Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 24

Lot of two natural emeralds, 6.04 and 8.22 carats, from the Maravillas (1656). About 1/2" each. Two nuggets of different shapes and sizes, one...

Lot of three natural emeralds, 4.45, 4.51 and 6.10 carats, from the Maravillas (1656). About 1/2" each. Three disparate chunks, from dark to l...

Lot of ten natural emeralds, 2-3 carats each, from the Maravillas (1656). About 1/4" each. Small pieces of approximately same weight and color...

Lot of ten natural emeralds, about 2 carats each, from the Maravillas (1656). Up to 3/8" each. Interesting assortment of nuggets with one a th...

Lot of ten natural emeralds, 1.5 to 2 carats each, from the Maravillas (1656). About 1/4" each. Typical green chunks with dark flakes of matri...

Lot of eight iron muleshoes, professionally conserved, some with maker's marks, from the Consolacion (1681). 1297 grams total, 5" x 3-3/4&...

Small Chinese blue-on-white porcelain vase, intact, from the "Vung Tao wreck" (ca. 1690), ex-Christie's. 120 grams, 3-3/4" tall,...

Gold "olive blossom" chain, intact, from the 1715 Fleet. 43.91 grams, 32-1/2" long. A very desirable type of gold chain from the 171...

Lot of two small pieces of gold "olive blossom" chain from the 1715 Fleet. 20.39 grams total, one piece 14" long, one piece 4-1/2&qu...

Small gold ring (size 3) with seven-panel design of sacred hearts and flowers, from the 1715 Fleet. 1.99 grams. Solid, small finger ring of delicate

Solid silver coat-of-arms seal with spiral-shaped handle from the 1715 Fleet. 168 grams, 4" long, 1" diameter at base. Attractive, sturdy...

Clump of three silver cups from the 1733 Fleet. 485 grams, 3-1/2" tall, 3-1/4" x 2-1/2" wide. Three nested cups, conserved and intac...

Lot of four silver finials (game tokens?) from the Luz (1752), ex-Castells & Castells (1997). 40 grams total, each about 1" tall. Little a...

Matching pair of ornate gold and red coral earrings from an unidentified ca.-1750s wreck in the River Plate. 7.10 grams total, each earring about 1-1

Lot of two earthenware "boy-on-buffalo" figurines from the Tek Sing (1822), probably gamepieces, some legs missing. One is 28.04 grams, 2...

Encrusted green-glass ale bottle from an unidentified early-1800s wreck off Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 1,284 grams, 9" tall (bottle on...

Encrusted stoneware ale bottle from an unidentified early-1800s wreck off Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 1,013 grams, 10" tall x 3-1/4&qu...

Natural Colombian emerald in stone matrix with pyrite. 1058 grams, 10" long. Large, attractive oblong slab of white and black stone, pyrite an...

Lot of North Sea ancient amber fossil pieces (approx. 44 million years old). 191 grams total, 4 pieces from 1/2" to 3-1/2" long. Lightwei...

Megalodon (huge shark) tooth, Miocene era (approx. 2.6 to 15 million years old), found in the Hawthorn Formation, North Carolina. 223 grams, 4-1/2&...

Rare early European or Spanish burgonet helmet, 1500s-1600s. 1124 grams, 11" long x 10" high. Intact early helmet with raised decorated m...

Early European siege-weight soldier's breastplate, 1600s. 3470 grams, 17" tall x 13-1/2" wide. Heavy hand-forged construction with fo...

Eastern European steel war shield, 1700s. 1980 grams, 18-1/2" diameter. Ornately engraved and well-worn shield featuring pastoral scenes of an...

Large stone cannonball with rusted spike, 1500s. 6980 grams, 6" diameter. Far less common than iron or even bronze cannonballs, this example m...

Spanish eight-pounder cannon shot, recovered from a southern Caribbean site, 1600s, with wood base. 4479 grams total, 4054 grams for shot, 4" ...

