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

Flintlock pistol, European (naval), ca. 1800-1820. 1190 grams; 16" long. Undecorated but fully intact, with brass furniture, round steel barrel...

Large, Prussian flintlock pistol, mid-1700s to early 1800s, marked PaTZDAM MAGAZ on lockplate. 1801 grams; 24" long. Impressively long pistol w...

English percussion pistol, 1800s. 974 grams; 15" long. Small, simple pistol in average but working condition, the lock and barrel (1/2" bo...

Lot of 2 small, brass navigational dividers in working order, early 1600s, found in England. 22 grams total, 2" and 3-1/2" long. Small but...

Brass navigational dividers with iron legs, British, early 1800s. 77 grams; 6" long. Ring-shaped top (fully functional and intact) with still-s...

Hand-forged iron grappling hook, 1700s, found in Virginia. 2231 grams; 17" long. Long overall but with small (3") flukes, curiously with r...

Naval "smoking lamp" (cannon ignitor), ca. 1780-1815, British or French. 660 grams; 21" long. This interesting piece consists of a di...

Sea captain's brass long glass (telescope or spyglass), ca. 1815-1840, British. 1341 grams; 10-1/2" long. Fully intact and functional, even...

British Royal Navy "deck watch" bell, 1800s, with broad-arrow marks. 1628 grams; 10-1/2" tall. Bright brass color (small spot of gree...

Large silver tray (footed platter) made by English silversmith John Hutson, engraved in presentation to William Nowell, captain of HMS Ferret in 1793,

Spanish colonial bronze stirrup, 1600s, found in Peru. 743 grams; about 4-3/4" x 4-1/2" x 6". Bright bronze color (polished) with pat...

Spanish colonial spur, steel with silver overlay, 1700s. 841 grams; 10" long. Large and impressive spur, the rowel with extra-long (and sharp) ...

Spanish colonial iron-mounted wood stirrup, 1700s, found in South America. 866 grams; roughly 7" x 7" x 5". Sort of a short wooden sh...

Ca.-1864 Union cavalry stirrup (brass, model 1859 lightweight type) with replacement rowel made from a silver Spanish colonial bust-type 1 real (late

Lot of 9 small lead cloth-bale seals (1500s-1600s). 61.2 grams total, up to 1-1/2" long. Intact pieces of a folded-over design, very light gray...

Lot of 2 large lead cloth-bale seals (1500s-1600s). 77.8 grams total; each 2-1/4" x 1-3/8". Large and very well-detailed foldover seals wi...

Spanish colonial mortar and pestle, brass, 1600s. 1808 grams total, 3" tall and 5-1/4" in diameter (the pestle 8" long). Well used bu...

Large iron door lock, Spanish colonial (1600s-1700s), found at a colonial site in the southern Caribbean. 6530 grams; 13-1/2" x 13-3/4". S...

Lot of 2 complete clay smoking pipes, European, circa 1720-1740, recovered from a tobacco wharf site in Virginia. 60 grams total, each 7-1/2" l...

Lot of 5 figural clay smoking-pipe bowls, European, mid-1800s, rare designs. 112 grams total, up to 2" long. Fascinating little collection of d...