Treasure Auction #8: Daniel F. Sedwick, LLC

Gold cufflink, late 1800s(?). 2.9 grams. Simple ovals with script letters E and L engraved on the top, looped in back to a gold-wire connector, proba

Lot of 3 small, silver, religious items: one cross and two medallions, Spanish colonial (1600s-1700s). 4.4 grams total, each approx. 1/2" to 1...

Small silver crucifix (Spanish, 1600s?), found in Seville harbor. 3.0 grams, 1" x 1-1/2". Thin-armed cross with separately molded Christ ...

Lot of 4 small, copper/bronze, religious items: one cross and three medallions, Spanish colonial (1600s-1700s). 9.4 grams total, each approx. 1/2&q...

Large pearl and small red-agate beads, 2 of each, for earrings, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 3.4 grams, each bead up to 1/2". Impressively ...

String of 73 small pearls, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 6.1 grams, 12" long, each pearl up to 5 mm. Choker-length string of small but nicel...

String of various beads, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 39 grams, 22" long. Judiciously coordinated necklace (modern wire) consisting of both...

String of various beads, Spanish colonial (1600s). 68 grams, 22" long. Nice mix of different types of beads on a modern wire, consisting of ro...

Large Nuremburg "armada" chest, late 1500s to mid-1600s, with key, in working order. 28" x 16-1/2" x 18". When people thin...

Small, iron Nuremburg chest, late 1500s or early 1600s but the exterior artistically painted in the 1700s in Peru, with original key. 1311 grams, 8...

Small wooden chest with iron lock, Spanish colonial, ca. 1780. 2106 grams, 16" x 7" x 7-1/4". Somewhat spartan but with classic, hum...

Small pewter plate, German, dated 1708 but made in the early 1800s. 378 grams, 8-1/2" in diameter. Very well-preserved (almost new-looking) pl...

Spanish earthenware olive jar (small), 1600s, from Las Cruces Trail in Panama, with original cork inside. 6.25 lb, 9-3/4" tall and 9" in ...

Small stoneware "Bellarmine" jug, probably 1600s. 879 grams, 8-1/2" tall and 5" in diameter. Cute little jug with the usual spe...

Ornate silver cake knife from wedding of Dutch (VOC) fleet commander Apollonius Scott in Indonesia, early 1600s, with framed reproduction of the 1753

Steel, 3-tined fork with scrimshawed ivory handle, dated 1754. 35.3 grams, 7-1/2" long. Are you Edward Duquesne? If so, then this 250-year-old...

English pewter soup spoon marked with Tudor rose hallmark, 1620s-1640s. 82.9 grams, 7" long. Typically plain design (straight handle of hexago...

Dutch "onion" bottle, ca. 1720-1750. 832 grams, 6" in diameter. Fully intact with nice pontil, crude lip, a few bubbles in the light...

Dutch "onion" bottle, ca. 1720-1750. 573 grams, 7" tall and 5" in diameter. Nice, translucent green, with good pontil, interest...

Dutch porter "lady leg" bottle, ca. 1750. 735 grams, 11" tall, 3-1/2" in diameter. Characteristically long, narrow neck and cyl...

English ale bottle, ca. 1780. 756 grams, 9-1/2" tall and 4" in diameter. Intact but rather sea-worn and curiously encrusted with oyster s...

English ale bottle, ca. 1780. 694 grams, 9" tall, 4" in diameter. Completely intact (not even any lip-chips), with curious swirled encrus...

Large Dutch "case gin" bottle marked A VAN HOBOKEN & Co. / ROTTERDAM and with maker's seal, 1800s. 919 grams, 11-1/2" tall a...

Lot of 2 round-bottom mineral water bottles, ca.1880. 377 grams and 480 grams, each 9" long and nearly 2-1/2" in diameter. Very light gre...

Mariner's octant by Walker (London), late 1700s-early 1800s, excellent condition. 1099 grams, 14" x 11-1/2". Ebony wood with ivory in...

