Treasure & World Coin Auction #9 : Daniel F. Sedwick, LLC

Lot of 2 brass musket parts (trigger guard and buttplate), rare provenance. 236 grams total; up to 12" long. Heavily patinated but 100% intact...

Small nested cup weights fused together. 120 grams; 3/4" x 1-1/8". Very worn but with the top of each nested cup discernible, dark and ni...

Pair of ornate brass buckles, pictured in Flash of Gold. 20 grams; each 1-1/2" x 1-1/4". Very attractive buckles, judiciously cleaned and...

Lot of 6 large pewter spoons. 394 grams total; each 8-1/2" long. A matching set of 6 large and complete spoons (the bowls just a little bent),...

Lot of 6 small pewter spoons. 68 grams total; each 3-7/8" long. A matched set of 6 small sugar spoons, very simple in design with deep, round ...

Flat, round, small-necked glass perfume bottle (as sketched in Flash of Gold). 9.8 grams; about 1" in diameter. Tiny bottle with star-shaped d...

Flat, round, small-necked glass perfume bottle (as sketched in Flash of Gold). 5.6 grams; about 1" in diameter. Tiny bottle in the form of a s...

Flat, round, small-necked glass perfume bottle (as sketched in Flash of Gold). 8.4 grams; about 1" in diameter. Tiny bottle with crosshatch pa...

Complete brass spike with small section of ship's wooden hull, along with another intact brass spike from an unidentified wreck. 384 grams tota...

Civil War-period lead bullet, .577 Enfield "L" cavity, in Riker box. 34.4 grams; 1-1/8" long. A hollow but nondescript bullet (produ...

Blakely solid iron shot, 3.5", with lead sabot. 15 lb; 8" x 3-1/2". A massive bullet for huge gun (howitzer?), with its original lea...

Brass porthole, glass broken but otherwise intact. 8 lb, 11" diameter. A very solid and heavy ring of brass with hinge on side and loop opposi...

Brass plate engraved with "La Bourgogne / Lost / July 4th, 1898 / Hon. J.J. Tarte / from / R.J. Leslie." 342 grams; 2-1/2" square. T...

Brass cannon-wheel hub (Boer war). 46 lb; 12" in diameter and 11" tall. This heavy artifact consists of 2 gear-like flanges with side por...

"Codd neck" soda bottle marked La Oriental. 640 grams; 9" tall. Did you ever wonder why soda is sometimes called "pop"? Th...

Lionel Mark 1 U.S. Navy copper binnacle cover with oil-lamp light box on side and handle on top. 2033 grams; 9-1/2" x 8-3/4" x 7". T...

Sumeric gold case attachment, 18th-12th century BC, from Aleppo, Syria. 0.7 gram; 2-3/8" long. Ribbon-like (feather-light and very thin), with...

Ancient Roman lead sling bullet found in Valencia, Spain, with markings (rare). 83 grams; 2" long. A typical oval of lead with raised center, ...

Lot of 8 ancient Roman lead sling bullets found in Spain. 555 grams total, each about 1-1/2" long. Typically ovoid, some with one flat side an...

Ancient Roman lead dice (pair), 1st-3rd century AD(?). 52.7 grams; 1/2" square. Just like modern dice, with incuse (and lightly encrusted) pip...

Pre-Columbian carved bone whistle found in Central America. 28 grams; 5" long. Fascinating artifact showing two squatting figures back-to-back...

Lot of 4 small copper-arsenic tajaderas from Oaxaca, Mexico (Mixtec culture), ca. 1300s+, very rare. Hosler Type 4B. 11.7 grams total, each about 1-3/

Dutch Indonesian bronze swivel cannon, mid-1600s, vintage base. 87 lb (plus 27 lb for base); 37-1/2" long, 5" in diameter at widest point...

German plug bayonet, late 1600s or early 1700s, exceptional condition and pedigreed. 206 grams; 18-1/2" long. The concept of a bayonet began i...

