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

Bronze rail cannon, Portuguese or Malaysian, late 1700s-early 1800s. 20 lb, 9 oz; 28" long. Cute little cannon with minimal design but attracti...

Spanish stone roundshot (cannonball) from a 1588 Spanish Armada wreck in the straits of Dover off England, rare. 6 lb, 3.5 oz; 5" in diameter. ...

Small bronze cannonball (4-pounder), Spanish colonial (1600s-1700s), from a colonial site in the western Caribbean, rare. 4 lb, 13 oz; 3" in di...

Large iron cannonball, probably 1700s. 17 lb; 5" in diameter. Rusty and pitted but solid and intact, with prominent casting seam in middle. Ped...

Large iron cannonball, probably 1700s. 15-3/4 lb; 5" in diameter. Rusty and pitted but solid and intact, with prominent casting seam in middle....

Large iron cannonball, probably 1700s. 16-1/4 lb; 5" in diameter. Rusty and pitted but solid and intact, with prominent casting seam in middle....

Large iron cannonball, probably 1700s. 15-3/4 lb; 5" in diameter. Rusty and pitted but solid and intact, with prominent casting seam in middle....

Medium-large iron cannonball, probably 1700s. 9-4/5 lb; 4" in diameter. Rusty and pitted but solid and intact, with prominent casting seam in m...

Small iron cannonball, probably 1700s. 3-1/3 lb, 3" in diameter. Rusty and pitted but solid and intact, with prominent casting seam in middle. ...

Northern European cuphilt rapier, 1500s-1600s. 1220 grams; 46" long. Long, straight, sharp blade with minimal rust spots, deep blood grooves, i...

Iron halberd blade, 1600s, found at a colonial site in northwestern Florida. 684 grams; 15" long. Intact but rusty, the socket with remnants of...

Lot of 2 hand-forged iron pike heads, 1700s, Spanish colonial, found in Arizona. 624 grams total, up to 12" long. Solid and intact pieces with ...

Northern European military-style broadsword, ca. 1570-1620. 1190 grams; 48" long. Long, intact but heavily pitted blade (deep blood groove) and...

British naval cutlass from an unidentified ca.-1812 to 1830 wreck in eastern Lake Ontario. 880 grams; 34" long. Rusted but intact and stable, w...

Large naval boarding axe, French, ca. 1800-1840, rare size. 2970 grams; 37' long. Unusually large size and all original, with 4"-wide and 6...

British naval boarding axe, 1800s, marked "Shand Mason & Co." 790 grams; 16" long. Fully intact, with smooth, contoured wooden ha...

US Civil War-era naval cutlass, Ames, dated 1862. 790 grams; 32" long. Excellent condition, the wire-wrapped leather grip and brass cup intact ...

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

Lot of 2 Eastern European long-barreled flintlock pistols, 1700s. 2084 grams total, each about 20" long. Fully intact, with ornate brass furnit...

Lot of 2 Eastern European flintlock pistols, 1700s. 1860 grams total, lengths of 15" and 19". A diverse pair, both with brass furniture an...

Spanish miquelet blunderbuss, 1700s-1800s, made for Mediterranean market. 2133 grams; 27" long. Clearly a decorative piece (not fully operation...

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...

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...