Unidentified English or French wreck sunk in the late 1700s in the English Channel
1471. Brass officer’s buckle, Sshape, swan motif. 6.3 grams, 1½”. Bright-brass S-buckle with heads of swans at each end, lightly encrusted in crevices, intact and interesting. Estimate: $60-$90. 1475. Lot of 30 lead musketballs. 703 grams total, about ½” in diameter each. Typical balls in various sizes, identical to those from colonial 1472. Engraved silver cufflink, octagonal shape. 4.5 grams, 1". A pair of small, flat buttons with floral engraving connected by oval loop, one of the buttons intact but the other with piece of edge missing, the silver nicely toned and uncorroded. Estimate: $50$75.
wrecks around the world and very useful for retailers. Estimate: $100-$150.
1476. Lot of 2 small, brass nested-weight cups. 29.2 grams, about 1". The smaller one is solid and well encrusted, the larger one with open bottom and several holes near top and bent but also with some green encrustation inside. Estimate: $25-$40.
1473. Pewter personal seal with yellow-glass insert. 2.3 grams, ½”. A small, oval button with design in yellow glass for pressing into wax, intact and lightly encrusted. Estimate: $25-$40.
1477. Clay pipe bowl. 12.4 grams, 1¾”. Intact bowl and short part of stem, all white and clean, a very recognizable colonial-era artifact. Estimate: $25-$40.
1474. Lot of 3 large lead cannonballs(?). 539 grams total, 7/8" to 1-13/8" in diameter. These are odd items (2 small and one large), for they
1478. Lot of 3 bronze/pewter buckles. 34.7 grams total, about 1" to 2". Three different buckles for various purposes, all more or less intact. Estimate: $25-$40.
seem to be too big for muskets but too soft for cannons, probably scarce, as we have not seen this type heretofore. Estimate: $75$110.
1479. Lot of 10 small bronze/pewter buttons. 38.6 grams, about ½” to 1" each. Mostly ornate in design, some with lettering, colors ranging from bright copper to black, light encrustation in crevices, about half with intact loops on back. Estimate: $50-$75.
228