Stone Age British Handaxe

Palaeolithic 400,000 BP. A knapped flint handaxe cleaver with rounded butt, cortex to the flat edge. 525 grams, 15cm (6"). From the Wharton family collection; found by the vendor's grandfather at Stoc

Palaeolithic 400,000 BP. A knapped flint handaxe with pointed butt. 42 grams, 17.5cm (7"). From the Wharton family collection; found by the vendor's grandfather at Stockley, Middlesex, in the late 194

Palaeolithic 400,000 BP. A finely knapped flint handaxe with pointed butt. 421 grams, 15.5cm (6 1/4"). From the Wharton family collection; found by the vendor's grandfather at Stockley, Middlesex, in

Middle Palaeolithic, 300,000-30,000 BP. A finely knapped hand axe with twist in cross-section; the flint grey in colour with black border and cream lower body; old inked accession details to one face

Palaeolithic 400,000 BP. A large finely knapped bifacial flint handaxe with rounded butt. 29 grams, 20cm (8"). From the Wharton family collection; found by the vendor's grandfather at Stockley, Middle

Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 480,000-250,000 B.P.. With one convex and one straight side, rounded butt, broad tip. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collect

Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A large finely polished flint handaxe with rounded base and square edge, some cortex remaining to the surface. See Evans, J. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and

5th-3rd millennium B.C. A polished green diorite axehead, lentoid in cross-section with one curved side and convex cutting edge; inked collection inventory number to one face: 'R.7206.06.00'. 459 gram

Mainly 500,000-400,000 BP. A mixed group of chert and flint tools comprising: a pointed borer with inked legend 'Corfe Mullen / 200 / Abbevillian'; a pestle with fossil sea-urchin embedded, inked lege

Neolithic, 5th-2nd millennium BC. The major portion of a knapped bifacial sickle knife in a grey-brown translucent flint, showing some wear polish to the almost straight cutting edge. 55 grams, 11cm (

Neolithic, 6th-2nd millennium BC. A group comprising: a mixed selection of knapped flint implements including several blades, the butts of two axes (each inked 'EX BANCE KENT'), various scrapers and f

Neolithic, 8th-4th millennium BC. A group of flint tools from a Neolithic site at Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire including burins, end scrapers, side scrapers, various blades. 137 grams total, 34-4

Palaeolithic, 40,000-10,000 years BP. A bifacial triangular quartzite handaxe of biconvex profile with retouched edges; in a rich orange-brown chert. 208 grams, 10cm (4") Private collection, Cambridge

Middle Acheulian, 1.5 million-800,000 years BP. A bifacial flint handaxe of ovoid form. 790 grams, 15cm (6"). Ex Dr M. G. Weller collection, Cornwall, UK; formerly with Museo Archaeologia, Seville; fo

Neolithic, 4th-2nd millennium BC. A ground stone handaxe with narrow rounded butt and broad curved and chamfered cutting edge. 427 grams, 13cm (5"). Ex Kelway collection; formed between 1975 and 2015;

Palaeolithic, 300000-200000 BP. A very large finely knapped bifacial handaxe in orange quartzite; from Sahara desert region. 1.7 kg, 22.5cm (9"). Property of a Derbyshire collector; formerly part of a

Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000-200,000 B.P.. Broad and bifacially knapped, on a large flake with convex point and rounded butt, showing some cortex; with custom-made display stand. 765 grams

Palaeolithic, 400,000-200,000 years BP. A group comprising: three bifacial knapped hand axes in fine-grained stone, each of typical form; possibly from the Sahara region of North Africa. 2 kg total, 1

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Biconvex in profile with some cortex remaining to both faces. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lo

Mesolithic Period, circa 30,000-15,000 B.C. Pointed handaxe with broad, square butt and lozenge-section profile. Cf. MacGregor, A., (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection o

1,000 000-300,000 years BP. A substantial knapped stone handaxe with broad edge. 1.25 kg, 18cm (7"). Property of a Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK collector; acquired from USA dealer, 2017. [No Reserve]

Lower Palaeolithic, 500,000-130,000 BP. A small knapped bifacial hand axe of slightly ovate form; in a pale pink flint; with old collector label numbered 8 and explanatory ticket. See Evans, Sir J., T

Palaeolithic, 1.9 million - 70,000 years BP. A large bifacial quartzite piriform hand-axe showing wind-erosion to the surfaces. 2.1 kg, 25cm (9 3/4") Property of a European collector; formerly from th

Palaeolithic Period, before 200,000 B.P.. With a rounded butt and pointed blade; old inked note to one side 'Donzy'. 235 grams, 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.). From Donzy, France.Ex M Allias collection, 1910s.Fr