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Artifacts
SHIPWRECK ARTIFACTSThe heart of every
treasure wreck is its cargo of coins and bullion, but there is treasure to be
found in everything else the wreck yields, as this page will clearly show! In
addition to mundane items like nails and spikes, there is also gold jewelry,
pearls and emeralds, and even weapons and personal effects that are all much,
much rarer than coins. The key to these items is provenance, and we do our best
to make sure the origin of each item is preserved and certified.
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From an unidentified 1400s-1500s wreck off Luuk Island, Philippines
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Long-neck
"blanc-de-chine" Chinese porcelain vase, Ming Dynasty.
A lovely bulbous vase with
long, flared neck and flat base, all white under glaze (typically crackled),
perfectly intact but with a large oyster shell protruding from the top and a
film of coral on the bottom, roughly 9" tall and 5" at its widest, with
official sticker from the Philippines National Museum (establishing
authenticity and legitimacy). Recovered from: Unidentified 1400s-1500s wreck
off Luuk Island, Philippines |
k050804191091 |
$795 |
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Large celadon
earthenware bowl, Sawankhalok (north-central Thailand).
About 9½" in diameter and
4½" tall, larger than the above bowl but with less design (faint green, the
exterior also ribbed), perfectly intact but thickly encrusted with large
oyster shells, an impressive display, with official sticker from the
Philippines National Museum (establishing authenticity and legitimacy).
Recovered from: Unidentified 1400s-1500s wreck off Luuk Island, Philippines |
k050804191092 |
$375 |
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From the
Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west of Key
West, Florida, all with original Fisher photo-certificates
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Small natural pearl,
spherical, about 3 mm and 0.23 carat.
Nice white color and nacre
but with a couple points. With original Fisher photo-certificate. Recovered
from: Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida. |
k080807346036 |
$225 |
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From the 1715 Fleet, east coast of
Florida
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About half of an ornate silver bulb.
Spherical, 3" in diameter, with 3/4" neck (holed) at top, ornately engraved in the bright silver surfaces (thin), one small piece broken off, a mysterious object that looks for all the world like a Christmas tree ornament but probably had some religious purpose in its time. |
k050804191095 |
$475 |
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From the
1733 Fleet, Florida
Keys
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Pewter plate.
A full plate, 9" in diameter
with about 1"-diameter rim, intact but flattened and a little wrinkled,
lightly encrusted with brown and white against a dark gray background,
impressive artifact. Recovered from: Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys |
k050804191098 |
$595 |
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Vliegenthart,
sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, the Netherlands |
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Wooden knife handle. Full handle in dark brown wood (lightweight) with some
design remaining, several small splits and holes but stable, with brass ring
at end. Recovered from: Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, the
Netherlands |
k090807365006 |
$95 |
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Curved leather liner for a cartridge box. Banana-shaped but thin, with
embossed design on one side, remarkably intact, attributed by an expert in
militaria.
Recovered from: Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, the
Netherlands |
k090807365005 |
$60 |
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Intact, wire-wrapped cutlass handle/grip. Beautiful,
perfectly intact grip with the braided wire wrapped tight around a wooden
core, remarkable condition (best we have seen).
Recovered from: Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, the
Netherlands |
k090807365006 |
$395 |
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Tilbury (1757), sunk off Nova Scotia, Canada
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Brass musket furniture
fragment with English "broad arrow" mark.
Flat, rounded segment of the
extensive brass ornamentation and accoutrement (known to collectors as the
"furniture") from an English, colonial-era musket, one end broken but the
other coming to a distinct point, with clear arrow stamped into the flat
surface. Recovered from the Tilbury (1757) |
k110620071063 |
$75 |
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From the Auguste,
sunk in 1761 off Nova Scotia, Canada
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Very small silver
personal seal.
A round, button-like object
that once contained a glass piece onto which a design was engraved and used
to press into wax to seal envelopes and the like, the glass part
unfortunately missing but the rest intact and recognizable, with official
certificate from the salvagers.. Recovered from:
Auguste, sunk in 1761 off Nova Scotia, Canada |
k070807322082 |
$175 |
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