TREASURE AUCTION #5 by Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC

Silver pocket watch with glass face. 57.0 grams, 1¾" in diameter. Solid and thick, with white/tan glass front and dark-silver back with ge...

Lot of miscellaneous copper/brass items. 222 grams total. This lot contains 4 encrusted pewter spoon parts, one with clear Birmingham hallmark, and 5

Shallow copper bowl/spoonrest made of copper from the ship. 25.2 grams, roughly 4" in diameter. An ornate piece of hammered-thin copper in the ...

Iron padlock with skull-and-crossbones design, probably modern and fanciful but clearly corroded from immersion. 148 grams, 2½" x 3¼&...

Large, ornate silver picture frame. 410 grams, 10" x 12". A generous gift presented (according to the inscription on the backplate) to &qu...

Lot of 4 pre-Columbian copper-arsenic "axe-money" pieces (tajaderas). 78 grams total, from 2" to 8" long each. This small groupi...

Gold/pearl/emerald eagle pendant, rare. 4.3 grams, 1¼" x ½". This small but gorgeous jewel features an eagle with outspread wing...

Emerald cluster and loose stones. About 0.5 grams total. A small, natural emerald-studded rock with three loose emeralds, all rather clear and bright

Lot of 16 small gold beads strung together on a wire. 3.1 grams total. Each bead in this lot is different, ranging from simple spheres to a filigree c

Lot of 13 small gold beads and one gold pendant strung together on a wire. 2.2 grams total. Each bead in this lot is different, mostly spheres and tub

Lot of 2 small gold items: serpent's head ear- or nose-ring and fishhook(?). 2.3 grams total. The serpent ring is a pre-Columbian design that we...

Lot of 7 small gold jewelry pieces. 1.6 grams total. A hodge-podge of small and mostly intricate pieces in high-grade gold, ranging from a thin twiste

Small silver parts of a flagellation wheel (flail). 1.9 grams. Four small, thin silver parts found together that once comprised a flagellation device,

Ornate silver ornament. 22.2 grams, about 2-3/8" x 1-5/8". This unidentified object shows a bearded face in the center, with narrow branch...

Glass-bead necklace with a variety of beads. 38 grams total and about 24½" long. A variety of small glass beads, ranging from multi-color ...

Glass-bead necklace, some beads clear (scarce). 23 grams total and about 18" long. Mostly thin, blue, tubular beads but also some small spheres...

Small glass-bead necklace with a variety of beads. 20 grams total and about 12½" long. A choker-length necklace (strung on a wire) of most...

Small glass-bead necklace with a variety of beads. 11 grams total and about 14½" long. A choker-length necklace (strung on a wire) of most...

Small glass-bead necklace, mostly cylindrical blue beads. 21 grams total, about 16" long. A choker-length necklace (strung on a wire) of nearly...

Bracelet of cylindrical blue-glass beads. 16 grams total and about 9½" long. A lot of 7 straight-cylindrical beads, 6 of them dark blue an...

Lot of one large glass bead and parts of 2 others. 68 grams total, the complete bead 1½" in diameter. Large glass beads such as this one a...

Lot of 3 tubular glass beads and one glass/clay bead. 37.7 grams total, roughly 7/8"-1¾" each. A mixed lot of beads, the spherical on...

Thick glass ring, rare. 1.2 grams, ¾" in diameter. A rare, thick, black-glass finger-ring with Maltese cross embossed in the top, still we...

Lot of 2 small glass rings. 0.5 gram total, ½" and ¾" in diameter. Two tiny rings in black glass, very thin and delicate (rare t...

Lot of glass ring and bracelet pieces. 11.6 grams total, 3/8" to 6" each. Eight pieces of black- or blue-glass rings and bracelets (the wa...

Lot of 3 ceramic/glass pieces. 48 grams total, about 1" to 3" each. A fascinating lot of three shards, one pointed piece in blue glass wit...

Lot of 7 small ebony pieces. About 0.2 to 3.0 grams and 3/8" to ¾" each. Seven small, ornamental pieces of carved ebony (a dark-black...

Tiny bone or ivory gaming die. 0.3 gram, ¼" cube. Just like a modern die (one of a pair of dice), with incuse pips on each side (numbered ...

Lot of 3 brass coin weights, 2 with seals on top. 12.9, 8.5 and 4.4 grams, ½" to 7/8" in diameter each. Three small disks of brass in...

Set of 8 brass nesting cup weights. 219.2 grams, 1" tall and 1¾" in diameter (nested). Individual cup-weights are actually a fairly c...

Lot of 2 brass nesting cup-weight lids and pan for scale-weight. 379 grams total, about 3" in diameter. The two lids are heavy and thick with l...

Bronze candlestick holder and parts of 2 others. 508 grams total, main piece 5¾" tall and 4" in diameter. A crude 2-part candlestick ...

Earthenware bowl (repaired). 218 grams, 5" in diameter and 2½" tall. A plain, yellowish bowl with small, flared base, once broken int...

