Treasure, World & U.S. Coin Auction #15

Pair of brass Spanish covered stirrups (estribos), late 1700s to early 1800s. 1950 grams total, each about 10" long. Basically backless brass ...

Iron "armada" chest with key, no cover plate, early 1600s. About 75 lb, 29" x 14" x 14". A typical German-made strongbox f...

Iron "armada" chest, no keys, with cover plate, late 1600s, painted. About 100 lb, 24" x 13" x 13". Another typical German...

Lot of 4 iron "skeleton" keys on original ring, Spanish colonial (late 1600s to early 1700s), found in Lima, Peru. 678 grams, each about ...

Iron padlock with key, Spanish colonial (late 1600s to early 1700s), found in Lima, Peru. 344 grams, roughly 6" x 3". Square lock with na...

Iron padlock with key, Spanish colonial (late 1600s to early 1700s), found in Lima, Peru. 367 grams, roughly 4" x 4". D-shaped lock with ...

Iron padlock with key, Spanish colonial (late 1600s to early 1700s), found in Lima, Peru. 299 grams, roughly 6-1/4" x 3". Square lock wit...

Spanish colonial wooden "money box," 1700s. 2434 grams, 13" x 8-1/2" x 8". Small-size (tabletop) chest in original conditi...

Spanish colonial mortar and pestle, 1600s. 2495 grams, the pestle 8" long and the mortar 3-1/2" tall and 5" in diameter across the t...

Large brass mortar, probably 1700s. 5410 grams, 5-1/4" tall and 8-1/4" in diameter. Plain but massive, with thinly flared top and heavy b...

Spanish colonial-period brass candlestick holder, 1600s-1700s. 1169 grams, 11" tall. Early candlestick made of a turned stem and base with dri...

Lot of 2 Spanish-style silver wall sconces, each with 3 candle holders, ornate and intact, probably made in Mexico in the late 1800s, total of 51 oz o

Large, pewter, church-alms dish, late 1600s-early 1700s, European. 1079 grams, 12-3/4" in diameter. Very wide-rimmed plate (3" rim) with ...

Earthenware urn, 1600s, from the harbor of a Caribbean port. 1872 grams, 10-1/2" tall and 7" in diameter. Fully intact (rare thus) and wi...

Lot of 2 ceramic mugs (one stoneware, the other porcelain) from the 1600s, recovered from the land under the World Trade Center in New York City in 19

Dutch green-glass "onion" bottle, ca. 1720s. 669 grams, 7-1/2" tall and 5" in diameter. Perfectly intact, no stars or cracks or...

Dutch green-glass "onion" bottle, mid-1700s. 507 grams, 7-1/2" tall and 5-1/4" in diameter. Perfectly intact, no stars or crack...

Large, iron hay-bale handler, mid- to late 1700s, from the east coast of Florida. 26-1/2" long, 4090 grams. Intact and professionally conserve...

Iron grappling hook, late 1700s(?). 18" long and 15" wide, 2730 grams. Sturdy and uncorroded (not a water find), with all five points sti...

Spanish colonial iron shackles, 1600s-1700s. 845 grams, 18" long. Hand-forged, with lock on one side (no key) and typical early Spanish-style ...