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Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island

1459. Fancy gold ring. 4.80 grams, size 4-3/4. Solid band of about 3/16” width with ornate
scene of four running dogs or other animals (possibly a hunting scene) within floral elements on
outside, in choice condition, probably high karat gold, and rare as from this wreck. Estimate:
$1,000-$1,500.

Spanish 1681 Fleet off Panama

1460. Gold ring with three high-quality emeralds. 2.79 grams, size 5. Three rectangular
emeralds in a row, each about 1 carat and very translucent and deeply green, set inside a gold box
with the wire ring attached on the bottom of either end, somewhat dainty and very old-looking.
With certificate. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

“Vung Tao Cargo,” sunk ca. 1690 off Vietnam

1461. Chinese blue-on-white porcelain spoon and saucer. 179 grams, the spoon 4”
long and the saucer 4-1/2” in diameter. The spoon glossy and new-looking but the saucer typically
sea-worn, with Christie’s auction sticker on bottom and modern inked lettering around base,
both pieces fully intact. With certificates. Estimate: $100-$150.

HMS Winchester, sunk in 1695 in the Florida Keys

1462. Intact blue-on-white Chinese porcelain cup with handle, Kangxi
period, very rare provenance and condition. 72 grams, 2-1/2” tall and 2-1/8” in di-
ameter. A lovely little piece with nothing missing (the handle manufactured separately and
applied or possibly re-applied after glazing), the glaze worn away but with clear flowers
in vase on balcony design on exterior, highly desirable as the only intact specimen found
on this rare wreck. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $1,000-up.

1463. Iron cannonball grenade
with original powder intact (ren-
dered inert and housed in a glass
bottle), very rare. 1449 grams, 3-1/2”
in diameter. A smooth iron ball with pit
in side (as made) and hole containing
the original wooden plug, the powder
it used to contain also recovered, ren-
dered inert and placed in a glass bottle,
first time we have ever seen original
powder offered with such a projectile,
not to mention from a rare but known
shipwreck provenance. With photo-
certificate. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

1464. Iron “six-pounder” cannonball with English broad arrow mark, rare provenance. 5 lb 4 oz, 3-1/2” in diameter. Very well
preserved, with smooth and stable surfaces, slightly pitted on one side of the casting seam, with mark on that side, a rare occurrence because
the application of this mark bore extra cost that was not always approved or justified (only 20% of the balls found on this wreck have this
mark). With photo-certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.

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