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A CHINESE HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD) PAINTED POTTERY TOMB FIGURE OF AN ATTENDANT, A TANG DYNASTY (618-907 AD) POTTERY TOMB FIGURE OF A COURT LADY, A NEOLITHIC TERRACOTTA JAR AND A TANG DYNASTY AMBER GLAZED OVIFORM JAR. The standing figure of an attendant with facial details and tunic picked out in red, white and black pigment, holding aloft his right hand, 25.5cm high, the court lady standing with her hands clasped at her chest, with her hair in high top knot, with traces of pigment, on a perspex stand, 34cm high exc. stand, the terracotta jar with flared neck and compressed body and rounded base 8cm high, the oviform amber glazed jar 14.7cm high (4) The Han Dynasty figure of an attendant - cracked and restuck through neck and right ankle, some typical surface wear and flaking to pigment.Court Lady - cracked and repaired around neck, to side of body, around waist and clasped hands, some areas of old in-filling to cracks, base also cracked across one corner and repaired, some remnants of pigment although the majority has flaked, some chipping and surface deterioration overall. Neolithic jar - minor chipping to upper rim, surface scratching to base, typical surface wear overall. Amber glazed jar - the amber is overfired and is brown in tone, with light chipping to upper rim, some typical glaze crazing, minute losses to glaze and surface wear.

A COLLECTION OF STONE TOOLS TO INCLUDE: Large flint axe head, possibly Neolithic, 20.5cm long Black basalt axe head 11cm long Granite oval pecking stone 9.5cm long and assorted small tools

TWO DISPLAYS OF STONE ARROWHEADS one display of arrowheads stated to be from Dagenham, Essex, with twenty-three probably Neolithic arrowheads (display in poor condition), with some arrowheads with dated 9/5/37 on the rear for date of excavation, the second display of arrowheads from Arkansas, stated to be from the Cahokia Mounds Period, twenty-four arrowheads in total, longest display 51.0 cm (2)

Ilias Lalaounis, a pair of Neolithic horn earrings, hammered brushed finish, with clip fittings for non pierced ears, stamped A21 750 Greece, with makers mark Ilias Lalaounis and logo, one earring measures 5.4 x 3.7cm, in a Ilias Lalaounis red box Condition Report: Gross weight 33.5 grams Overall good conditionclips open and close securely and have silicon covers on

Four Chinese archaic pottery vessels, Neolithic to Han Dynasty, largest 16cm high. Condition - fair, antique condition

Chinese earthenware jar, Neolithic Period, Majiayao culture, Machang Phase (c.2300–2000 BC), thinly potted in a squat form with a flared rim and 2 strap handles, painted geometric cross and zig-zag decoration, H.12cm approx. (Provenance: Purchased by the Vendor from Luen Chai Curios Store, 22 Upper Lascar Row, Hong Kong, 25th September 1986)

A Large Red Pottery Handled Cup, Neolithic period, Qijia culture, 2050 - 1700 B.C.Reference.For a similar large pottery cup, Qijia culture, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 Nov 2022, Lot 828. H:12cm

A Red Pottery Stove and A Large Red Pottery Bowl. Neolithic period, Yangshao culture, c. 4800-3500 B.C.Reference.For a similar red pottery stove,Neolithic period, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 Nov 2022, Lot 836. Bowl W:29cm; Stand W:31cm, H:18cm

A Grey Pottery Tripod Vessel, Neolithic period, Longshan culture, c.?2500-2000 BC H:13cm

A Red Pottery Tripod Ewer, Neolithic period, Dawenkou culture, c. 4300-2400 BCReference.For a similar red pottery tripod ewer, see Sotheby's Paris , 18 April 2023, Lot 125. H:23.6cm Minor broken at the body

Two Red Pottery Jars, Neolithic period, Hongshan culture, c. 4500-3000 BCReference.For a similar Red Pottery Jars, Hongshan culture, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31 May 2023, Lot 802. H:19.5cm, 18cm

Four Red Pottery Handled Jars, Neolithic period, Qijia culture, 2050 - 1700 B.C.Reference.For A similar three red pottery vesselsQijia culture small pottery ewer and two?small pottery jarlets, See Sothevhy's Hong Kong, 31 May 2023, Lot 824. H:14.5cm, 10.5cm, 9.5cm, 7.5cm

