TREASURE AUCTION #6: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC

Lot of gold flakes from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 1.8 grams. These are all thin, hammered strips of gold, presumably the parts of A...

Gold cut "finger" bar #23 from the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550), 537 grams, marked three times with fineness XX• (201/4K). A...

Gold "finger' bar #11 from the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550), 204 grams, 20-1/2K, in special presentation wooden box. About 5&...

Gold nugget #853 from the Espadarte (1558), 43 grams. 1" in diameter and 1/4" thick. Round, flat disk of what appears to be high-grade gol...

Gold nugget #1039 from the Espadarte (1558), 32 grams. Roughly 1-1/4" x 1" and 3/16" thick. Broad, flat disk whose metal did not flow...

Gold nugget #1004 from the Espadarte (1558), 19 grams. 3/4" in diameter and 1/4" thick. A flattened sphere of high-grade gold, very coin-l...

Lot of 6 low-grade gold pieces from the Espadarte (1558). 2.4-12.0 grams each (total 48.2 grams), 1/4" to 1" in diameter. These bits, of w...

Gold "finger" bar #30 from the Atocha (1622), 885 grams, 20-3/4K. About 9" x 1" x 1/2". Long and nearly full bar with one e...

Gold "finger" bar #33 from the Atocha (1622), 621 grams, 20-1/4K. About 7" x 1" x 1/4". Another "SARGOSA / PECARTA&quo...

Gold "finger" bar from the Maravillas (1656), 336.3 grams, 19-1/4K. About 7" x 1" x 1/4". A very wide and flat ingot with o...

Gold "half potato" ingot from the 1715 Fleet, marked "4o3", 59.32 troy oz, estimated fineness 20K. About 5-3/4" x 2-1/2&quo...

Justh & Hunter gold ingot #4280 from the S.S. Central America (1857), 20.93 oz, 90.7% fine, with special presentation copy of Bowers book. About...

Lot of gold flakes and dust from the S.S. Central America (1857), approx. 31 grams, in original Sotheby's packaging. A generous "pinch&quo...

Lot of gold dust from the S.S. Central America (1857), approx. 20 grams. A goodly "pinch" of gold dust (no flakes or nuggets) from the Ca...

Large silver "tumbaga" bar #M-66 ("key bar") from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 21.66 lb. About 13-1/2" x 4-1/2...

Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-92 from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 8.07 lb. About 14" x 3-1/4" x 3/4". Long, flat in...

Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-115 from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 7.08 lb. About 10" x 3-1/2" x 3/4". Thick, recta...

Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-106 from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 6.51 lb. About 12-1/2" x 4" x 3/8". Broadly rect...

Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-51 from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 5.23 lb. About 7" x 3" x 1". Neat "half-bric...

Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-63 from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 4.59 lb. About 9-1/4" x 4" x 3/8". Very neatly re...

Cut silver "tumbaga style" ingot #6 from the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550), 2495 grams, with illegible fineness markings and ...

Well-marked silver "splash" ingot #AG from the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550), fineness 23.6/24, 1004 grams. About 5-1/2"...

Cut piece of a silver "splash" ingot from an unidentified ca.-1554 wreck off Santo Domingo, 5.73 troy oz. Roughly 3-1/2" x 2-1/2"...

Cut piece of a silver "splash" ingot from an unidentified ca.-1554 wreck off Santo Domingo, 4.08 troy oz. Roughly 2-1/2" x 1-1/2"...

Large silver bar from the Atocha (1622),100 lb 2.3 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0. About 14" x 5-1/2" x 4-1/2". This is the heaviest bar w...

Large silver bar from the Atocha (1622), 91 lb 4.96 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0. About 14" x 5" x 3-1/2". This choice bar has the most ...

Large silver bar from the Atocha (1622), 83 lb 9.44 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0. About 16" x 5-1/4" x 3-1/4". A curious example of cros...

Large silver bar from the Atocha (1622), 87 lb 6.88 oz troy, Class Factor 0.9. About 16" x 5" x 3-1/2". Very well marked for its grad...

Silver contraband ingot from the Maravillas (1656), 550 grams. About 5" x 1" x 3/4". A neatly molded ingot of typical shape and finen...

Small silver plug (contraband ingot?), from an original Spanish salvage camp of the 1715 Fleet, 34.8 grams. About 1-1/4" in diameter and 7/8&qu...

Neatly formed silver bar from the Rooswijk (1739), 1967 grams (63.25 oz. troy), marked with A (Amsterdam) and VOC (Dutch East India Co.) and billy goa

Neatly formed silver bar from the Rooswijk (1739), 1957 grams (62.93 oz. troy), marked with A (Amsterdam) and VOC (Dutch East India Co.) and billy goa

Cut copper ingot from the Atocha (1622), 12 lb av. About 7" x 7" x 3". A very crude lump of copper that was broken apart in at least ...

Broken copper ingot(?) (or possibly just scrap copper) from the Consolación (1681), 604 grams. About 4-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 2". Very ...

Well-molded copper ingot from the Benamain (1890), 14 lb av. Roughly 12" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2". Custom-molded ingot with rectangular top ...

