Treasure, World, U.S. Coin and Paper Money Auction 23 - May 15-16

Small lead inkwell from the Tilbury (1757), unique. 183 grams, 1-1/8" x 1" x 1-1/2". Cute, mostly rectangular, small and sturdy inkw...

Small brass spoon from the Tilbury (1757), unique and intact. 5 grams, 4-3/4" long. A delicate, mostly intact small spoon too small for soup b...

Lot of two brass buckles, one complete, from the Tilbury (1757). Larger buckle 6.89 grams, 1-3/4" x 1-3/8" and smaller buckle 32.82 grams...

Bronze flintlock ramrod holder with British armory "broad arrow" mark, from the Tilbury (1757). 35.09 grams, 4-7/8" long. Darkly ton...

Lot of three lead sounding weights from the Tilbury (1757). 3464 grams and 11-1/2" long, 1769 grams and 5-1/2" long, and 2336 grams, and ...

Large lot of 50 lead musketballs from the Tilbury (1757). 1394 grams, between 1-/2" to 5/8" in diameter. Common, simple balls all with un...

Tiny book made from wood from Royal George (1782) published in 1841 (first edition, 120 pp). 39 grams, 3-1/2" x 2" x 1/2". Multi-lev...

Lot of four lignum vitae pulley parts (three wheels and one spindle), all marked with British broad arrow, from the Colossus (1798). 3154 grams, whee

Small steel navigational dividers from an unidentified early-1800s whaling ship. 39 grams, 4" long. Unlike earlier bronze versions, which gene...

Spanish colonial pewter pitcher, ca. 1800-1820, from an unidentified early-1800s wreck. 910 grams, 7-1/2" tall, 5" in diameter. From an u...

Copper ore specimen from the Pewabic (1865) mounted on wood from the wreck with informational plaque. 279 grams and 5-3/4" x 2-1/2" x 5/8...

Gold oval locket from the General Abbatucci (1869), intact. 9.50 grams, 2" x 1-1/8". Plain gold locket (fineness unknown) with thin glass...

Fossilized mammoth tooth from the North Sea. 1596 grams, 8" long, 5" tall. Medium-sized molar with about 14-15 ridges interspersed with b...

Native stone axe head, pre-Columbian (?). 391 grams, 5-1/2" long, 3" at widest point. A well-made stone axe head with one end sharpened i...

High-karat gold ring with flower design, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 2.52 grams, size 6. Lovely and petite, this small high-grade gold ring featu

Lot of eleven pieces of glass jewelry fragments (ten bracelets and one ring), Spanish colonial (1600s). 21.95 grams total, pieces from 3/4" to...

Lot of nineteen jet and ebony amulets and beads, Spanish colonial (1600s). 22.67 grams total, from 1/8" to 1". Interesting assortment of ...

Gilt silver religious medal made in Madrid, Spain, for the Virgin of Nuestra Senora de Atocha (Our Lady of Atocha), mid-1700s. 21.68 grams, 2-1/2&q...

Spanish brass crucifix, 1800s. 100.82 grams and 6" x 3". Large, brass cross with ebony inlay in the cross, INRI in scroll at top and lack...

Small bronze cannonball with hollow core, 1600s, found in Haiti. 1217 grams, 3" in diameter. Don't believe that this lovely bronze ball is...

Rare early English lead cannonball, 1600s. 940 grams, 2" in diameter. A seldom-seen lead small-caliber shot from a swivel gun or small cannon ...

Lot of 21 lead musketballs, various sizes, Spanish colonial (1600s). 315 grams, 3/8" to 3/4" each. Fine assortment of various-sized lead ...

Stone mold for lead birdshot, Spanish colonial (1600s), with ten lead shot. 243 grams total, mold is 2" x 5" x 1/2", bullets are 1/4...

Revolutionary War British ball grenade, ca. 1781. 1271 grams, 3" in diameter. This dark and rusty-colored artifact while stable and solid show...

Pair of antique German armor gauntlets, 1600s. 1017 grams, 15" long. Simple military-style footman's gauntlets, possibly from the town gua...

Early European gentleman's smallsword rapier, 1700s. 370 grams, 34-1/2" overall length, 27-3/4" blade length. A transitional piece--s...

Early Spanish sailor's dirk, ca. 1800. 230 grams, 12' overall length, 7" blade length. Decorative flower-themed, short clip-point blad...

British naval figure-eight cutlass, ca. 1840. 1040 grams, 32" overall length, 27" blade length. Clean blade with dull point and one small...

Flintlock pistol, English, ca. 1720 (Queen Anne period), with silver inlays and buttplate, marked and signed by maker Pierre Gandon (senior). 704 gra

Early European flintlock pistol, 1700s. 1158 grams, 21-1/2" overall length, 14-3/4" barrel length. Longer tapered-barrel pistol with simp...

American Revolution-period flintlock officer's pistol, dated 1775. 1012 grams, 16" overall length, 10" barrel length. British-style a...

Revolutionary War encrusted musket, ca. 1781. 1239 grams, 13-1/2" long. Fascinating, well-conserved encrusted section of a musket barrel and s...