A Red Pottery Tripod Ewer, Neolithic period, Dawenkou culture, c. 4300-2400 BC Reference. For a similar red pottery tripod ewer , see Sotheby's Paris , 18 April 2023, Lot 125. H:19.6cm

A Red Pottery Bowl with Pricked Designs, Neolithic period, Yangshao culture, Banpo phase, c. 4800-4300 B.C.Reference.For a similar red pottery bowl with fine pricked designs,Yangshao culture, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 Nov 2022, Lot 807. H:10cm, W;14cm

Four Small Red Pottery Vessels, Neolithic period, Qijia culture, 2050 - 1700 B.C.Reference.For A similar three red pottery vessels, aQijia culture small pottery ewer and two?small pottery jarlets, See Sothevhy's Hong Kong, 31 May 2023, Lot 824. H:11cm, 10cm, 10cm, 9cm

A Large Painted Red Pottery Bowl, Neolithic period, Yangshao culture, c. 4800-3500 B.C.Reference.For a similar incised large red pottery bowl, Yangshao culture, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31 May 2023, Lot 804. H:15.3cm, W:29.7cm

A Large Grey Pottery ??Saddle-mouth?? Handled Jars, Neolithic Period, Siwa culture, c. 1350 BC Reference.For similar large red pottery, See Christies's New York, 21 Sep 2004, Lot 161. H:43cm

Five Small Tripod Pottery Vessels, Neolithic period, Xiajiadian culture, 2nd Millennium BC Reference. For a similar grey pottery tripod vessel, Xiajiandian culture see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31 May 2023, Lot 829. H:8.8cm, 10.5cm, 11cm, 12.5cm, 12.7cm Generally good condition, minor old chips

Thirty-six Painted Pottery Handled Cups, Neolithic period, Majiayao Culture, 3rd millennium B.C

A Red Pottery Bowl with Pricked Designs, Neolithic period, Yangshao culture, Banpo phase, c. 4800-4300 B.C.Reference.For a similar red pottery bowl with fine pricked designs,Yangshao culture, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 Nov 2022, Lot 807. H:8cm, W:13.5cm

A Rare Black ??Eggshell?? Pottery Stemcup, Neolithic period, Longshan culture, c.?2500-2000 BCReference.For a similar black 'eggshell' pottery stemcup,Longshan culture, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 Nov 2022, Lot 819. For a burnished black pottery stem cup, Longshan culture, see Christies's New York , 19 Sep 2024, Lot 1001. H:13cm Old Restored

A White Pottery Tripod Ewer,Neolithic period, Dawenkou culture, c. 4300- 2400 BC Reference. For a similar red pottery tripod ewer, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 May 2022, Lot 816. H:20.5cm

A Rare Black Pottery Jar. Neolithic period, Xiajiadian culture, 2nd Millennium BC. Clay black pottery, polished throughout. The rim of the mouth is inwardly retracted, and there is a very fine hand-made hole in the upper part of the vessel. H:11.5cm, D:15.2cm

A Large Red Pottery Tripod Ewer, Neolithic period, Hongshan culture, c. 4500-3000 BCReference.For a similar large white pottery tripod ewer, Longshan culture, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 May 2022, Lot 823. H:36cm One foot restored

A Red Pottery Tripod Ewer, Neolithic period, Dawenkou culture, c. 4300-2400 BCReference.For a similar red pottery tripod ewer, see Sotheby's Paris , 18 April 2023, Lot 125. H:23cm Appear in good

Three Red Pottery Handled Jars, Neolithic period, Qijia culture, 2050 - 1700 B.C.Reference.For three similar red pottery vessels, aQijia culture small pottery ewer and two?small pottery jarlets, See Sotheby??s Hong Kong, 31 May 2023, Lot 824. H:26.5cm, 11cm, 11cm

A Group ofThree Red Pottery Vessels, Neolithic period, Hongshan culture, c. 4500-3000 BC H:16cm, 15cm, 10cm

Chinese neolithic carving of a toad - 8cm

Neolithic Period, 4th-2nd millennium B.C. Some with cortex to surface; each with inked find spot 'Touvent'. 330 grams total, 47-76 mm (1 3/4 - 3 in.). [7, No Reserve]Found Touvent, France. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. or later. With narrow edge, ellipsoid-section body, pointed butt. 310 grams, 13.5 cm (5 3/8 in.). [No Reserve]Found Sheravoys Hills, Madras, India, circa 1922. Acquired Hemel Hempstead, UK, 31st April 2004. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N153; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. Highly polished with broad convex cutting edge, body tapering to a narrow square butt. 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. 288 grams, 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]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.