Hollow terra cotta statue of Tanit. 187 grams, 6-3/8" tall and about 1-1/2" in diameter. A crude, worn statue almost completely cocooned i...

Pair of Chinese celadon plates, Song or Yuan Dynasty (960-1279 AD). 210.6 grams, 5" x 1"; 207 grams, 5" x 1-1/4". Two shallow sa...

Pair of earthenware jar lids (one repaired). 155 and 131 grams, each 4" in diameter and 1-1/2" to 1-3/4" in diameter. Both lids a bit...

Annamese blue-on-white porcelain monkey statuette (dropper). 66 grams, 2-1/4" tall. Very cute little statuette in the form of a mother monkey w...

Annamese blue-on-white porcelain bowl with bird motif. 697 grams, 9-1/4" in diameter and 2" tall. Choice and 100% intact museum-quality pi...

Uncleaned, Annamese blue-on-white porcelain bowl with bird motif. 743 grams, 9" in diameter and 2" tall. Intact and vividly colored piece ...

Large, Annamese blue-on-white lidded porcelain powder-box. 121 grams, 1-3/4" tall and 2-3/4" in diameter. Flower on top with 4-panel patte...

Annamese blue-on-white lidded porcelain powder-box (medium). 94 grams, 1-1/2" tall and 2-1/4" in diameter. Well-preserved round box with c...

Annamese blue-on-white lidded porcelain powder-box (medium). 82 grams, 1-1/2" tall and 2-1/4" in diameter. Round box with curved sides, de...

Small, Annamese blue-on-white lidded porcelain powder-box. 54 grams, 1-1/4" tall and 1-3/4" in diameter. Round and straight-sided, with su...

Bronze apothecary's pestle. 367 grams, 7" long. In amazingly intact condition (one end possibly truncated), the bronze a lovely dark color ...

Brass spike, rare provenance. 94 grams, 6" long. Clean, straight, intact spike with square shank and head, light brass color, first artifact (w...

Iron spike, rare provenance. 129 grams, 6-1/2" long. Straight, intact, square-shanked spike with bulbous head, rusty red in color with patches ...

Bronze crucifix. 4.3 grams, 2-1/4" x 1-3/8". One-piece cross and Christ figure, a bit eroded but fundamentally intact (just the top part m...

Bronze crucifix. 5.1 grams, 1-5/8" x 1-3/8". One-piece cross and Christ figure, the legs particularly prominent, worn but intact except fo...

Lot of 6 small, brass buckles. 11.0 grams total, 1"-1-1/4" long. Thin but fairly ornate and easily recognizable artifacts, used for shoes ...

Blue-on-white Chinese porcelain jarlet, Zhangzhou (Swatow), late Ming Dynasty. 68.7 grams, 2" tall and 1-3/4" in diameter. Small, round va...

Gold ring with amethyst. 5.8 grams, 7/8" inside diameter. Nearly identical to the specimen in our Treasure Auction #4 but with slightly lighter...

Gold ring with aquamarine(?). 3.0 grams, 3/4" inside diameter. Practically identical to the specimen in our Treasure Auction #4, the stone of t...

Ornate silver plate with bird-hunting theme. 181 grams, 6-3/4" in diameter. Perfectly preserved (no corrosion) and fabulously well detailed, th...

Lot of 20 large, Grade-1 quality natural emeralds, 23.0 carats total. Nice green color and good opacity, most about 5 mm in size, the very same items

Lot of dozens of medium-sized, Grade-1 quality natural emeralds, 28.5 carats total. Nice green color and good opacity, most about 3 mm in size, the v

Lot of over 100 small, Grade-1 quality natural emeralds, 27.5 carats total. Nice green color and good opacity, most about 2 mm in size, the very same

Lot of 17 medium to large, Grade-2 quality natural emeralds, 19.0 carats total. Darker (blacker, not deeper green) and more opaque, most about 5 mm i

Lot of 28 medium-sized, Grade-2 quality natural emeralds, 25.0 carats total. Darker (blacker, not deeper green) and more opaque, most about 3 mm in d

Lot of dozens of small, Grade-2 quality natural emeralds, 10.0 carats total. Darker (blacker, not deeper green) and more opaque, most about 2 mm in d

Lot of dozens of large,Grade-3 quality natural emeralds, 66.5 carats total. Very dark and opaque nuggets tinged with green, most about 5 mm in diamet

Lot of dozens of medium to large, Grade-3 quality natural emeralds, 40.5 carats total. Very dark and opaque nuggets tinged with green, most about 3 m

Lot of over 100 small,Grade-3 quality natural emeralds, 54.5 carats total. Very dark and opaque nuggets tinged with green, most about 2 mm in diamete

Gold clasp made into a pendant. 3.2 grams, 1" long. An original artifact, sort of a starburst figure-eight with smooth, triangular back, 2.42 g...

Small gold bead. 0.3 gram, 1/4" in diameter. A plain, more or less spherical bead with tiny holes at each end, slightly caved in but with nice ...