Large ironwood steering paddle from a late-1700s/early-1800s Dutch (VOC) launch-boat scuttled in Indonesia. 12 lb, 73" long. How often do you ...

Brass marlinspike, early Spanish colonial (1500s). 45.5 grams, 4-1/2" long. At first this looks like a key, with 3-holed handle-end, but the o...

Steel "clockwork" spur (early 1500s), Spanish colonial, with book Vaquero by photographer Bill Wittliff (2002, autographed by the author) ...

Lot of 2 iron muleshoes, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 653 grams total, each 4" x 5-1/2". Rusty and crusty but intact and solid, two di...

Brass stirrup, Spanish colonial (1600s-1700s). 259 grams, 5-1/4" tall and 4-1/2" wide. D-shaped piece with rectangular loop at top, the f...

Iron slave shackles, mid-1800s, with key. 580 grams, about 17" long. Two surprisingly small cuffs connected by 5 figure-8 links, hand-forged, ...

Iron slave shackles, mid-1800s. 577 grams, 20" long. Two C-shaped cuffs connected by 8 rectangular links, hand-forged, one of the cuffs with i...

Lot of 3 iron padlocks of a triangular shape, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 545 grams total, each about 3" to 5". All rusty and crusty ...

Lot of 4 iron padlocks (2 square and 2 spherical), Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 318 grams total, approx. 1" to 2-5/8" each. All rusty ...

Lot of 5 iron and bronze skeleton keys, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 216 grams total, each 2-3/4" to 3-1/4" long. Used for a any kind ...

Lot of 6 bronze/brass coin(?) weights, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 91 grams total, 1/2" to 1" in diameter each. Typically thick, flat...

Original Spanish pan-scale weight from Valencia in wooden case dated 1761. 236 grams, 7-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 1-1/4". Great little antique...

Small silver seal(?), Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 3.9 grams, 1-5/8" in diameter. Cup-like artifact with intricate monogram in retrograde a...

Brass wax-seal stamp, 1800s, balance-scale design (reminiscent of Mexican coins of the late 1800s). 26.1 grams, 3" long. At first this appears...

Lot of 5 bronze crotal bells, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 71 grams total, 1/2" to 1-1/2" each in diameter. A variety of sizes of sphe...

Lot of 3 different types of bronze bells, Spanish colonial (1600s-1700s). 284 grams total, roughly 4", 1-3/4" and 1". One cowbell wi...

Complete crotal hawk's bell with clapper, found near St. Augustine, Florida, probably mid-1700s. 36.9 grams, 1-1/8" in diameter. Large, so...

Ornate, gold-plated silver thimble, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 7.3 grams, 1" tall. Much more substantial than the usual common thimble, w...

Pair of gilt-bronze shoe-buckles, early Spanish colonial (1500s). 39.4 grams total, each 1-3/4" x 1-1/2". Matching pair, even the patina ...

Ornate gilt-bronze buckle with native scenery on front, Spanish colonial (1600s-1700s). 31.2 grams, 1-3/4" in diameter. Round medallion with h...

Ornate gilt-bronze ornament in baroque pattern, Spanish colonial (1600s-1700s). 40.5 grams, 2-1/2" x 1-3/4". Probably a decoration for fu...

Large silver belt buckle, Spanish colonial (1600s-1700s). 34.5 grams, 1-3/8" x 4". A big rectangle of plain, narrow silver with two small...

Lot of 7 various bronze buckles, Spanish colonial (1500s-1700s). 138.9 grams total, largest one 3". A nice variety of shoe and strap buckles, ...

Lot of 3 small pieces of silver flagellation wheels, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 2.7 grams total, the main piece 1-3/8". Some religious ri...

Bronze enema-pump nozzle, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 108 grams, 4-1/2" long. Hemispherical cup with long, thin pipe with small holes and ...