French cavalry sword, early 1800s, with steel scabbard and leather hanger. 1506 grams; 37-1/2" long in all. Excellent condition, with nice cle...

English officer's sword, mid-1800s, with steel scabbard. 1050 grams; 39" long in all. A somewhat ornate piece with decorated 1" blade...

French infantry saber, 1800s. 826 grams; 28" long. Decent but simple piece (made for using, not just ceremonial), with slightly curved 1-1/2&q...

Brass sword-scabbard belt-hanger, 1700s, found in Boston harbor. 65 grams; 7" long. Wonderfully intact (does not appear salvaged), designed in...

Northern Italian (Brescia) flintlock pistol, signed Ponsino Borgogno, ca. 1730-50, rare. 681 grams; 16" long. Choice piece in perfect working ...

Spanish miquelet flintlock pistol, ca. 1760-80, silver furniture, with belt-clip, rare. 624 grams; 10-1/2" long. Compact pistol in excellent w...

Spanish miquelet flintlock pistol, ca. 1760-80. 496 grams; 10" long. Compact pistol in good working condition, with slightly flared muzzle at ...

Northwest French (Rennes) side-by-side double-barrel flintlock pistol, ca. 1770, maker Tourjon. 642 grams; 10-1/2" long. In excellent working ...

French flintlock pistol, ca. 1780, with ornate inlays. 386 grams; 9" long. A cute little gun with lightly engraved octagonal-to-round steel ba...

Bronze "flash knuckles," French, ca. 1850, rare. 689 grams; 5-1/2" x 4". What do you get when you combine a cannon with brass k...

Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico (1898), collection of medals, buttons and other militaria in a shadow box with descriptions. 1187 grams; 14&quo...

Spanish-American War in Cuba (1898), topographic campaign map on cloth of the province of Pinar del Rio. 97 grams; 38" x 32". A highly de...

String of various beads, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 33 grams; 24-3/4" long. Nice mix of different types of beads on a modern wire, consis...

String of various beads, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 58 grams; 25" long. Long piece of modern wire strung with many different kinds and si...

String of various beads, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 67 grams; 30" long. Three types of beads (blue tubes, black disks and clear-crystal s...

Silver sewing needle, Spanish colonial (1600s?). 4.1 grams; 4-1/2" long. A long, straight, still-sharp needle with eye at one end, dull silver...

Jet "higa" (fist-shaped talisman), Spanish colonial (1600s?). 1 gram; 1/2" long. A cute, little, black charm showing the good-luck s...

Earthenware handled jar, Spanish colonial, 1600s-1700s. 5 lb 2-1/2 oz, 12-1/4" tall and 7" in diameter. Tall vase with flat bottom and sh...

English pewter soup spoon marked with Tudor rose hallmark, 1620s-1640s. 82 grams; 6-3/4" long. Plain spoon with large hallmark (somewhat flat)...

English pewter soup spoon marked with Tudor rose hallmark, 1620s-1640s. 66 grams; 6-5/8" long. Full and well-detailed hallmark in 2-1/4"-...

Silver "dog nose" table spoon dated 1706, British (London hallmark), Queen Anne period. 49 grams; 7-1/2" long. A simple spoon with t...

Silver-and-wood "vara" or Baston de Mando (Peruvian native governor's badge of office), 1700s, rare. 3 lb; 44" long; mostly 2&qu...

Brass coin weight for a "doublon", 17 dineros and 8 granos, probably French (1700s?). 25.2 grams; 1-1/4" in diameter. Thick brass sl...

Dutch onion bottle, "horse hoof" shape, ca. 1710-20. 669 grams; 8" tall, 5-1/2" in diameter. Solid piece with open pontil, oliv...

Dutch porter "lady leg" bottle, ca. 1750s. 669 grams; 10" tall, 3-1/4" in diameter. Nice specimen with shallow, open pontil, sw...

English ale bottle, ca. 1780, found in the Florida Keys (some barnacles). 722 grams; 9" tall, 4" in diameter. Solid and fat, very dark gr...