High-quality natural emerald, 2.98 carats. About 10 x 6 x 5 mm. A sizable and somewhat translucent gem with nice green color, one of the better specim

Natural emerald, 1.95 carats. About 9 x 6 x 5 mm. Nice green color and surface luster, somewhat opaque but much better than most from the Atocha, alwa

Natural emerald chip, 0.53 carat. About 7 x 5 x 3 mm. White crystal with tinge of green, popular source. With original plastic tag and Fisher photo-ce

Iron cooper's stake anvil, very rare, professionally conserved. 34 lb, 53" long. Also known as a spike anvil, this large item with point at...

Iron cannonball. 6 lb, 3-1/2" in diameter. Solid and substantial ball with much surface erosion but stabilized, dark but slightly rusty color. ...

Iron padlock, professionally conserved. 43.1 grams, 2" x 3/4". In the shape of an upside-down triangle, nicely preserved and with keyhole ...

Iron cotter pins, professionally conserved. 86.5 grams, 5" long. Effectively two spikes, each bent double and clasped together, used to connect...

Large copper cooking pot with display sign. 6 lb 10 oz, 8-1/2" tall and 8-1/2" in diameter. Very impressive artifact, the spherical body a...

Lot of 5 large, natural pearls. 0.44 to 0.66 carat each. Sizable pearls (about 5 mm each) with varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls

Lot of 5 large, natural pearls. 0.49 to 0.92 carat each. Sizable pearls (about 5 mm each) with varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls

Lot of 10 medium-sized natural pearls. 0.24 to 0.37 carat each. Very useful size (and amount) for jewelry (each pearl about 0.4 mm), with varying colo

Lot of 10 medium-sized natural pearls. 0.21 to 0.37 carat each. Very useful size (and amount) for jewelry (each pearl about 0.4 mm), with varying colo

Lot of 15 small, natural pearls. 0.08 to 0.15 carat each. Decent-sized pearls (2-3 mm each) in varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls

Lot of 15 small, natural pearls. 0.08 to 0.16 carat each. Decent-sized pearls (2-3 mm each) in varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls

Lot of 15 small, natural pearls. 0.08 to 0.22 carat each. Decent-sized pearls (2-3 mm each) in varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls

Lot of 15 small, natural pearls. 0.08 to 0.19 carat each. Decent-sized pearls (2-3 mm each) in varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls

Lot of 30 very small, natural pearls. 0.03 to 0.15 carat each. Tiny pearls (1-2 mm each) in varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls th

Lot of 30 very small, natural pearls. 0.01 to 0.17 carat each. Tiny pearls (1-2 mm each) in varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls th

Iron spike, professionally conserved. 237 grams, 8-5/8" long. Long, straight, square-shank spike with large square head, a bit eroded but solid...

Half of a lead split-shot, about 3/4" in diameter. 19 grams, 7/8" in diameter. Originally crafted as two hemispheres connected by wire but...

Section of wood from the ship in shadow box. 4-1/2 lb, 16-1/2" x 16-1/2" x 1-3/4". We have sold tens of thousands of coins from this ...

Bronze cannonball, rare. 23 lb, 5-1/5" in diameter. A perfectly round but oddly cracked ball (probably due to casting the bronze around an iron...

Copper pot handle. 179 grams, about 4" to a side. A horseshoe-shaped torque of 1/2"-cylindrical cross-section, the flattened ends for fast...

Handled earthenware pot. 1025 grams, 5" tall and 7" in diameter. Super artifact with short, fat body with one handle intact and the other ...

Bulbous stoneware bottle. 643 grams, 8" tall and 4-1/2" in diameter. Nice teardrop shape with diagonally broken neck (worn on breaks, so a...

Small, handled earthenware bowl. 383 grams, 2-1/2" tall and 6" in diameter. Rustic and simple bowl with vestiges of 2 handles on rolled ri...

Large brass religious medallion. 3.1 grams, 1-1/4" tall. One of 4 designs of religious medallions found on this wreck, according to Bill Selige...

Small brass religious medallion. 2.5 grams, 1" tall. Another one of the 4 designs found on this wreck and pictured in the Seliger book showing ...

Iron mule shoe. 176 grams, about 5" x 3-1/2". Perfectly intact specimen, professionally conserved (black) but thin and slightly rusty from...

Lot of 12 steel rapier blades, some conserved. 8 lb total, 46" long. While we have had several individual specimens of these interesting items ...

Iron rapier handle and part of blade. 397 grams, 12" long. The handle-end of a rapier with hilt and knuckle-guard intact but simple in design, ...

Very large blue-on-white Chinese porcelain bowl with heron motif, late Ming Dynasty. 4-3/4 lb, 15" in diameter and 3" tall. Wonderfully bi...

Ornate pewter spoon with original display sign, rare and important provenance. 43 grams. A very elegant spoon (pied-de-biche type, trifid handle), wit

Conglomerate of money cowries (seashells) and porcelain shards, rare. 216 grams, about 4" x 2" x 2". This item, the first artifact we...