Lot of 3 earthenware olive-jar necks. 680 grams total. Two large (4", tan) and one smaller (3", whitish) intact necks, great for displays,...

Lot of 3 earthenware olive-jar necks. 756 grams total. Two large (4") and one smaller (3") intact necks, 2 with part of shoulder attached,...

Earthenware ring. 150 grams, 4" in diameter. This weird object looks like a bit like an olive-jar neck but is a separate piece, not broken off ...

Bronze enema-pump nozzle and tips. 166 grams total, main piece 5" tall and 2½" in diameter. We have seen these items before from ship...

Bronze leather-working tool. 41 grams, 5½" long. This strange, spur-like item consists of a corrugated wheel at the end of an ornate shaft...

Iron breech block for large cannon. 11 lb 3 oz, 8½" tall and 3" in diameter. Heavy, mug-like object that was packed with powder and s...

Large iron cannonball. 4 lb 12 oz, 3" in diameter. A typical cannonball, big and heavy, rusty but stabilized and solid, just like the ones you ...

Medium iron cannonball. 2 lb 7 oz, 2½" in diameter. A typical cannonball, big and heavy, rusty but stabilized and solid, just like the one...

Lot of 5 small iron cannonballs. Over 2 lb total, 1" to 1¾" in diameter. Five rusty but stabilized balls of varying sizes, just like ...

Large lead cannonball(?), probably rare. 273 grams, 1½" in diameter. Too large to be a musketball but probably too soft to be a cannonball...

Lot of 3 lead splitshot/springshot musketballs. 93 grams total. Three lead musketballs with protrusion where wire was inserted during molding to make

Lot of 5 rolled-lead "homemade" musketballs. 55 grams total. Musketball molds and pliers were scarce at times, and colonists then had to r...

Lot of lead birdshot with 3 mold sections. 49 grams total. Unlike larger balls, which were typically made with pliers, small birdshot was usually cast

Lot of 25 lead musketballs. 483 grams total. The standard colonial fare for firing from flintlock muskets, each with dusty encrustation and sediment,

Small lead sounding-weight. 212 grams, 2¼" tall. A typically tall, somewhat pyramidal weight with hole at top, tan encrustation all over, ...

Lot of 2 lead cups. 314 grams total, 2½" in diameter, 1" and 2½" tall. Two flat-bottomed cups, one very short and one tall,...

Lot of broken glass items (mostly drinking goblets). 138 grams total, up to 3" each. Two round bases and 4 smaller pieces, some with white stri...

Lot of broken glass items (mostly drinking goblets). 95 grams total, up to 3" each. Two round bases and 3 smaller pieces, some with white strip...

Lot of 6 lead seals and other small lead pieces. 100 grams total, about ½" to 2" each. Mostly these are round seals from bolts of clo...

Lot of 2 pewter religious items. 14.1 and 8.0 grams. Probably parts of a medallion and a crucifix, one with Madonna and child design and the other a c

Lot of many copper needles, pins, tacks and shoe-string tips known as aglets. 28.7 grams total. Mostly flat-head tacks and sphere-head pins, but also

Lot of small brass/bronze buttons and lead button-backs. 90 grams total. The 17 small, spherical buttons in this lot are largely intact (some coated w

Lot of silvered mirror pieces. 98 grams total, about 1" to 3" each. To make mirrors in colonial days, sheets of copper were coated with a ...

Lot of 2 bronze pestle pieces. 650 grams total, up to 5½". Most of a heavy bronze pestle (for crushing and mixing food and medicine) plus ...

Lot of 6 large, ornamental nails. 69 grams total, each about 1½" tall and 1" in diameter. Probably studs on chests or other wooden fu...

Lot of 4 brass scabbard tips. 64 grams total, 1¼" to 2¼" each. Each of these items is flat and rounded at one end, with narrow s...

Lot of 7 brass thimbles. 23 grams total, ½" to ¾" long. Seven intact thimbles, dark-brown copper in color, one patinated, all bu...

Lot of 4 small bells. 58 grams total, ¾" to 1¾" each. Three crotal bells (spherical with slit in bottom) of various size plus on...

Lot of 11 bronze buckles. 78 grams total. Many different sizes and designs, all more or less intact and patinated. Found in a Spanish colonial area in

Lot of 12 small gilded-bronze items. 112 grams total. Mostly rectangular slides, plus one ornate scabbard tip and other items, almost all with at leas

Bronze scoop. 72 grams, 6¾" x 2-3/8". This looks just like a modern shoe-horn but was probably some kind of long scoop with rolled en...

Lot of 2 unidentified bronze tools (drill bit and nail remover?). 58 grams total, each about 3" long. One of the items in this lot appears to b...

Lot of 8 miscellaneous bronze items, including a key and large latch. 158 grams total, up to 5". A hodge-podge of items, some identifiable, som...

Lot of 10 miscellaneous bronze items, including a spur and a hinged latch. 102 grams total, up to 3". A hodge-podge of items, some identifiable...

Lot of 2 small bronze pendants. 20 grams total, each about 1¾". Two coppery fobs with loops at top and slits in bottom, exact purpose unkn...

