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Click here to subscribeNeolithic, 5th-4th millennium BC. A mixed group of knapped flint arrowheads comprising: one leaf-shaped; one triangular-section, barbed and tanged; one similar, lentoid-section; one triangular, curved butt. 15 grams total, 28-62mm (1- 2 1/2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Palaeolithic to Neolithic, 600,000-3,000 years BP. A mixed group of stone implements comprising: a bifacial triangular handaxe with label 'Mousterian / St. Cyprian / Dordogne / France / Biface'; a piriform bifacial handaxe with label 'Acheulian / Buckinghamshire / England / Biface'; a slender pointed tool with inked inscription 'Swascombe / Kent / F / CE / 173' and 'N.hand axe'; a trapezoidal polished axe with label 'Neolithic / Co. Antrim / Ireland / Polished Axe'; a rounded polished axe with label 'Neolithic / Lillebonne / Seine Maritime / Normandy / France / Polished Axe'; a round flint blade with pencil notation 'Norfolk'; a long flint blade with inked notation 'S[uf]folk / S3 [..]F'; a flint awl with old inked notation, illegible. 676 grams total, 4.5-10cm (1 3/4 - 4"). From the Lawton family collection. [8, No Reserve] Fine condition.
* ENID FOOTE WATTS (SCOTTISH 1924 - 2003), LANDSCAPE, CARN BAN oil on canvas, signed & dated '99 56cm x 56cm Framed Note: Dotted about Arran are numerous stone cairns in which our Neolithic ancestors buried their dead around 4,000 years ago. Most were dug into in the 19th and early 20th centuries, by antiquarians and others seeking grave-goods. The only comparatively undisturbed example is Carn Ban, on the Allt an t'Sluice, a tributary of the Kilmory Water.
A CHINESE WHITE JADE PLAQUE MING DYNASTY Carved in relief to one side with a sinuous dragon, with a bird and a bat in flight to each side and flowering peony beneath, all amongst cloud scrolls, 17.2cm. Cf. J Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, p.327, fig.8, for a comparable example.
A Chinese Han-style gilt metal dragon and stand , inlaid with coloured stones A Chinese Han-style gilt metal dragon and stand , inlaid with coloured stones, the dragon with open mouth and coiled, the circular stand with flame border, approximately 8cm diam. The history of inlaying materials with coloured stones in China dates to the late Neolithic period when objects made of clay, lacquered wood and bone were inlaid with jade and turquoise. By the Shang dynasty (c.1600-1050 B.C.) turquoise inlay became a dominant decorative technique used on weaponry and plaques. This technique was further developed during the Zhou (c.1050 - 256 B.C.) and Han (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.) dynasties with the production of vessels decorated with gold, silver and semi-precious stones. Provenance: The Max Lowenson Collection (1875-1947) and by family descent. 汉代风格 铜鎏金镶嵌龙形座
A Chinese white jade archaistic disc, bi, 19th or 20th century A Chinese white jade archaistic disc, bi, 19th or 20th century, carved in openwork and based on the ancient ritual bi disc incorporating openwork designs , the disc 16cm high, wood covered painted album box Compare with a white jade disc with an imperial mark and series number #24;8' dated to the Qianlong period (1736-95) from the Qing Court collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Place Museum : Jadeware (III) Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 127. The Fitzwilliam Museum collection also includes a similar jade disc with series number #22;8', illustrated by J.C.S. Lin, The Immortal Stone jades from the Neolithic period to the twentieth century , 2009, Cat. 77a & b. -1 仿古白玉牌和画册
Wang Shixiang, Chinese Furniture, Ming and Early Qing Dynasties , 2 vols Wang Shixiang, Chinese Furniture, Ming and Early Qing Dynasties , 2 vols.; Ho Wing Meng , Straits Chinese Furniture, A Collector s Guide ; Gildo Fossati, The World of Jade ; Derek Clifford, Chinese Carved Lacquer ; Wang Shixiang, Ancient Chinese Lacquer ; S.J.Vainker , Chinese Pottery and Porcelain ; Peter Y.K. Lam (editor), Jades from the Tomb of the King of Nanyue ; Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from Neolithic to the Qing (9) -1 美术文献一组 共九本
*Chinese Cong. Two Chinese carved stone cong with drilled core and incised decoration to shoulders, possibly Liangzhu, Late Neolithic, circa 2500BCE, larger carved in grey stone of slightly tapering form with large bore, finely incised with taotie mask decoration, smaller carved in cream stone with grey inclusions, 12cm (4.75ins) high, and slightly smaller Provenance: From a private collection, Wiltshire. (2)
A Neolithic stone axe head excavated in Caithness Prov. Richardson collection/originally Prof Sir Lucas White-King (1856 - 1925) collection, L 19cm The Richardson Collection was begun in the mid 1920's and includes numerous pieces from earlier collections, as listed. It has been stored in the same case for the last 40 years.
