.). [No Reserve] Found Libya. Ex old UK collection. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information ticket.

Circa 4th-2nd millennium B.P. Including long-blade scrapers, leaf-shaped and discoid blades; with collector's card 'French Neolithic'. 98 grams total, 25-96 mm (1 - 3 3/4 in.). [10, No Reserve] Acquired in the UK, 1980s-2010. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.

Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. Piriform bodied and painted with a figurative frog design; two loop handles to the equator. 5 kg, 36 cm high (14 1/8 in.). Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.

Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. Squat with narrow base and broad shoulder, wide flared mouth with loop handles, painted bands to mouth and shoulder. 2.15 kg, 22 cm (8 5/8 in.). Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.

Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. Piriform bodied and painted with a figurative frog design; two loop handles to the equator. 2.3 kg, 32 cm (12 5/8 in.). Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.

Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. Comprising a bulbous body with two small loop handles below the equator, flat base, low neck and everted rim; decorated to the upper surface of horizontal lines, chevrons to the neck. 1.8 kg, 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.). Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.

Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C. Piriform bodied and painted with two netted roundels to the upper body; two loop handles to the equator. 2.8 kg, 31.5 cm (12 1/2 in.). Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.

Early-Middle Neolithic Period, circa 3800-3100 B.P. Worked and unpolished on all surfaces and edges, trapezoidal in plan with rectangular cross-section and slightly convex broad sides, straight narrow sides; butt rounded and with reduced thickness; rounded cutting edge; grey to beige 'marbled' flint with inclusions. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.76, for type. 2.1 kg, 32 cm (12 1/2 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Danish private collection, T.H. Denmark. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12472-228694.The unpolished so-called “flat” or “rectangular axe” was in widespread use in the 4th millennium B.C. in Southern Scandinavia and North Germany.

Late Neolithic Period, circa 2nd millennium B.P. Finely polished in dark grey stone with expanded convex cutting edge tapering to a 'hammer' butt, socket with reserved mouth to receive handle. See Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.333, for type, no.486, for an example with collared butt. 676 grams, 19.5 cm (7 3/4 in.). From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12509-231211.

Neolithic Period, circa 5500-2200 B.P. Rectangular in section with a narrow rounded butt and asymmetrical curved edge; pitted surface; old collector's labels 'France (Bourgogne)', 'Saulieu, Côte d'Or', 'N15621'. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 5.24, for type. 489 grams, 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Ex Hervé Bouraly, Saint Ouen, France, between 1965-1990.

Neolithic Period, 5500-2200 B.P. Core tool, roughly hewn on all sides with cortex remains on the narrow end; relatively symmetrical, elongated oval in shape with irregular to lanceolate, thick cross-section; one broad side more convex than the other, straight in longitudinal profile; round, unworked neck with cortex remains, rounded cutting edge, smooth transition from cutting edge to longitudinal edges; beige-grey marbled stone (silex); mounted on a custom-made display stand. 850 grams total, 21.2 cm including stand (8 3/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Ex Hervé Bouraly, Paris, between 1965-1974. Inscription on object: 'Ecox.1., .17.Ecoyeux.I' and 'Ecx 1'. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00134582.

A Chinese Neolithic pot, with an incised lower body, height 8.5cm, diameter 11cm. 

A Chinese Neolithic grey pottery vessel, with black painted horizontal bands, height 26cm, width 17cm.  Condition report: chips on top rim.

A Chinese Neolithic Majiayao culture pottery painted vessel. The water/wine vessel modelled in an anthropomorphic figure, with painted decoration and twin lug handles.Measurse approx. 33cm HPrivate Somerset collection

Neolithic polished greenstone axehead. A ground and polished Neolithic axehead c. 4000BC - 3000BC, trapezoidal in plan with a curved cutting edge and pointed oval profile. The axe is manufactured from a grey-green fine-grained siliceous tuff, a sedimentary volcanic rock, with facetted margins, typical of the axeheads produced at Great Langdale, Cumbria. 107mm x 58mm, 214.6g.

Early Bronze age barbed and tanged flint arrowhead. 34mm x 28mm, 3.2g. Flint barb and tanged arrowheads are associated with the Beaker phase of the Late / final Neolithic and Early Bronze Age periods, circa 2500 BC-1500 BC. Ref: Butler 2005: 162-165, fig. 68, Sutton types.

