1411. Mastodon tooth (juvenile), approx. 10,000 to 3 mil- 1412. Woolly mammoth tooth, approx. 10,000 to 100,000
lion years old, rare. 232 grams, 3” x 2-3/4”. Ice age relic found by a commercial fisherman in the North Sea, dark black hand-sized tooth with light-brown roots, all in very good condition and perfect for display. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $350-$500.
years old, found off the east coast of Florida. 1269 grams, 5” x 5” x 3”. Partial tooth, reportedly found south of Sebastian Inlet on the
east coast of Florida, with encrustation to show for its time exposed on the seafloor. Estimate: $250-$375.
Arms / Armor / Militaria
Cannons / Cannonballs / Artillery
1413. Large Spanish colonial bronze signal cannon (mortar) 1414. Spanish colonial bronze signal cannon (mortar), with rounded bottom, 1600s-1700s. 27 lbs, 7-1/2” tall, 6-1/2” diameter. Sometimes called a “thunder mug,” small cannons like this
were used as powder-testers and signaling guns, or in this case firing a projectile, this one with heavy brown-green patina, side lift handle, tapered body with ring-turned decoration, base with powder receptacle and vent, rounded bottom, in good condition with some sedimentation in crevices. Estimate: $350-$500.
1600s-1700s. 2502 grams, 4” x 3-3/4” x 1-7/8” bore. Sometimes called
a “thundermug,” short flat-bottomed cannons like this were used as powder-testers and signaling guns, this one of typical design consisting of ring-turned decoration, touch-hole at bottom (the hole rather large, with V-shaped void on bottom, possibly fragmented from use), nice green patina all over. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.
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