Dutch "pig snout" mouth gin bottle, ca. 1800. 549 grams; 9" tall, up to 3-1/4" to a side. Nice clean piece in very clear green ...

Dutch "pig snout" mouth gin bottle, ca. 1800. 520 grams; 9" tall, up to 3" to a side. Attractive specimen in very clear green g...

Lot of 5 glass medicine bottles, ca. 1850, found in and around the Florida Keys. From 26 to 200 grams each; 4" to 6-1/2" tall and 1"...

Italian silver coin dated 1924 embedded in a chunk of lava from the 1929 eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. 105.4 grams; 2-1/2" x 1-1/4". Interest...

Section of original anchor-chain link from the Queen Mary, 1935/1967, in original box. 415 grams total; 4-1/4" in diameter. In 1967 the venera...

Hand-sewn Spanish Castile and Leon flag used ca. 1950 at the McKee Treasure Museum in Plantation, rare and very desirable 56" x 34". The ...

Trilobite in matrix (large), 250 to 500 million years old. 1 lb; 4" x 3" x 2-1/2". Well-detailed specimen, typically enrolled (curle...

Trilobite in matrix (small), 250 to 500 million years old. 59 grams; 3" x 2". A complete, well-detailed but somewhat curled-up ("enr...

Entire dinosaur fossil in matrix, 125 to 150 million years old (early Cretaceous period). 11 lb 2.1 oz; 24-3/4" x 10". Of the species Sin...

Dinosaur egg (probably Hadrosaur), 100 million years old (Cretaceous period). 4 lb 10 oz; 5" in diameter. A nearly complete egg believed to b...

Large megalodon tooth (black), 25 million years old, found off South Carolina. 396.8 grams; 5-1/2" x 4-1/4". Immense tooth of a scary-big...

Large megalodon tooth (black), 25 million years old, found off South Carolina. 326.6 grams; 5-1/2" x 4". Rare as fully intact (no chips) ...

Medium megalodon tooth (brown), 25 million years old, found off South Carolina. 211.5 grams; 4-1/2" x 3-1/2". Choice specimen with shiny ...

Medium (smaller) megalodon tooth (brown), 25 million years old, found off South Carolina. 75.9 grams; 3-1/2" x 2-1/2". Deep tea-brown col...

Mackerel shark tooth, 25 million years old, found off South Carolina. 48.9 grams; 3-1/4" x 1-3/4". Choice specimen with glossy enamel, sh...

Huge wooly mammoth tooth fossil, 2 million years old. 7 lb 12 oz; 10" x 7" x 3". Of the species Mammuthus Primigenius, dating to the...

Ivory sperm whale tooth with ca.-1850 scrimshaw depicting a seated lady surrounded by animals and trees in meadow scene on front, whaling ship flying

Ivory sperm whale tooth with mid-1800s "pricked" scrimshaw depicting a uniformed man. 95 grams; 4" x 2" x 1-1/4". A small ...

Ivory sperm whale tooth with ca.-1880s scrimshaw depicting a three-masted clipper ship. 420 grams; 6" x 2-3/4" x 1-3/4". Solid and i...

Ivory sperm whale tooth with late-1800s scrimshaw depicting a three-masted whaling ship at sea with whale boats visible on deck, bird in sky above. 4

Ivory sperm whale tooth with mid-1900s scrimshaw depicting four sailing ships at sea with birds in sky. 360 grams; 6" x 2" x 1-1/2"....

Ivory tip of sperm whale tooth with mid-1900s scrimshaw by Don Waring of New Bedford, Mass. (signed) depicting a three-masted clipper ship at sea with

1671 English engraving by John Ogilby entitled "Truxillo," depicting the city of Trujillo, Honduras. 19" x 15-1/4" total (image...

1600s(?) German engraving of "Roman ships" by Beider. 12" x 8". This scene from a German book shows the Roman admiral Lucius Ae...