Early Dutch or Spanish colonial bronze swivel-mounted cannon, 1600s-1700s, with old colonial carved wooden mount. 49-1/2" long, 4-7/8" mu...

Small bronze signal cannon (mortar), Spanish, 1600s-1700s. 3187 grams, 4-3/4" tall, 3" diameter. Short, crude, flat-bottomed cannons like...

American Revolutionary War 12-pounder mortar shell with wooden base, found in Philadelphia, 1777. 3252 grams total, 2761 grams for shell, 4-1/2&quo...

American Revolutionary War three-pounder barshot, found in New York. 1422 grams, 11-1/2" long, 2-3/4" diameter half-spheres. Rare example...

British eighteen-pounder stand of grapeshot, early 1800s. 7980 grams, 7-1/2" tall, 5" diameter. This type of projectile is seldom found i...

Small iron cannonball, professionally conserved. 919 grams, 2-1/2" diameter. Intact and matte black from conservation, with moonscape-like pit...

Complete iron barshot with spherical ends, professionally conserved. 3838 grams, 10-12" long, 3" diameter spheres. Very solid and intact ...

Spanish ball-and-chain horseman's flail, 1700s. 925 grams, 26-1/2" overall length with 5" ball, 9-1/2" handle, 12" chain. I...

Early Italian stiletto knife with lionhead pommel, 1600s-1700s. 269 grams, 14-1/2" overall length, 9" blade. Whimsical Venetian knife hil...

Spanish colonial sailor's dirk, 1700s-1800s. 196 grams, 14" overall length, 9-1/8" blade. Good-quality officer's knife found in S...

Spanish or Italian dagger, mid-1700s. 352 grams, 16" overall length, 11-1/4" blade. Simple yet serviceable knife with corkscrew-patterned...

French marine brass-hilted briquet hanger sword, 1767. 780 grams, 32" long, 26-3/4" blade. Used by French marines and soldiers in the Ame...

European felling axe, 1700s. 1750 grams, 30-12" overall length with 6-12" x 11-1/4" blade. Distinctively long blade (basically a tre...

Spanish colonial Caribbean naval cutlass, ca. 1800. 697 grams, 32" long, 28" blade. A classic early naval straight, single-bladed sword w...

Late Spanish colonial period officer's eagle-headed sword, late 1800s. 937 grams, 32" long, 26-1/2" blade. Used by Spanish officers i...

Japanese katana ("samurai sword") with scabbard, mid-1900s. 1360 grams, 40" long, 30" blade. The katana was the main battle wea...

Rare European brass-barreled matchlock hand mortar, 1600s-1700s. 4802 grams, 22-1/2" long, 2-1/2" bore at mouth. Purchased in Spain in 19...

Ornate brass miquelet horseman's pistol, Eastern European, 1700s. 1512 grams, 20" long, 13" barrel. Heavily decorated metal stock wit...

Ornate miquelet horseman's pistol, Eastern European, 1700s. 1073 grams, 19" long, 12" barrel. Intricately decorated metal stock with ...

Ornate Spanish officer's miquelet pistol, 1700s. 632 grams,13-1/2" long, 8" barrel. High-quality polished walnut stock 50-caliber pis...

European or Spanish officer's blunderbuss pistol, 1700s. 619 grams, 13" long, 7-1/2" barrel, 1" at muzzle. Unusual small walnut ...

European flintlock large caliber holster pistol, 1700s. 995 grams, 19-1/4" long, 12-1/2" barrel. Fifty-caliber pistol with relief-carved...

British officer's brass barrel pistol, made by John Sharpe, 1811-1831. 837 grams, 15" long, 9" barrel. Fifty-caliber walnut stock pis...

English officer's percussion pistol, maker T. Ketland & Co., ca. 1815-20. 930 grams, 15" long, 9" barrel. Sturdy service pistol f...

English officer's flintlock pistol, maker W. Ketland & Co., ca. 1815-20. 789 grams, 4-1/2" long, 9" barrel. Simple specimen from ...