Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 29

Lot of two artifacts: a wooden mallet head with initials J.S. and display stand and a section of thick rope, ex-Colossus (1798). 570 grams total, rop

Large natural Colombian emerald in stone matrix with bits of pyrite sprinkled throughout over calcite agglomeration. 465 grams, approximately 5&quo...

Large petrified ammonite shell in matrix, approx. 350 million years old, from the Sahara Desert. 3788 grams, 7-1/2" x 7" x 3". Beau...

Baltic amber with preserved spider and flies, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 6 grams, 1-5/8" x 1-3/8". Medium ho...

Baltic amber with preserved beetle, fly and wasp, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 3 grams, 1-1/2" x 1/2". Light-c...

Megalodon (giant shark) tooth, Miocene era, approx. 3 to 15 million years old. 289 grams, 5" x 4". Carcharocles megalodon, meaning "...

Dutch East Indian (Indonesian) bronze lantaka (cannon) with original yoke (1800s). 36 lb av, 33" long, 3-3/4" at its widest. A type of po...

Spanish rapier, signed "Thomas Ayala en Toledo," early 1600s. 538 grams, 40-1/2" long, 34" blade. Ayala was a noted Toledo swor...

European "left hand" dagger, 1700s. 171 grams, 11-1/2" long, 7-1/2" blade. Designed to parry or block an opponent's attack,...

Iron sailor's dirk, Spanish colonial, ca. 1800. 254 grams, 15" long overall. Distinctive wavy blade design (inspired by the moro kris kni...

Spanish colonial D-guard cutlass, 1700s-1800s. 824 grams, 24' long, 19-1/2" blade. Iron hilt with walnut handle containing owner's ini...

Spanish colonial officer's sword, ca. 1800. 254 grams, 39" long, 33" blade. Gilt and engraved double-edged sword, with "no me s...

French model 1833 naval cup-hilt cutlass, engraved on spine with script "Manuf re R le de Chatellerault anno 1841" or "of Royal Manuf...

British naval flintlock blunderbuss, ca. 1755, marked with maker Whately. 2420 grams, 35" long, 23" barrel. Octagon-to-round barrel, typi...

Large English flintlock blunderbuss swivel gun, late 1700s. 4166 grams, 38-1/2" long, 22" barrel, 2" bell. Hefty, iron-barreled guns...

Spanish percussion blunderbuss with gold-inlaid inscription EN EIBAR / Fo POR ANTONIO BASCARAN / ANO 1867. 2059 grams, 28-1/4" long, 13-1/2&q...

European flintlock pistol, 1700s. 1081 grams, 20" long, 12" barrel. Beautiful and ornately hand-engraved brass, steel, and walnut pistol...

English naval flintlock pistol with dogface butt, late 1700s. 755 grams, 14" long, 8" barrel. Whimsical design with brass dogface butt pl...

British naval officer's flintlock pistol, early 1800s, with round brass barrel marked LONDON, KETLAND under flintlock. 1090 grams, 13-1/2"...

Double-barrel side-by-side percussion pistol, probably British, ca. 1820s-1850s. 932 grams, 14" long, 7-1/2" barrel. Fluted wood stock, d...