Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 27

Iron grappling hook, professionally conserved, from an unidentified 1657 Dutch wreck. 3 lb, 18" long. Nearly intact 4-pronged grappling hook, ...

Wooden inkwell made from structural timbers recovered from the wreck of the Princess Maria (1686). 111 grams, 2" x 2-1/2" x 1-1/2"....

Intact blue-on-white Chinese porcelain cup with handle, Kangxi period, ex-HMS Winchester (1695), very rare provenance and condition. 72 grams, 2-1/...

Intact earthenware "olive jar" with stand, ex-Yucatan wreck (1600s-1700s). 3350 grams, 12" tall x 9" in diameter at shoulders. ...

Brass navigational dividers, ring-type, intact, ex-Merestein (1702). 27 grams, 3" long x 1-1/2". Intact and functional dividers with lust...

Brass navigational dividers, straight type, intact, ex-Merestein (1702). 49 grams, 3" x 1/2". Pocket-sized and functional with simple som...

English pewter measure, intact but missing lid, ex-HMS Stirling Castle (1703). 212 grams, 3-1/4" tall, 2" diameter. The Great Storm of No...

Royal Navy surgeon's delftware medical ointment pot, ex-HMS Stirling Castle (1703). 149 grams, 3" tall, 2-1/4" diameter. The Great St...

Bronze pocket sundial (ring dial), ex-Association (1707). 18 grams, 1-3/4" x 1-1/2" x 3/8". Fully intact outer rings (missing inner ...

Bronze cannon breech-block, ex-Real Eight, ex-Sotheby-Parke-Bernet (1973), plated in Pieces of Eight (Wagner, 1966), very rare and important. 24.3 lb

Iron cannonball grenade (three-pounder), conserved and intact, ex-1715 Fleet. 1109 grams, 3" diameter. Hollow but solid and professionally con...

Iron axe head, conserved, ex-1715 Fleet. 1281 grams, 10-1/4" x 4". Conserved and stable dark black axe head, the wooden handle long gone ...

Small iron grappling hook, conserved and intact, ex-1733 Fleet. 236 grams, 7" x 6". Petite three-pronged hook with intact ring in eyelet ...

Iron cargo hook and connector ring, conserved and intact, ex-1733 Fleet. 627 grams, 8" long. A complete and heavy hook with most of a flared-f...

Small iron barshot (unique design), ex-early 1700s wreck. 3119 grams, 9" long, the ends 2-1/2" thick and 3-1/2" in diameter. Very st...

Small lignum vitae deadeye, ex-HMS Looe (1744), ex-Meylach. 380 grams, 3-1/2" diameter, 2-1/2" wide. Nearly complete wooden piece of ship...

Small wax-seal (bird on branch motif), gilt copper and agate, intact, ex-Hartwell (1787). 5 grams, 1-3/4" x 3/4". Charming and still-usef...

Brass spectacles frame (without glass), intact but with one arm-pin missing, ex-Lady Holland (1830). 9 grams, 4-1/2" wide. Lightweight eyeglas...

Baltic amber with preserved spider and ant, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 2.3 grams, 1" x 3/4". A medium-color ...

Baltic amber with preserved spider and flies, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 5.1 grams, 1-3/4" x 3/4". Lovely sp...

Fossilized teak tree, 40+ million years old, from ancient central Java. 3056 grams, 11" tall, 3" diameter. Extremely attractive, multi-co...

Megalodon (huge shark) tooth, Miocene era (approx. 2.6 to 15 million years old), from the Hawthorn Formation, South Carolina. 331 grams, 5-1/4"...

Lot of six megalodon (giant shark) teeth, approx. 2.6 million years old, mostly intact (2"+/-), recovered from shipwreck sites off South Africa...

Fossilized woolly mammoth tooth, approx. 10,000 to 100,000 years old, found off the east coast of Florida. 2491 grams, 8-1/2" x 6-1/2". L...

English lead cannonball, ca. 1622-1644. 1750 grams, 2-3/4" diameter. A seldom-seen small-caliber lead shot from a swivel gun or small cannon f...