Eastern European flintlock pistol, late 1700s-early 1800s. 1061 grams, 19" overall length, 11-1/2" barrel length. Typical pistol that was...

British East India Company ship's blunderbuss, 1806. 3046 grams, 37" overall length, 20-1/2" barrel length. Fully functioning bell-mo...

English flintlock boxlock screw-barrel pocket pistol, 1800-1820. 397 grams, 6-3/4" overall length, 1-7/8' barrel length. Cute little clean...

Northern European naval flintlock "sea service" pistol, 1800s. 1214 grams, 15-1/2" long, 9" barrel length. Typical naval boardi...

Spanish colonial escopeta musketoon, early 1800s. 2309 grams, 30" overall length, 15-1/2" barrel length. Miquelet-lock style small musket...

Bronze handbell, Spanish colonial, late 1500s. 333 grams, 3-1/2" tall, 3-1/4" in diameter. Just like a ship's bell but in miniature! ...

Lot of two small bronze bells (two different types), Spanish colonial, late 1500s. 77.20 grams total, cowbell is 1-5/8" x 1-1/4", crotal ...

Lot of two black-glass case gin bottles, ca. 1750-90. 554 grams, 9-1/4" tall, 3" square sides; 683 grams, 9-1/2" tall, 3-1/2" s...

Lot of three black-glass ale bottles, ca. 1750-90. 679 grams, 8-1/4" tall, 4" in diameter; 713 grams, 9-1/2" tall, 3-1/2" in di...

Lot of two Dutch bottles: "onion" bottle, ca. 1760-1780 and case gin bottle, early 1800s. Gin bottle = 961 grams, 10-3/4" tall, 4&qu...

Lot of four bottles: Two black-glass ales and one cylinder, 1750-90, plus one clear milk bottle, ca. 1850. 927 grams, 9" tall, 3-3/4" in ...

Collection of 8 Spanish iron "skeleton" keys, 1600s-1700s. 1217 grams, key length ranges from 4-1/2" to 6-1/2". Attractive grou...

Lot of two iron "skeleton" keys, colonial period (1600s). 154 grams total; 5-1/4" and 5-1/2" long. Used for any kind of warded ...

British colonial naval/military officer's money box, ca. 1800. 1486 grams, 9" wide, 6-1/2" deep, 4" tall. Small, polished, recta...

Seventeenth-century style Spanish Catalan money box, 1800s. 3520 grams, 16" wide, 7" deep, 7" tall. Elaborately decorated carved har...

Early British prisoner shackles, 1700s. 974 grams, 12-3/4" long. Early hand-forged, straight-arm iron shackles secured by a small lock or blac...

Early cast-iron ball-and-chain with shackle, 1800s. 5810 grams, 35" long chain, 5" in diameter ball. Rare early shackle with 18 pounder b...

Spanish colonial silver spoon, probably 1550s to 1590, marked "Sevilla," hindsfoot-pattern handle, very rare. 33.81 grams, 6" long. ...

Bronze candlestick holder (two parts), Spanish colonial, late 1500s. 180 grams total, 3" diameter in base; candle holder 3-1/2" tall. Ear...

Large silver fork, Spanish colonial, ca. 1770s-1780s. 72.23 grams, 8" long. Solid, heavy rather utilitarian fork with Guatemalan touchmarks on...

Small pewter plate, European, with hallmarks and 1804 date. 447 grams, 9" in diameter, 1" deep. Typical plate for its period with raised ...

Ornate bronze finial (hollow), possibly religious, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 116 grams, 3" x 2-1/4". Well-constructed and heavy hol...

Bronze pommel or finial in the form of a woman's head, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 197.9 grams, 2" tall. Despite years of encrustation...

Collection of bronze weights, consisting of two nested-cup sets and six disks, Spanish colonial (1600s). 393 grams total, disks from 3/8" to 7...

Small cupel for metal refining, Spanish colonial (1600s), rare. 15 grams, 1-3/4" tall, 1-1/4" in diameter. It is probably very rare to fi...

Pocket sundial, bone, Spanish colonial (1600s). 15.26 grams, 2-1/8" in diameter if whole. Before there were clocks and wristwatches, the only ...

Small bronze chisel or axe-head, Spanish colonial (1600s). 74 grams, 2-1/4" long. Cute, well-constructed artifact without ornamentation and wi...

Lot of seven brass or bronze spurs, 1700s-1800s, mostly intact. 1952 grams total, from 6" to 7-1/2" wide. Enough spurs to start your own ...

Large wooden smoking pipe (1800s). 135 grams, 11" long. Well-worn simple wooden pipe with an exterior silver-rimmed bowl (interior bowl wrappe...

Queen Victoria's Great Seal of the Realm, ca. 1850s. 634 grams, 6-1/4" in diameter, 7/8" thick. Very rare and historically important ...

Small, 18K gold pillbox, French, engraved "Mai 1913." 19 grams, 1-1/2" x 7/8" x 3/8". From a bygone era, this lovely, ti...

Small, 14K gold Tiffany pillbox, ca. 1950s. 22 grams, 1-3/4" x 1-3/8" x 3/8". Slightly larger and more elaborately decorated box tha...