Treasure and World Coin Auction #11

Lot of 2 pewter spoons (rat-tail, ca. 1700; and trifid, ca. 1740), in Riker box. 122 grams total, 6-1/4" and 7-1/4" long. A typical pair ...

Lot of 2 natural emeralds, about 1.5 carats total, with Frank Sedwick certificates. Fairly light chips of green with brownish inclusions, a fairly w

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, fisherman motif, intact but with encrustation (scarce thus). 33.7 grams, 1-1/2" tall and 2-1/2" i...

Large, flat, rectangular copper slab marked with X. 26 lb 7 oz (av), 15-1/2" x 9-1/2" x 5/8". Very neatly cast, with ripples in surf...

Brass candlestick holder, ca. 1680-1730. 866 grams, 8" tall and 4-1/2" at its widest. Classic design with inverted-cup base and drip-tray...

Stoneware bellarmine jug marked with Z (for Zeeland?), ca. 1750, intact. 4040 grams, 14-1/2" tall and 7-1/2" in diameter. Very heavy, sol...

Brass mortar with handles, ca. 1700-1780. 3200 grams, 4-1/2" tall and 6" in diameter. Typically heavy and sturdy bowl for apothecaries, w...

Lot of 12 brass and pewter buttons, including many naval officers' uniform buttons (British and French). 51.1 grams total, up to 1" in dia...

Lot of 6 brass/copper thimbles. 21.7 grams total, up to 3/4" tall. Completely intact and solid, in a variety of designs and sizes, one brassy ...

Large lot of 14 miscellaneous small artifacts. Nearly 7 lb total, nothing larger than 8". This catch-all lot covers practically the whole rang...

Lot of 4 wooden ship's rigging parts. 3020 grams total, up to 7" each. This lot consists of a solid, heavy pulley sheave (disk with hole i...

Pair of earthenware "boy-on-buffalo" figurines, probably game-pieces, some legs missing. 24.4 and 23.5 grams, each about 2-1/2". Ver...

Small bronze bell with original clapper, ca. 1800-1820. 5520 grams, 8" tall and 8" in diameter. Ship's bells are rare, but this one s...

Tiny lead cannon (toy or game-piece). 19.4 grams, 1-1/4" long. This miniature piece is an actual, functioning carronade, with 1/16" touch...

Large bronze cannon, with Spanish coat-of-arms, 9' long, from a 1588 Spanish Armada ship in the Naval Battle of Gravelines. Approx. 3000lb. The...

Bronze swivel cannon, Spanish or Portuguese, 17th century, with custom carved-mahogany stand. About 80 lb (with stand), 31" long. A well-const...

Bronze signal cannon (upright), Spanish, late 1500s, with initials M S on side. 6150 grams, 6" tall and 4-1/2" in diameter (base). Very h...

Small (model) iron bombard (1500s design) and wooden carriage, made ca. 1900. 9290 grams, 20" x 8" x 7". Very rustic hand-made carri...

Miniature bronze cannon, Dutch, ca. 1750-1800. 476 grams, 6-1/2" long. A functional scale model with hole where cascabel should be, 3/8" ...

Spanish stone roundshot (cannonball) from a 1588 Spanish Armada wreck off Nieuwpoort, Belgium, rare. 1754 grams, 4-1/2" in diameter. Far less ...