British ball grenade, ca. 1758, partially fragmented, from Fort St. Frederic in Crown Point, NY. 711 grams, 2-1/2" diameter if whole. Rarely a...

Large bronze signal cannon "thundermug," Spanish colonial (1500s-1700s), marked with script initials F.A. 19.2 lb, 6" tall, 4" ...

Pair of very small iron signal or model cannons on wooden carriages, late 1700s to early 1800s. 8.4 lb and 8.6 lb, each 10" x 6". Decorat...

Early 19th-century American bronze swivel-mount cannon with iron tiller. 23" long, 5" diameter at breech, 4" muzzle, 1-2" bore,...

Small brass cannon on carriage, Civil War era, with ownership provenance dating back to 1941. 57 lbs, 26" long, 4" muzzle, 1-1/2" b...

Twelve-pounder "stand of grapeshot" or canister shot, Civil War era. 14.4 lbs, 6" tall, 4-1/2" diameter. This type of projectil...

Iron canister shot (reconstructed and preserved), Civil War era. 6 lbs, 4-1/2" tall, 4-1/8" diameter. Among the most effective anti-perso...

European left-hand dagger, 1600s-1700s. 467 grams, 18-1/2" long, 13-1/2" blade, guard 5" across. Well-preserved, darkish brown iron ...

Iron pike head, 1600s-1800s, intact. 511 grams, 18" long. Dark-brown triangular pike (spear tip) with central raised groove extending from top...

American naval boarding axe, 1800s. 1486 grams, 25-1/2" long, 11-1/4" wide head. Machine-made head with notched blade on one side and spi...

French boarding axe, 1800s. 1048 grams, 17-1/2" long, 10" wide head. Machine-made head with notched blade on one side and spike end on th...

European .60 caliber flintlock pistol, mid-1700s . 935 grams, 19-1/4" long, 12-1/2" barrel. Beautifully carved walnut stock gun with silv...

European .60 caliber flintlock pistol, mid-1700s. 887 grams, 19" long, 12" barrel. Ornately hand-engraved brass, steel and walnut pistol ...

Small flintlock "pocket" pistol with French proofmarks on barrel, signed "G. SOFIANT" (?) on lockplate, 1700s. 317 grams, 9-1/2...

Brass-barreled English flintlock pistol, late 1700s. 1117 grams, 15" long, 8-1/4" barrel. Well-used walnut and brass-mounted gun with an ...

English or European .60 caliber flintlock pistol, late 1700s. 864 grams,17-1/2" long, 8" barrel. Well-preserved steel and walnut pistol ...

Matched set of British box-lock flintlock dueling pistols, early 1800s 691 grams total, each 9" long. Super little set with cannon-muzzled, ro...

Large lead sounding weight marked XXIIII, 1700s. 22.5 lb, 16" x 2-3/4". Very heavy, tall, tapered specimen marked XXIIII along one side, ...

Large lignum vitae deadeye, 1700s-1800s. 14 lb, 9" diameter, 6" thick. The heaviest piece we've offered, intact, and medium brown in ...

Small lignum vitae deadeye, 1700s-1800s. 2102 grams, 7" diameter, 3-3/4" thick. Darkly colored turned wood, a piece of ship's rigging...

Early European brass crucifix with base, 1700s. 518 grams, 15" tall and 6" at its widest. Typical crucifix with separate Christ figure mo...

Intact black-glass ring (size 1-3/4) with Maltese cross design, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s), rare. 1.41 grams. Very thick black glass, rather ligh

Large cuprous candlestick holder, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 55 grams total, base 4" x 2", candlestick 3-1/2" long. Rather well...

Complete brass set of nested cup-weights in lidded case, probably made in Nuremburg, used in the Spanish colonies (1500s-1700s). 425 grams, 2"...

British Royal Navy surgeon's bronze mortar with handles, 1600s. 6204 grams, 7" tall, 8" diameter at top, 4-3/4" diameter at base...