Lot of 4 various bronze items of unknown purpose (button with glass bead, 2 bell-shaped knobs, and a heavy sliding floret with traces of gilding), Spa

Lot of various silver items (x-shaped badge, open-tip thimble, tiny cup), Spanish colonial (1600s-1700s). 12.8 grams total, the largest 2". Al...

Small leather money pouch (1600s?) found in Seville harbor. 543 grams, 5-3/4" x 3-1/2". Fully intact, even the drawstring at the opening,...

Bone gaming die, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 0.9 grams, 3/8" cube. Tiny but perfectly preserved die with sediment-filled pips, sharp corne...

Bone cup in the shape of a bucket with two bone dice, ca. 1860s. 28 grams total, the cup 1-1/2" tall and 1-1/2" in diameter, the dice 3/8...

Choice trilobite fossil in matrix from Morocco, 380 million years old. 239 grams, approx. 3" in diameter. Complete and well-detailed reticulat...

Dinosaur egg, Hadrosaur, Cretaceous period (70-100 million years old), from the Kaoguo formation in Yisan, Hubei province, China. 3913 grams, approx.

Large megalodon (shark) tooth, 25 million years old, found off South Carolina. 390.2 grams, about 4-5/8" x 5-1/4". Fossil hunters are qui...

Medium megalodon (shark) tooth, 25 million years old, found off South Carolina. 198.5 grams, about 3-5/8" x 4-1/2". A very well-preserved...

Mackerel shark tooth, 25 million years old, found off South Carolina. 42.3 grams, about 2-1/4" x 3". Choice specimen, this species charac...

Petrified ghost crab fossil in choice condition, 150,000(+/-) years old, found off Melbourne (east coast of Florida). 77.2 grams, 3-1/4" x 1-1...

Huge mastodon tooth, 30,000(+/-) years old, found in the Aucilla River (north Florida). 1346 grams, 6-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 5" This massiv...

Lot of 3 large natural, Colombian emeralds, high quality, 20.5 carats total weight. Approx. 1/2" each. Three good-sized rocks of deep green, 2...

Pair of Pleistocene (12,000 to 2.588 million years old) hippopotamus teeth holed in their time for wearing (rare), found in England. 27.9 grams, 2-1/

Ancient Bactrian (northern Afghanistan, ca. 2500-2000 BC) green stone inkpot in the form of a stylized frog, very rare. 162 grams, 4" x 1-1/2&...

Lot of 6 items: 4 animal teeth and one bone fragment, all with letters engraved on them; and 1 crab claw. 20.5 grams total. A very curious lot with a

Ivory whale tooth dated 1841 with "To My Beloved Mary Harker" scrimshaw depicting a well-dressed lady with muff and high-top boots on one ...

Walrus ivory tusk, mid- to late 1800s, with Indian warrior and sailing ship scrimshaw. 435 grams, 15" long. Engraved on just one side with 4 f...

Ivory whale tooth, late 1800s, scrimshaw depicting a whaling ship with a compass rose. 209 grams, 5-1/2" tall. Only half of this piece was smo...

Ivory whale tooth with mid-1900s scrimshaw depicting a whaling scene on one side and a captain holding a telescope on the other. 266 grams, 2-1/1&...

Ivory whale tooth scrimshaw by Don Waring of New Bedford, Mass. (signed), mid-1900s, depicting a battle at sea. 584 grams, 7" x 3" x 2&qu...

Lot of 2 de Bry woodcut engravings from German publication of the 1650s (Gottfriedt), one showing a conquistador surrounded by natives and the other s

Large, Italian, woodcut engraving by Vincenzo Coronelli (1691-2) showing native canoe and kayak manufacture and use. 19-1/4" x 13". Two-p...

Large, Dutch, woodcut engraving by Pierre Vander Aa (Leiden, 1729) entitled "St. Francisco de Campeche," showing ships in battle off that ...

Lot of 3 French woodcut engravings (1751 and 1761) of wide-angle coastal views in Central and South America, hand-colored. 9-1/4" x 15-1/2&quo...

