2316. Lot of 20 natural emeralds, average of about 1 carat each. About 1/4” to 1/2” each. Large assemblage of olive-green stones, some dark, some light, and the rest in between, all opaque with black or white encrustation, useful size for mounting. From the Maravillas (1656), with photo-certificates #CE0276, 280-1, 299, 311, 342, 384, 408, 427, 439, 442, 449, 462, 466, 468, 483, 489-90 and 495-6. Est: $250-$375. 2317. Lot of 30 natural emeralds, less than 1 carat each. About 1/4” each. Very large assemblage of olive-green stones, some dark, some light, and the rest in between, all opaque with black or white encrustation, useful size for mounting. From the Maravillas (1656), with photo-certificates #CE0002, 4, 8-9, 12, 16, 18, 20, 24-5, 37, 43, 45, 48, 51, 54-5, 60, 63-4, 71, 73, 76-7, 79, 89, 97, 146, 151, 176 and 416. Est: $200-$300. 2318. Lot of 30 natural emeralds, less than 1 carat each. About 1/4” each. Very large assemblage of olive-green stones, some dark, some light, and the rest in between, all opaque with black or white encrustation, useful size for mounting. From the Maravillas (1656), with photo-certificates #CE0105, 107, 133, 140, 145, 149, 152, 155, 161, 167-8, 170, 172, 182-4, 189, 192, 203, 208-9, 213, 217, 223, 230-1, 239, 244 and 246-7. Est: $200-$300. “1810 wreck,” east coast of Florida 2319. Green glass bottle, intact, from the “1810 wreck,” ex-Holden. 627 grams, 10” tall, 2-3/4” diameter. Deeply pontiled long-neck bottle with encrustation inside and out over smooth, clear surfaces, a perfect piece for display. From the “1810 wreck,” with photo-certificate stating pedigree to the collection of the salvager, Harold Holden. Est: $75-$110.
Non-wreck Artifacts
Arms / Armor / Militaria Edged Weapons 2320. American Civil War era naval sailor’s rope knife, marked U.S. Navy. 140 grams, 4-1/2” long. Single-bladed sailor’s rope knife with faint maker’s marks and “U.S. Navy” on blade, original staghorn grips, brass lanyard ring, age toning and fine pitting. A similar knife was found on the wreck of the USS Cairo sunk during the Civil War. With photo-certificate. Est: $200-$300. Firearms 2321. European flintlock blunderbuss pistol, 1800s. 1389 grams, 19” long, 9” barrel. Simple blunderbuss with steel barrel flare of 2”, plain flintlock with functional S-shaped hammer, well-worn walnut stock with nicks and loss of lacquer, unadorned brass butt plate and trigger guard, original metal ramrod. Est: $500-$750. 2322. Double-barreled percussion pistol, 1800s. 459 grams, 8-1/2” long, 3-1/4” barrel. When one barrel won’t do the trick! Double-barreled compact pistol of medium-colored striated wood stock, metal fittings and barrel with pretty floral engravings, lacking maker’s mark, somewhat rusty in places. Est: $300-$450. Jewelry / Religious 2323. Gold (16K) cufflinks with scrimshaw insets showing bears, signed “KL.” 12.61 grams total, 1” x 3/4”. Depiction of two grizzly bears (one per cufflink) facing each other with mountains in the background, one link signed KL with gold nugget-like frame holding the scrimshaw, well made and rather modern looking. Est: $200-$300. 2324. Lot of three ornate sterling silver thimbles, late 1800s-early 1900s. 13.88 total weight, 3/4” tall, 5/8” diameter. Lovely common artifacts of their time, showing thimbles didn’t have to be pedestrian, in fact, many were beautifully decorated, like these, with flowers, whimsical decorations and dimples, one actually engraved with the name “Adel.” Est: $100-$150.
Chests 2325. Ornate Bolivian friendship silver box awarded to Venezuelan president Carlos Andres Pérez, dated 1975. 197 grams, 5” x 3-1/2”. A sturdy container with native Indian designs on the top and sides and inside inscription, “por la amistad y solidaridad de los pueblos a su excelencia presidente de Venezuela Dr. Carlos Andres Pérez con admiración y respecto Liceo-NL ‘Venezuela’ La Paz-Bolivia-1975.” Hinge needs repair but functional, an artistic piece of South American history. With certificate of authenticity from the Carlos Andres Pérez Foundation. Est: $400-$600. Tableware and Bottles 2326. Lot of two bottles: French wine (ca. 1780) and Dutch case gin (ca. 1860). French bottle: 582 grams, 11-1/2” tall; Dutch bottle: 850 grams, 10-3/4” tall. Two smooth green glass bottles from different countries and time periods: one a French black glass wine bottle, slightly tilting, with deep open pontil and small chip on lip and the other a typical large-shouldered Dutch case gin bottle with applied top, polished pontil base, translucent olive-green hand-blown glass with tiny bubbles, embossed on one corner with “Vandenbergh & Co.” circling a bell. Est: $150-$225. Miscellaneous 2327. Spanish brass coin weight for 8 reales, 1600s(?). 26.58 grams, 1” diameter. Thick and intentionally coin-like disk used to regulate the weight of coins, with worn-yet-visible castles and lions design to duplicate Spanish coin decoration of the time, faint marking on the other side. Est: $75-$110. 2328. Spanish colonial (1600s) bronze wax pourer with iron handle. 65.04 grams; 3-1/4” tall, 2-3/8” diameter at base. Lightweight, intact and interesting bronze vessel (wide at the base, narrowing at center, and flared at pour spout) with long iron handle meant for pouring melted wax in colonial times. Est: $200-$300.
Documents
Engravings 2329. French copperplate-engraved engraving, ca. 1754, of a bird’s eye view of Santo Domingo, engraved by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin and published in Antonie Francois Prevost’s Historie Generale des Voyages, hand colored. 13” x 10”. Simple rendering of the 18th-century town of Santo Domingo, complete with sailing ships, a fort, a central church, and most strikingly, a poor soul hanging from a gallows (next to a church!). Good condition with center professionally seemed, marred only by red dye flowing from the middle of the left side to the bottom, impairing a bit of the left corner of the image. Est: $150-$225.
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