Neolithic leaf-shaped flint arrowhead, type 1c, circa 4000BC-3000BC. A finely worked example that survives intact. 31mm x 18mm, 1.41g.

Rare Neolithic tooled crystal axe or dagger head, possibly north African or middle-eastern in origin,The vendor lived in the middle east and Egypt for many years.Approx 4.5cm long

Neolithic sharpened stone tool,5.5 x 4.5cm

A GROUP OF THREE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU JADE RITUAL DISCS OR BANGLES, HUAN Calcified tremolite jade with highly polished flat surface, one broad example with recessed edge at two points, another smaller similarly formed example, and an example with rounded exterior, slightly convex interior and recessed edges on opposing sides, circa 4300-2500 B.C., Liangzhu or Dawenkou culture 6.8cm to 7.5cm diameter, 8mm to 32mm high The collection was found in 1992 at Chang Qing, Jinan, Shandong, where acquired by the current owner Ownership Statement: This item is offered for sale in the name of the owner, Tan Hui Seng. For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.

TWO NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU JADE DISCS OR BANGLES, HUAN (1) Calcified tremolite jade with highly polished flat surface, slightly convex to the interior, circa 4300-2500 B.C., Liangzhu or Dawenkou culture 9cm diameter, 14mm and 16mm wide The collection was found in 1992 at Chang Qing, Jinan, Shandong, where acquired by the current owner Additional Information: For a similar example bangle, see; A group of three archaic calcified jade cylindrical ornaments, Neolithic Period, Sotheby's, The Victor Shaw Collection of Chinese Jades, 31/5/2023, lot. 3004. Ownership Statement: This item is offered for sale in the name of the owner, Tan Hui Seng. For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.

A GROUP OF FOUR NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONE CARVINGS A spade-form turquoise pendant, a small calcified tremolite jade disc with rounded exterior and drilled aperture, a tremolite square-ridged pendant with polished hole to the centre, and a carved white chalk-like stone disc, circa 4300-2500 B.C., Liangzhu or Dawenkou culture 14mm to 37mm long The collection was found in 1992 at Chang Qing, Jinan, Shandong, where acquired by the current owner Condition Information: The square form pendant has been repaired Ownership Statement: This item is offered for sale in the name of the owner, Tan Hui Seng. For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.

Collection of five Neolithic hand axes, two with faint pen collectors' inscriptions, the largest 15cm long, together with a mineral specimen

Three Chinese Neolithic vessels to include a flared tazza, a single handled cup and twin handled bowl. Circa 2000BC. Flared tazza 13cm h.

An Ancient Chinese neolithic pottery twin handled jar.

A Neolithic greenstone hand axe, probably of Langdale origin, Cumbria - circa 3000-4000 BC, the ground and polished axe with a typical trapezoidal section and faceted sides, 10.4 x 6 x 3.1cm, chip to one corner of front edge, old chips to back edge.

A Neolithic Chinese terracotta vase decorated in black on the shoulders with chevrons and roundels, the compressed spherical base combed in low relief.   H 37cms.

Merivale (Charles). History of the Romans under the Empire, 8 volumes, new edition, London: Longmans, Green, Longman Roberts, & Green, 1865, some light marginal toning, some gutters cracked & repaired, contemporary uniform gilt decorated tree calf, boards & spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, some boards detached, 8vo, together with:Walpole (F.), The Ansayrii, (or Assassins,) with Travels in the Further West in 1850-51..., 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1851, laid down engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, booksellers blind stamps to the head of the front endpapers, some light toning throughout, rebound retaining original uniform embossed red cloth boards & spines, rubbed with some small loss to the spines, 8vo, plusTilley (Christopher), An Ethnography of the Neolithic, early prehistoric societies in Southern Scandinavia, 1st edition, Cambridge: University Press, 1996, monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, and other 19th Century & modern scholarly archaeology reference, including publications by Oxford, Routledge, Oxbow, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth/boards in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (3 shelves & a carton)

Two Neolithic Type Flint Arrowheads