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. With broad butt and flat edge, deeply scooped profile to the socket rims; blade and butt chipped. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 6.20, for type. 518 grams, 10.9 cm (4 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]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.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Biconvex in profile with some abrasion, rounded cutting edge. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 1.18, for type. 251 grams, 11 cm (4 3/8 in.). [No Reserve]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.

Neolithic Period, circa 4000-3000 B.C. Lozengiform in section with broad cutting edge, flat rounded butt. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.1, for type. 288 grams, 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]Found Norfolk, UK, in 1996. 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.

Neolithic-Early Bronze Age, circa 6000-4500 B.P. Very fine examples with intricate pressure flaking; in old collector's card tray with padding, inked find spot 'Blesignac' to one edge. 7.23 grams total, 25.4-28.5 mm (1 in.). [3]Found Blesignac, Near Bordeaux, France, in 1916. Acquired on the European art market. From an old collection which was sold after the finder passed away. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.

1966-1981 A.D. G. Papathanassopoulos - Neolithic and Cycladic Civilization - Athens, 1981, hardback with dustwrapper, 231 pp, line drawings, colour plates; H. Hoffmann & Patricia Davidson - Greek Gold: Jewelry from the Age of Alexander - Boston, 1966, card covers, 311 pp, monochrome plates; Hatt, Jean-Jacques - Celts and Romans - London, 1970, hardback, 333 pp, monochrome and colour plates. 3.63 kg total, 24 x 16.5 - 30.8 x 25 cm (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 - 12 x 9 3/4 in.). [3, No Reserve]Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

Neolithic Period, circa 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Comprising knapped leaf-shaped and barbed arrowheads, round scrape with thick butt. 9.95 grams total, 27-36 mm (1 - 1 3/8 in.). [5, No Reserve]From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. or later. With rounded butt and curved edge; old collector's inked legend 'Te / St. Vincent / 07'; chipped. 93 grams, 72 mm (2 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]Found St. Vincent. Acquired in Oxford, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N162; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000-4500 B.P. Knapped from high quality flint; with old inked collector's label 'Thetford / Women / Sep.1864'. 21 grams, 99 mm (4 in.). [No Reserve]Found Thetford, Norfolk, England, in 1864. From the collection of G.Asquith, a local Norfolk amateur archaeologist. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.Remarkably, the blade is still very sharp and appears to have been made to be hafted and used as a knife.

Neolithic Period-Bronze Age, 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. With two bands of incised geometric ornament to the outer face, carinated rim; inked inscription to underside 'Barrow / Cranborne Chase / [..] burial'. See Grinsel, L., The Ancient Burial-mounds of England, London, 1953. 740 grams, 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]Found Cranborne Chase, UK. 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.

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-2nd millennium B.C. Tongue-shaped in profile with rounded butt and straight edge; some cortex remaining. 405 grams, 19.5 cm (7 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]Found South Downs, Sussex, UK. Acquired from Mr Edwards in November 2002. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N160; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-2nd millennium B.C. Tongue-shaped in profile and lentoid in section with straight edge and broad pointed butt. 376 grams, 17.3 cm (6 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]Found Tilemsi, Mali, Africa. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N192; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Neolithic Period, 5000-2000 B.C. Triangular in profile with inked find spot 'Touvent'. 87 grams, 95 mm (3 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]Old Belgian collection. Private collection, London.

Neolithic Period, 8th-2nd millennium B.C. Slender two-edged scraper blade. 178 grams, 18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection formed mostly before 2000. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