English woodcut engraving (1764) by Thomas Stackhouse entitled "Jonah Cast by the Fish on Dry Land" from his New History of the Bible (mat...

Dutch woodcut engraving (1766) by Isaac Tirion entitled "Gezigt van de Stad Valparayso in Chili" showing the port of Valparaiso, Chile, ha...

Large Dutch map of Peru by Jan Jansson (1640), lightly hand-colored. 18-1/2" X 21-1/2". A detailed stretch from the equator down to the T...

Large French/Dutch map (ca. 1685, maker unknown) of the shipping routes on the Spanish Main (southern Caribbean Sea), hand colored and framed. 30&q...

Large German map of Brazil by Matthaus Seutter (ca. 1730) entitled "Recens elaborata Mappa Geographica Regni Brasiliae," hand colored, rar...

Italian map of North America by Guillame de L'Isle printed in Venice by Girolamo Albrizzi in 1740 entitled "Carta Geografica dell' Amer...

Modern (Memento Art) copy of the famous 1775 Romans map of Florida and the Bahamas. 36" x 24". Originally printed in 1775, this famous ma...

Large, framed chart of the Gulf of Mexico, Florida and the Bahamas, ca. 1825, rare. 39" x 28". An unusually large chart showing coasts an...

1710 skin-bound sheaf of Spanish official handwritten manuscripts on royal paper (some with seals at top). 8-1/2" x 12-1/2". We see plent...

1769 paper-bound certified copy (printed) of a Real Cedula (royal decree) from Charles III of Spain. 11-1/4" x 8". A fairly dry but nice-...

1815 colonial document from Lima, Peru, regarding slaves from Coquimbo (Chile). 8-1/4" x 12". Typical handwritten official record in flow...

Important 1869 document from La Paz, Bolivia, from Gen. Melgarejo (president of Bolivia) to Don Ambrosio Valiente of the provisional government of Cub

1723 The Post Boy newspaper (English) with article about pirates. 14" x 8-1/4". Just one sheet (printed front and back) but densely packe...

1884 bank deposit receipt from Lima, Peru (Banco de Londres, Mejico y Sud-America). 8-1/2" x 12-1/2". Printed form (folded but excellent ...

Lot of 3 large documents relating to the Lusitania (sunk 1915): Rare photo of crew and passengers (with photo of Alpine scene on back) probably from a

Dozens of original coin photos (plates) by Pradeau for his book Numismatic History of Mexico (1938), a copy of which (1st edition, hard cover) is incl

Lot of certificates, receipts, letters and photo slides from the Real Eight Co.'s Museum of Sunken Treasure in Cape Canaveral, Florida in 1975. ...

Lot of 4 different Real Eight Co. stock certificates (all different colors). 8" x 12" each. Printed by the Columbian Banknote Company wit...

Original Treasure Salvors (Fisher) stock certificate from 1986 for 1000 shares, rare. 7-1/2" x 11". Printed by Excelsior Legal, Inc. with...

"Sunken Treasure" board game by Parker Brothers (USA). 8" x 16". Used but complete, a 1948 game that was inspired by hardhat di...

Framed oil-on-board painting (ca. 1950s) entitled "Treasure Diving / West Indies" (artist unknown). 37" x 26". An underwater sc...

Framed oil-on-board painting (ca. 1960s-70s) in wooden frame entitled "Treasure Coast 1715" by artist D. Graham. 38" x 32". Dar...

Modern giclee print of Howard Pyle painting (1905) of pirates attacking a ship entitled "An Attack on a Galleon." 36" x 24". Fa...

Framed, signed, color lithograph entitled "The Wreck of the Concepcion 1641" by Duke Long (1980). 17" x 20". A historically acc...

Framed, signed print entitled "The Henrietta Marie on the Ivory Coast 1699" by Duke Long (1984), accompanied by the book The Wreck of the ...