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LOT 2115
Civil War and Later Lead Musket and Pistol Ball Collection [100]
CIRCA 17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 3/4 in. (1.55 kg total, 8-18 mm).
Mixed group of musket and pistol shot, some with casting nipple still attached, some with impact damage. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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LOT 2115
Civil War and Later Lead Musket and Pistol Ball Collection [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Post Medieval Memento Mori Coffin Pendant with a Skeleton
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Rectangular in plan with staple and ring to short edge; hinged lid with chequy border, engraved skull in profile, winged hourglass, crossed long-bones and heart; legend to the edge 'VIVAMVS MI[.] ORIENTIVM EST' (for 'Vivamus, moriendum est' -we should live [now] for we must die [in time]'); hatched chequy pattern to underside; inner chamber with reserved skeleton on an enamelled field. 11.67 grams, 28 mm
Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12999-246015. -
Iron Musket Ball Scissor Mould and Musket Balls
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a two-part mould with pivoting handles and six lead musket balls. 140 grams total, 1.1-13 cm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
The 'Schooner Douro' Shipwreck Bronze Manilla Currency Bracelet
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a round-section penannular body and trumpet-shaped terminals; accompanying collector's handwritten note 'Schooner Douro trading from England > Puerto > Sudan (slaver) carrying manillas and beads, armoury and baled goods. Wrecked off Gt. Creberweshan Rock, Isles of Scilly 1943. All hands loss [sic].' 88 grams, 60 mm
From the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s.