A CHINESE COARSE EARTHENWARE MINIATURE JAR, NEOLITHIC, YANGSHAO CULTURE of coiled form in sand tempered clay fabric decorated with a corded pattern (ex Danny Ma, Bath) and an earthenware tumbler form fluted bowl, Warring States Period, 7cm h (ex Alex Szolin, Nottingham) ++ In excavated condition with small damage
A CHINESE GREY BODIED EARTHENWARE VASE, WESTERN HAN DYNASTY both sides with incised and brush pigment decoration, an earthenware jar or beaker, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period and a neolithic jar, Yangshao culture, of coarse reddish fabric with two loop handles and painted decoration in black and red brown, 6.5-15cm h (3) ++ In excavated condition, the neolithic jar with large chip on rim
Bronze Age socketed bronze axe head, circa 500 - 900 B.C., with flared blade and fixing loop, with collector's inscription 'Thames, Hammersmith', further label states - 'From collection of Thomas Gardner, former curator of Ipswich Museum, Collection sold at Christies in 1981', 12cm long, together with another Bronze Age axe head of plain tapered form and two Neolithic flint axe heads (4)
Lower Neolithic, 5th millennium BC. A knapped and polished epidiorite axehead. 176 grams, 87mm (3 1/2"). Ex Dr M. G. Weller collection, Cornwall, UK; by bequest from Henry Dewey and Reginald Smith (British Museum) collections; found Skiddaw, Cumbria, before 1950. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. A very well formed ceremonial axe-hammer in a fine-grained pale brown serpentine material showing layers at the sides; with slightly convex cutting edge and waisted taper to oval and domed hammerhead face, with central piercing for hafting. 345 grams, 12.3cm (5"). Property of an Essex gentleman; formerly in a private collection, acquired by descent 1970s. The material from which this axe-hammer is made is not suitable for use as an implement, being quite soft and liable to splitting on the original geological sediment planes and it was thus most probably made for ceremonial rather than practical use; the lack of any usage wear evidence is also suggestive of this. Extremely fine condition. Rare.
Neolithic, 3rd-2nd millennium BC. A knapped and polished flint knife with a convex and a concave serrated edge. 60 grams, 10.5cm (4 1/4"). Property of a gentleman, by descent from the vendor's father, who formed his collection in the 1990s. Very fine condition; the edge of the flint shows a high degree of polishing from extensive use.
Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. A large livre de beurre flint core with cortex and inclusions, natural void; evidence of two long blades expertly removed from the underside. 4 kg, 31cm (12 1/4"). Ex Dr M. G. Weller collection, Cornwall, UK; formerly in the Henry Dewey collection; previously with Sir Arthur Evans; found Grand Pressigny, France, before 1900. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A knapped and polished epidiorite axehead with old collector's label ' Fouilles de Herines (Oise) / Batinague'. 121 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). Ex Dr M. G. Weller collection, Cornwall, UK; formerly in the Henry Dewey and Reginald Smith (British Museum) collections; previously with Sir Arthur Evans; found Foiulles de Herines, France, before 1900. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. A polished epidiorite axe with old collector's label 'silex poli / 2e. Epoque Pans / de Chartres /[.] 1902'. 182 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). Ex Dr M. G. Weller collection, Cornwall, UK; formerly in the Henry Dewey collection; previously with Sir Arthur Evans; found Chartres, France, 1902. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Neolithic, 2nd millennium BC. A polished stone Nordic battle axe of tubular form with slightly curving head which is raised with a boss; other end flattened; shaft-hole set slightly off centre. 520 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. Very fine condition.
Neolithic, 6th-3rd millenium BC. A group of five knapped flint boring and scraping tools mounted on a card. 228 grams total, 48-95mm (2 - 3 3/4"). Ex Dr M. G. Weller collection, Cornwall, UK; by bequest Henry Dewey and Reginald Smith (British Museum) collections; from Sir Arthur Evans collection; found Thebes area, before 1900. [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Neolithic, 4th-2nd millenium BC. A large bifacial core cleaver of heavy regular form with convex cutting edge and squared butt, polished to edge and butt areas, in a pale grey flint with black concentric strata. 803 grams, 17.5cm (7"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. Very fine condition.
Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. A pecked and ground axe-hammer with central perforation for hafting, well polished surfaces with sharp blade. 376 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Property of an Essex gentleman; formerly in a private collection, acquired by descent 1970s. Cf. Evans, Sir John, The Ancient Stone Implements Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 1897, fig.131. Extremely fine condition.
Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A group of Volosovo culture stone arrowheads and implements of various forms, fine workmanship. 42 grams total, 3-10.5cm (1 1/4 - 4"). Property of a gentleman; from an official excavation in Ivamovo Oblast, Russia. The Volosovo culture has its roots in the local Neolithic (Comb Ware) groups of the Volga-Kama region. What is today described as Volosovo culture seems to have emerged during the 4th millennium BC, although its initial, or 'proto', stage is identified already somewhat earlier, and continued until the late 3rd millennium BC. [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A pair of Volosovo culture bone awls, one made from the rib of a middle sized animal. 12 grams total, 9.5-10.5cm (3 3/4 - 4 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; from an official excavation in Ivamovo Oblast, Russia. The Volosovo culture has its roots in the local Neolithic (Comb Ware) groups of the Volga-Kama region. What is today described as Volosovo culture seems to have emerged during the 4th millennium BC, although its initial, or 'proto', stage is identified already somewhat earlier, and continued until the late 3rd millennium BC. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Neolithic, 5th-3rd millenium BC. A mixed group of decorated bone awls comprising: one tooth-shaped with transverse groove; one flat with square butt; one round-section with transverse grooves; one flat with chisel end; one with fine carving decoration, possibly depicting an animal. 16 grams total, 45-63mm (1 3/4 - 2 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; from an official excavation in Ivamovo Oblast, Russia. The Volosovo culture has its roots in the local Neolithic (Comb Ware) groups of the Volga-Kama region. What is today described as Volosovo culture seems to have emerged during the 4th millennium BC, although its initial, or 'proto', stage is identified already somewhat earlier, and continued until the late 3rd millennium BC. [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A mixed group of Volosovo culture tooth and bone pendants with pierced holes comprising: two eye teeth of a small animal; one from the rib of a small animal; all showing evidence of wear polish. 4.27 grams total, 27-31mm (1"). Property of a gentleman; from an official excavation in Ivamovo Oblast, Russia. See Danefæ Skatte Fra Den Danske Muld, Nationalmuseet, 2010, p.30, fig.10 for similar examples of tooth pendants from Denmark. The Volosovo culture has its roots in the local Neolithic (Comb Ware) groups of the Volga-Kama region. What is today described as Volosovo culture seems to have emerged during the 4th millennium BC, although its initial, or 'proto', stage is identified already somewhat earlier, and continued until the late 3rd millennium BC. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A mixed group of bone implements comprising: one long with small shallow cuts; one tongue-shaped with chamfered end, cracked; one with transverse grooves. 37 grams total, 6-10cm (2 1/4 - 4"). Property of a gentleman; from an official excavation in Ivamovo Oblast, Russia. The Volosovo culture has its roots in the local Neolithic (Comb Ware) groups of the Volga-Kama region. What is today described as Volosovo culture seems to have emerged during the 4th millennium BC, although its initial, or 'proto', stage is identified already somewhat earlier, and continued until the late 3rd millennium BC. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A squat terracotta lamp or libation cup with flared base, applied facial details to the bowl, hole to the underside. 270 grams, 98mm (4"). Property of a West Yorkshire lady; collected from 1978-2008. Cf. Renfrew, C. The Arts of the First Farmers,Sheffield, 1969, item 29. Fine condition.
Neolithic, 6th-5th millennium BC. A terracotta robed figure with stub arms, pinched facial features, exposed male genitals, incised belt and slash detailing; pierced to ends of both arms and two to either side of head. 78 grams, 10.5cm (4 1/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition, chipped.
Neolithic, 6th-5th millennium BC. A bulbous terracotta figurine with chevron band to the chest and back, looped arms and ears, head with pinched features, socket to the top of the head. 152 grams, 79mm (3 1/4"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition; repaired, one ear absent. Rare.
Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. Two knapped flint axes, rectangular in section, one with sqaured butt and lightly curved cutting edge, the other with rounded butt and convex cutting edge; in grey flint. 392 grams total, 12-13 cm (4 3/4 - 5"). Ex Kent collector; acquired on the London art market in the 1980s. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Neolithic, 3rd-2nd millennium BC. A knapped flint bifacial sickle knife with one straight and one curved edge; in a coarse grey flint with small area of cortex to the curved side. 131 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Property of a gentleman, by descent from the vendor's father, who formed his collection in the 1990s. Fine condition.
Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A finely knapped bifacial curved flint sickle knife in a translucent dark brown mottled flint, pale brown in the centre; the concave cutting edge delicately serrated. 42 grams, 12.8cm (5"). Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. See Hunt Museum, Limerick, reference HCA 075 for a similar example. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A bifacial finely knapped axe of asymmetric form, for hafting, the sides blunted by polishing and with convex polished cutting edge; in a banded light/dark grey flint with some wear polish and small usage chip to edge. 194 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). Property of an Essex gentleman. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Scarce; the shape unusual.
Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A very finely formed axe with tapered squared sides and butt and asymmetric convex polished cutting edge; in a variegated dark/light grey flint, showing wear polish to edge. 181 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Property of an Essex gentleman. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
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