Treasure, World & U.S. Coin Auction #13

Collection of 50 colonial-period buttons, 1600s to 1800s, various nationalities, in glass display case. 830 grams total, up to 1" each. Interes...

Dutch colonial (Java) brass money-box, 1700s. 1146 grams; 6-3/4" x 3-1/4" x 2-1/2". Ornate container with 4-lidded removable tray ins...

European iron strongbox, ca. 1820-1860. 5090 grams; 14" x 9-3/4" x 4-1/2". Simple rectangular box with handle in lid, keyhole in fron...

Lot of 3 Dutch blue-on-white porcelain tiles depicting East Indiamen, early 1800s. 966 grams total; each 5" square. Fully intact save for under...

Iron leg-irons (shackles), naval/military, ca. 1860-1880, with original key. 1350 grams; 19" long. Clean steel color with faint hint of rust, t...

Large ostrich egg with (modern) scrimshaw showing two voyages with locations of whales caught in the 1870s. 264 grams; about 6" tall and 4-1/2&...

Lot of 2 Bronze religious medallions (one large, one small), 1600s-1700s. 24.8 grams total, up to 1-3/4" long. Worn and patinated but with dist...

Gold crucifix, 1800s, found in Brazil. 6.7 grams; 2" x 1". Ornate design in rose-colored gold, the Christ figure cast separately and affix...

Early West African bronze crucifix, 1800s, depicting Christ as a negro, very rare, from Benin/Nigeria. 645 grams; 11" x 5-1/2". Dark in co...

Large, French bronze-ebony crucifix, early 1800s. 188 grams; 7-1/2" x 3-3/4". Rectangular bronze arms containing ebony centers underneath ...

Retro (1950s) gold pin in the form of a galleon with rubies for sterncastle windows, 18K, pinkish gold. 11.9 grams; roughly 2" x 1-3/4". A...

Lot of 2 Fisher "space pens" made with Atocha gold, in original boxes. Each 15.3 grams and 3-1/4" long. One of the many marketing con...

Hand-crafted mummified pirate head by local artist Barry Anderson. 1570 grams and 13" tall (including stand). One of the highlights of our Auct...