Neolithic Period, 3500-1500 B.C. Ellipsoid in plan and plano-convex in section with rounded cutting edge. 31.7 grams, 76 mm (3 in.). [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, 4th-2nd millennium B.C. Each with inked legend 'Wanel'; one tongue-shaped and the other lozengiform. 316 grams total, 11.4-11.7 cm (4 1/2 - 4 5/8 in.). [2, No Reserve]Found Wanel, France. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection of French artefacts acquired prior to 2000. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. or later. A carved and polished figurine with rounded head and broad shoulders, folded arms resting on each side of the protruding belly, legs folded beneath the body; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Morris, D., The Art of Ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, figs.108-109, p.119, for similar idols; Various, Idoles, Au commencement etait l’image, A la Reine Margot, 22 Novembre 1990-28 Fevrier 1991, Paris, 1990, figs.10-11, for similar; also see the view of Caldwell, Duncan, The Use of Animals in Birth Protection Rituals and Possible Uses of Stone Figurines from the Central Sahel, 2015 winter issue, vol.48, no.4, Nov., pp.14-25. 365 grams total, 94 mm including stand (3 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]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.Most scholars consider these as symbols of the fertility cult and as evidence of the existence of a matriarchal society as a form of organisation of the earliest human society. The people of the Stone Age may have considered figures such as this to represent women and mothers with their life-giving powers, or as depictions of the ancestors.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. or later. Group of three carved and polished figurines with rounded heads and broad shoulders, folded arms resting on each side, legs folded beneath the body; each mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Morris, D., The Art of Ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, figs.107,109, p.119, for similar idols; Various, Idoles, Au commencement etait l’image, A la Reine Margot, 22 Novembre 1990-28 Fevrier 1991, Paris, 1990, figs. 10-11, for similar; also see Caldwell, Duncan, ‘The Use of Animals in Birth Protection Rituals and Possible Uses of Stone Figurines from the Central Sahel’ in African Arts, UCLA, 2015 Winter issue, vol.48, no.4, Nov., pp.14-25, fig.5, especially letters C,H,J. 1.27 kg total, 8.7-11.5 cm including stand (3 3/8 - 4 1/2 in.). [3, No Reserve]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. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12351-223248.Most scholars consider these as symbols of the fertility cult and as evidence of the existence of a matriarchal society as a form of organisation of the earliest human society. The people of the Stone Age may have considered figures such as this to represent women and mothers with their life-giving powers, or as depictions of the ancestors.

Neolithic, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. Two scaphoid and plano-convex in section, one barbed and tanged. 26 grams total, 43-90 mm (1 5/8 - 3 1/2 in.). [3, No Reserve]Old French collection. Private collection, London.

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. Finely polished flint axehead with broad curved edge; chipped and broken, probably re-used as a draw-knife or spokeshave using the exposed curved edges; old inked legend 'Nr. Beachy H[ead] / polished + broken / flint celt / 10.6.64'. 143 grams, 79 mm (3 1/8 in.). [No Reserve]Found Beachy Head, South Downs, Sussex, UK. Acquired from Oxford, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N165; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. Ellipsoid in section with gently curved cutting edge; butt chipped, pecked surface. 286 grams, 12.5 cm (4 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]Found Cambridgeshire, UK. Acquired from the collection of B.R. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N186; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. With broad curved edge and rounded butt; scored. 113 grams, 82 mm (3 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]Found Rivière sur Tarn, Aveyron, France. Acquired in Oxford, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N176; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Neolithic Period, circa 6000 B.P. Fully polished; with old collector's label 'Collection Boisgonlier' and inked accession number to reverse '[.]1014[.]'. 118 grams, 83 mm (3 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]Found France. From the Boisgontier collection, Germany. Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.

Neolithic-Bronze Age, 6th-4th millennium B.P. Knapped flint axehead broken at the edge, with lateral flakes removed for the production of knife blades. 194 grams, 94 mm (3 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]Ex Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA1A; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. Accompanied by an old Alan Cherry dealer's ticket.

Neolithic-Early Bronze Age, circa 6000-4500 B.P. Lentoid in section, tapering from a rounded butt to a broad curved edge. 381 grams, 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.). [No Reserve]From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA201; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Neolithic Period, 5th-3rd millennium B.C. Lentoid in section with rounded cutting edge, carinated butt formed as a phallus. 1.76 kg, 22 cm (8 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]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.

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. Thick shank with rounded butt and narrow cutting edge; inked collector's reference 'F'. 531 grams, 17 cm (6 5/8 in.). [No Reserve]Found Lincolnshire, UK. Acquired from a collector in Birmingham on 12th January 2003. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N146; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. Ovate in plan and biconvex in section, from a large flake. 312 grams, 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]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.

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. With gently curved cutting edge, triangular in plan with eccentrically placed socket. 476 grams, 12.5 cm (4 7/8 in.). [No Reserve]Found UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N182; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.The socket features an internal step where the grinding faces did not perfectly match.

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. or later. With broad curved blade, ellipsoid-section body, narrow butt; chipped. 420 grams, 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). [No Reserve]Found Sheravoys Hills, Madras, India, circa 1922. Acquired Hemel Hempstead, UK, 31st April 2004. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.N152; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.