Ca.-1700 Dutch engraving by A. Leide working for Pierre (Pieter) vander Aa (1659-1733) entitled "Figures des Habitans dans l'Isle de Ladron...

1724 English copper-plate engraving of Mexico City by J. Clark (unsigned), hand colored. 28" x 15-1/2". A panoramic view of the city in i...

1724 English copper-plate engraving of Mexico City by J. Clark from an English translation of the 1684 book Historia de la conquista de Mexico, by Ant

Lot of three late-1700s English engravings showing ships in battle in 1757-9. 10-3/4" x 8-1/4" each. Three full-page engravings in excell...

Lot of two late-1700s English engravings: one by G. Child with two scenes entitled "View of the Island of Fuego, fm. Cornwall." (top) and ...

1619 Dutch three-map suite (copper-plate engravings) of the northern coast of Africa by Jodocus Hondius from a 1637 English atlas, hand colored, scarc

1635 Dutch map (copper-plate engraving) of Mexico by Willem Blaeu entitled NOVA HISPANIA, ET NOVA GALICIA, hand colored. 24-1/2" x 19-1/2"...

1754 (dated) French map of the Caribbean by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, entitled "Carte du Golphe du Mexique et des Isles de l'Amerique," ...

1599 Spanish colonial document from Mexico concerning gold, 4 pages, with cancellation hole. 12" x 8-1/4". An official notarial document ...

1688 announcement for an auction in Santo Domingo. 12" x 8-1/4". An announcement for the public auction of a Sergeant Major's houses ...

1702-4 vellum-bound sheaf of official Spanish manuscripts on royal paper (some with seals at top), concerning a noble of Cea in northern Spain, 37 han

1778 paper-bound court document from Spain concerning a lawsuit, 41 printed pages. 11-1/2" x 8-1/4". Printed proceedings of a lawsuit by ...

1806 American Revolutionary War-period document, inspection roll of soldiers of the 7th Co. of the 28th Connecticut regiment militia returning from ba

1806 shipping insurance policy from the Washington Insurance Company (founded in 1800) in Providence, Rhode Island. 15" x 9-1/2". Half pr...

Lot of 32 handwritten documents from late colonial and early Republican Chile and Peru (1775-1838), mentioning coins, mints, silver and slaves (among

Lot of 5 Spanish colonial documents from Mexico dated 1656-1819, with official seals, one with additional seal of 1822 from the Empire of Mexico. 12-

Large lot of 19 Mexican Republic handwritten documents dated 1828-1865. Most 12-1/2" x 8-3/4". Some single-page and some multi-page docum...

1845 sale of land under an Indian land grant signed by (the secretary of) President John Tyler, with seal. 18" x 12". This large, printed...

Lot of 3 Civil War-era letters (and a small envelope) dated 1861-9 to/from Texas. Mostly 10" x 7-3/4". Interesting personal piece from th...

Spanish-American War in Cuba, letter by Antonio Maceo (hand-signed with Masonic symbol of 3 dots in a triangle pattern), dated August 15, 1876, very r

Lot of 2 miscellaneous documents with engravings of ships: 1877 Portuguese bill of lading and early-1800s newsprint (matted for framing) with English

Lot of 5 bank drafts and certificates of deposits (and one envelope) of the 1860s-1880s from banks in Arizona, Nevada, Montana and California. Most 8

Lot of 13 documents pertaining to Wells Fargo and other Express companies of the 1860s-1900s. Up to 8-1/2" x 11" each. A sundry lot of re...

Mining claim document ("Notice of Location") dated 1905, Calistoga, California. 8-1/2" x 7". This document announces the mining...

1715 Fleet: Lot of 5 letters from the 1960s on letterhead for Real Eight Co., Inc., and Foul Anchor Archives, two hand-signed by Kip Wagner. 8-1/2&...

Christensen, Henry, Inc. (Madison, NJ). The Ubilla-Echevez Collection [Real Eight collection of 1715 Fleet coins] (October 8, 1964), rare hardbound ed