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

Small, gold-leaf-on-silver snuffbox from the 1715 Fleet. 72 grams, 2-3/4" x 2" x 3/4". Once ornate and functional with gold leaf all...

Intact earthenware olive jar with encrustation from the 1715 Fleet. 5.98 kg, 21" tall, 10" in diameter. Some of the more impressive shipw...

Intact earthenware olive jar from the 1715 Fleet. 7.61 kg, 18" tall, 12" in diameter. Another vessel with an important pedigree, this ju...

Crude natural emerald from the 1715 Fleet, 17.5 carats. 17x14x9mm. Rather large light-green crystal with whitish encrustation, just a piece of the na

Crude natural emerald from the 1715 Fleet, 15.5 carats. 22x10x8mm. Interesting collection of small, light-green hexagons of emeralds in matrix and py

Crude natural emerald from the 1715 Fleet, 11.5 carats. 18x10x9mm. Very light-green crystal covered in whitish encrustation. From the 1715 Fleet, wit

Crude natural emerald from the 1715 Fleet, 9.5 carats. 15x12x10mm. Small blisters of light-green crystals covered in both white and black encrustatio

Crude natural emerald from the 1715 Fleet, 9 carats. 12x10x9mm. Rough cylinder of light-green crystal with bits of whitish encrustation all around.

Crude natural emerald from the 1715 Fleet, 8.5 carats. 15x9x9mm. Highly occluded tumbled light-green crystal with translucent white crystal embedded

Crude natural emerald from the 1715 Fleet, 8 carats. 12x12x10mm. Solid light-green crystal with small black stone embedded on one side. From the 1715

Crude natural emerald from the 1715 Fleet, 7 carats. 12x11x6mm. Roundish light-green crystal with a touch of pyrite embedded on one side. From the 17

Crude natural emerald from the 1715 Fleet, 6.5 carats. 13x10x6mm. Toothlike light-green crystal with black crystal cap. From the 1715 Fleet, with cer

Crude natural emerald from the 1715 Fleet, 6 carats. 12x9x8mm. Roundish light-green crystal with whitish encrustation all over. From the 1715 Fleet,

Crude natural emerald from the 1715 Fleet, 6 carats. 13x9x9mm. Roundish light-green crystal with whitish encrustation and flecks of pyrite on one sid

Lot of three crude natural emeralds from the 1715 Fleet, 3.5-5.5 carats each. 5.5 carat = 15x8x8mm; 4,5 carat = 12x9x6mm; 3.5 carat = 13x9x6mm. Three

Lot of three crude natural emeralds from the 1715 Fleet, 2-3 carats each. 3 carat = 8x7x6mm; 3 carat = 9x8x7mm; 2 carat = 12x5x4mm; Three various-sh

Two-part lead seal with copper connecting wires from the Bredenhof (1753). 14.10 grams total, 1/2 and 1-3/4" in diameter. Pair of mostly round...

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...