Lot of 7 bronze equestrian bridle rings. 221 grams total, diameters of 1¾" to 2-1/8" each. Plain, perfectly round rings, all nicely p...

Lot of 3 iron muleshoes and many nails. 676 grams total, the shoes up to 5". Three wide, flat muleshoes and 28 large nails, all rusty but stabl...

Iron dagger blade. 144 grams, 13" long and ¾" wide. Rusty but solid, a double-sided blade and rectangular tang of classic design with...

Iron dagger blade. 202 grams, 12" long. Doubled-sided blade with ridge in center, round tang, rusty all over but stable, no discernible marking...

Lot of 2 iron dagger pommels. 509 grams total, each about 2½" long and 1¼" in diameter. Two heavy pommels of different designs (...

Lot of 2 iron dagger pommels. 612 grams total, each about 2½" long and 1¼" in diameter. Two heavy pommels of different designs (...

Large iron shears. 361 grams total, 10½" long. An absolutely huge pair of scissors, rusted shut but all there and fully stabilized (black)...

Iron axe-head. 646 grams, 5½" x 3-5/8". Heavy axe-head, a bit corroded but stabilized, curiously crafted in one piece with a tapered ...

Lot of 2 iron chisels. 578 grams total, each about 7" long. Two large chisels with one end flat and the other (round) end blunt, both rusty but...

Lot of 2 iron tools (hammer and pick). 558 grams, 4½" and 7" long. Two complete tools, one a short-handled hammer with nail-puller op...

Lot of 2 iron tools (hammerhead and screwdriver?). 228 grams total, about 4" and 7" long. Two miscellaneous iron tools, rusty but solid, t...

Lot of 12 iron spikes. 810 grams total, up to 9" long. Twelve nails of various sizes, all but the largest one square-shanked, all corroded but ...

Iron lock and key. 224 grams total, about 2½" each. Rectangular padlock with non-matching key, both rusted but stable (conserved) and heav...

Iron lock and key. 152 grams total, about 2½" each. Rectangular padlock with non-matching key, both rusted but stable (conserved) and heav...

Iron lock and key. 154 grams total, about 2". Spherical padlock with non-matching key, both rusted but stable (conserved) and heavy. Found in a...

Lot of 6 iron keys. 219 grams total, 3" to 3½" each. Six rusty but completely intact and conserved small keys of classic design, each...

Lot of 6 miscellaneous iron pieces. 372 grams total, up to 5½" long. Six unidentified items, all rusty but conserved, various shapes and s...

Silver and chonta-wood cross, Spanish Colonial, 1750, very rare. 47.5 grams, 6" x 3¼". A large wooden cross with small silver Christ ...

Silver cross, Spanish colonial, probably late 1700s. 26.4 grams, 3" x 1¾". Two-piece crucifix (Christ figure and flat cross) with min...

Candle holder (Mexican? 1800s?) made from 33 small silver cobs. 169.6 grams, 4" tall and 1½" in diameter. This crazy item consists of...

Large gold crucifix, 1800s, Brazilian/Portuguese. 52.6 grams, 5" x 2". A large and very ornate pendant depicting Christ on a cross with su...

Pair of gold/gemstone earrings, ca. 1880, Portuguese. 7.0 grams total, each 1½" x ½". Ornate pair of earrings, each with tiny re...

Large bronze signal cannon, Spanish colonial, 1600s. 6½ lb, 4" tall, 3½" in diameter. Short, crude, flat-bottomed cannons like t...

Small bronze signal cannon, Spanish colonial, 1600s. 3 lb, 3" tall, 2½" in diameter. Short, crude, flat-bottomed cannons like this on...

Very small bronze signal cannon cast with nail, Spanish colonial, 1600s. 1 lb 6 oz, 2¾" tall and 2" in diameter. Short, crude, flat-b...

Shell-guard cutlass, German, ca. 1680, rare. Nearly 3 lb, 30" long. This is the exact type of sword most favored by pirates, with wide, curved ...

Iron musketball pliers (mold), probably British, ca. 1680. 71 grams, 4" long. The ubiquitous lead musketball was usually molded by a device suc...

Iron pistol-ball pliers (smaller and rarer than musketball pliers), probably British, ca. 1680. 52.8 grams, 4¾" long. A pair of pliers for...

Bronze swivel cannon, Dutch, ca. 1750, with Amsterdam mark, mounted on custom wooden stand made from 18th-century hand-carved mahogany. 158 lb, 32&q...

Spanish iron/wood cannon-jack, dated(?) 1787. 20 lb, 21½" x 6½". An impressive mechanical item, very heavy, with handle-operated...

French flintlock "traveler's pistol" (pistolet de voyage), mid- to late 1700s. 1 lb, 8.4 oz, 12" long. A small and very well-pres...

Flintlock pistol, probably Greek, 1790s-early 1800s. 1 lb 8.6 oz, 16" long. A fully functional pistol with steel barrel and flintlock, brass tr...