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

Small British map of South America (maker unknown), 1700s, hand-colored, excellent condition. 14" x 8-3/4" (image size 11-1/2" x 7-1...

Small British map dated 1768 of the West Indies, engraved for Charles Theodore Middleton's Complete System of Geography (late 1770s), hand-color...

Lot of 2 Revolutionary War-era military pay documents from Connecticut: 1781 pay warrant and 1783 pay voucher. 8-1/2" x 6-3/4"; 6" x...

Matted copperplate engraving (hand colored) of diving machines from an 1803 publication. 10-1/4" x 12-3/4" (image size about 7" x 10...

Lot of 2 ship diagrams (East Indiaman 1816, and fourth rate 1684) from 1800s publications. 29" x 10-1/2"; 11-1/2" x 9-1/4". The...

Pieces of Eight, by Kip Wagner, 1st edition, signed by all 10 members and associates of the Real Eight Co., and accompanied by flyers and original rec

Thai Sawankhalok celadon bowl encrusted with oysters, ex-Hatcher. 851 grams; 7-1/2" in diameter and 4" tall. Intact but thickly encrusted ...

Small, ornate gold pendant with receptacle at bottom for gemstone (missing, bottom piece separate), 7.7 grams total. 7.8 grams total, about 1-3/4&qu...

Lot of two small gold items: dress-mount with ornate border and circular space for gemstone, and hemispherical button with small links. 6.3 grams tota

Small gold chain (297 small oval links). 18.6 grams total; 20-1/4" long. Tiny, simple links of thin gauge, a wearable length with desirable pro...

Small gold chain (87 flat, oval links), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. 6.3 grams total; 8" long. Good length for a bracelet, the links...

Ornate gold, pearl and emerald earring. 5.5 grams; about 2" x 3/4". Very impressive little jewel, with superb-quality cabochon emerald ins...

High-quality natural emerald, 2.02 carats, with original photo-certificate. About 3/8" long. Dark green and glossy natural crystal, hexagonal i...

Small, natural emerald, 0.6 carat, Grade 2A. About 1/4". Light-green "nugget"-like crystal. With Fisher photo-certificate #63644. Re...

Lot of 25 natural emeralds, ranging from less than a carat to nearly 5 carats, all with original Fisher tags and certificates. Up to 1/2" each....

Silver bowl with lions-and-castles tax-stamp. 104 grams; 6" in diameter and 2-1/2" tall. Simple and very thin-walled (dented and holed as ...

Silver plate, encrusted but intact. 587 grams; 9-1/2" in diameter. Small but typical shallow dish with 1-1/2" rim, encrusted in white on b...

Large natural emerald, 12.72 carats, with (1990) Frank Sedwick certificate. About 1/2". A dark lump with green overtones, no translucence at al...

Medium-sized natural emerald, 9.01 carats, with (1990) Frank Sedwick certificate. About 5/8" x 3/8" x 3/8". A dark lump with green ov...

Lot of 2 small, natural emeralds, 1.59 and 1.06 carats. About 1/4" each. Light green nuggets with spots of white. Pedigreed to Frank Sedwick Pr...

Important gold religious medallion and chain with full research. 98.7 grams total, chain 32" long, the medallion about 1-1/2". This is not...

Complete stock (wood) of a flintlock pistol, very rare. 354 grams; 20" long. Flintlock pistols from shipwrecks are not unknown; but almost alwa...

Lot of 5 pieces of a bronze bell. 2425 grams total; up to 5". The main piece is the trefoil hanger at top, under which can be seen an encrusted...

Large lead sounding weight marked XXI. 4560 grams; 10-1/2" long. Tall and straight but typically octagonal in cross-section, also with typical ...

Large lignum vitae deadeye. 4350 grams; 8" in diameter and 5-1/2" thick. Of the various parts of the rigging of a wooden sailing ship, per...

Lot of small artifacts (iron key, encrusted pewter buckles, etc.) with original division documents from 1981. 54.5 grams total, up to 2-1/2" lo...

Iron musket bayonet, intact, rare. 100 grams; 14-1/2" long. Still sharp and recognizable in shape but with much of the surfaces lost to oxidati...

Earthenware olive jar neck with encrustation that could contain other artifacts. 645 grams; about 4" in diameter and 4" thick. As the thic...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain plate (shallow bowl), dragon motif. 402 grams; 7-5/8" in diameter. Detailed design under ample glaze, fully int...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, pavilion pattern. 51.4 grams; 4-1/2" in diameter. Intact and well detailed in blue with tan and gold hi...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, pavilion pattern. 68.7 grams; 3-3/8" in diameter and 2" tall. Fully intact (no chips or cracks), w...

Encrusted conglomerate of 6 Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacups and an iron object. 980 grams; roughly 6" x 5" x 4". All but one ...

Encrusted copper hull-pin. 2510 grams; 23" long. Long, straight, bolt with washer frozen at one end, most of the surface thickly encrusted with...

Small, retractable gold toothpick in silver case, rare. 2.2 grams; 2-1/2" long. While small and unprepossessing at first, by sliding the outer ...

Ship's officer's sounding lead (small), probably 1700s. 392 grams; 3" long. One of the smallest sounding leads we have seen, but typica...

Lot of 26 gun flints (for pistols and muskets). 219 grams, each about 1" to 1-1/2". Black and dark olive-colored stones chipped into squar...

Wooden cask base encrusted with 6 English East India Co. copper X cash, 1808, as found, unique and desirable, in glass display case. 1528 grams; about

Large Chinese blue-on-white porcelain bowl (shallow), geometric design. 916 grams; 11" in diameter and 2" tall. Vivid design consisting of...

Large lot of 26 lead seals (mostly British). 239 grams total, up to 1" in diameter. Round blobs of lead with flat sides where designs are prese...

Complete trilobite fossil in dark-gray matrix, approx. 250 to 500 million years old, from Morocco. 285 grams; 2-1/2" long. Fully detailed speci...

Choice crinoid fossil in gray matrix, approx. 250 to 500 million years old, place of origin uncertain. 103 grams; 3" x 2-1/2". Flower-like...

Large plant fossil, Lepidodendron, approx. 300 million years old (Carboniferous period), place of origin uncertain. 2038 grams; 6" x 4-1/2"...

Dinosaur egg, Hadrosaur, approx. 70 to 100 million years old (Cretaceous period), from the Kaoguo formation in Yisan, Hubei Province, China. 3118 gram

Mammal skull, Oreodont, approx. 30 to 35 million years old (Tertiary period, Oligocene epoch), probably from South Dakota. 502 grams; roughly 4"...

Mammal skull, Oreodont, approx. 30 to 35 million years old (Tertiary period, Oligocene epoch), probably from South Dakota. 690 grams; roughly 4-1/2&...

Fossilized cave bear jaw segment with two intact molars, approx. 20,000 to 200,000 years old. 312 grams, roughly 9" x 6" x 3". Impres...

Woolly mammoth tooth from the North Sea, 10,000 to 100,000 years old, rare as intact, with original collection data from the finder. 3217 grams; 10&...

Hammered Inca gold ornament (earring?), very rare. 7.3 grams; about 3" x 2". Thin gold foil cut into a nearly rectangular shape with lines...

Small bronze signal cannon (mortar), Spanish, 1600s-1700s. 515 grams; 5-3/4" tall and 5" at its widest. Broad, flat base but tiny bore (3/...

Large bronze swivel cannon, Dutch East Indies, late 1700s-early 1800s. 55 lb; 41" long. Heavy for a swivel cannon, with interestingly flared bl...