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	Item 1: Large 16th century bronze Portuguese breech lock cannon measuring 66". Barrel length measures 42" with a 1 1/2 bore, 12" breech inside. On top of the front breech is a motif with an early Arabic inscription which might have been put there years ago by early Arab traders as a good luck gesture for future trading by Portuguese mariners. Estimated weight 150-200 lbs. This is probably one of the nicest larger of the breech cannons I have found in years and are becoming rarer as the years go by. This piece was found in the Dutch East Indies Kalimantan Timur. Comes complete with knock down carriage. P.O.A
	Item 2: Early c17th century well used ornate bronze breech lock for a breech lock loading cannon. Was found on the Island of Maluku Dutch East Indies and probably came from a Portuguese breeched cannon. The lock measures 10 1/2" long with a rear circumference of 8 1/4" and front 7 1/4". Weight is 14 lbs $US650
	Breech No 1: plus close-up of inside. Measures 25 1/2" Breech No 2 with sight: plus close-up of inside. Measures 35 1/2" Breech No 3 with sight: plus close-up of muzzle. Measures 34 1/2" Item 3: Three bronze Portuguese breech lock cannons c1589-1600 found on a Portuguese shipwreck off the island of Ternate Dutch East Indies. These cannons were of small size and could have probably been used for barter for trade in the Dutch East Indies or were used as samples by a Portuguese salesman working for a gun company in Portugal. The cannons look as if they have been in the ocean for some time but are still stable. They measure No 1: 25 1/2" No 2: 35 1/2" and No3: 34 1/2" Private collection items. Only for display
	Item 4: Early Dutch honey coloured genever (gin) pictorial bottle c1880 "Cosmopoliet Schiedam". The bottle was found in jungle East Kalimantan Dutch East Indies and is in excellent condition. 10" Tall $US400	Item 5: Shipwrecked Dutch salt glazed drinking mug found on an un-known shipwreck near Guyana South America. Mug dates c1600 and has been somewhat distorted after years under the ocean. Still in excellent condition measures 4 1/2" tall and has been cleaned $US2,800
	Item 6: Early 16th century bronze breech lock from a breech loading cannon probably Portuguese. Measures 9 2/3" long x 10" high and weights 13 lbs. Was found near Ambon Dutch East Indies WAS $US650 NOW $US600	Item 7: Small Rhenish Bellarmine c1650 with three large spotted cobalt blue medallions. Found near a shipwreck on a mud bank near Menado Dutch East Indies 7 1/4" no chips or cracks in excellent condition $US2,800 SOLD
	Item 8: Three shipwreck boarding cutlass swords found on a shipwreck in the Malaka straits Dutch East Indies.All swords c1860-1880 and are in excellent condition still in a solid state with some stress lines due to drying out.There have been a number of these swords found over the last three years on this site and these will probably be the last ones to come out of the wreck site as most of the wreckage has now been salvaged.It's been very hard over the last three years to determine their place of origin but it looks as if a early Dutch Indiaman and a Chinese junk might have collided there at one time. Sword No1: 23 1/2" Sword no2: 22 1/4" Sword no3: 21 1/2" All swords $US875 each
	Item 9: Quarter deck brass ships bell found on a shipwreck near Batam Singapore. Photos show the bell half way through cleaning and just after a mild polish to maintain its original patina. There were no marks found on the bell to determine its origin, weight 10 lbs, 8" high x 8" dia $US850
	Item 10: Four early Dutch long neck free blown Dutch wine bottles also know as "Hoof Wine Bottles" c1740 with twisted pontils. All are in excellent condition 7"-8" tall and were dug in Ternate Dutch East Indies Indonesia $US375 each	Item 11: Three late 18th century Dutch shipwreck bottles found on a shipwrecked Dutch East Indies retourship which is being salvaged off of the coast of Portugal. The two mallets are 9" tall and the Dutch " Cosmopoliet" gin is 11" tall. Three pieces $US1,600
	Item 12: Early T'ang water jar c1618-906, 12" high found on a shipwreck Tuban Indonesia $US265	Item 13: Free blown Dutch mallet wine bottle found on a Dutch East Indies shipwreck in the Dutch East Indies, c1700, 6 ½" $US450
	Item 14: Early Renish salt glazed Bellarmine jug c1650 found in the Dutch East Indies shipwreck. Some external light crustacean 10 3/4" high excellent condition $US675 SOLD	Item 15: Martaban South East Asian storage jar 15th-16th century. Found at sea near Malaysia Timur 14" $US650
		Item 16: Large masked Dutch saltglazed stoneware bellarmine jug c1700. Found Dutch East Indies. Probably VOC .Co 19 ½" $US1800

	Item 17: Early c1750 free blown Dutch onion wine bottle with twisted pontil with early rolled string lip 7" in excellent condition. Found in the jungle Dutch East Indies $US225	Item 18: Four 17th century cannon balls recovered from a Dutch East Indies shipwreck in the Celebe Islands. All four in very good condition. Circumference from 8" to 10". Almost have no weight. $US425
	Item 19: Dutch-Portuguese signal cannon in its original carriage. Found in a small village in Menado Sulawesi Utara Indonesia. Cannon measures 18" long with a large 1 1/4" bore, trunnion length 1 3/4" with a 1" dia, trunnion. Length of carriage is 37" and is missing its front leg. I have inspected the brackets and nails holding the trunnions and they look to be hand made and the cannon looks to have been imbedded in the same position for some years. This item would make a beautiful display item WAS $US3,000 + shipping NOW $US2,800 + shipping
	Item 20: Early Ming plate found on a shipwreck near Ternate Moluccas Indonesia. 10�". In excellent condition with some crustacean on backside. c1850. Stand not included. $US675	Item 21: Mei-Ping Chinese flask. c1368. This large size is most unusual for this type of early Mei-Ping flask which was used in the early days by the Chinese to store mercury. Measures 14" high and was found in the port of Tuban Indonesia on a shipwreck. Stand not included. $US450
	Item 22: Early English seal "RHC 1815" provenience, Richard Hall Clarke 1759-1821 was JP of Dridwell, Uffculme in Devon. Bottle was to commerate his return from the battle of Waterloo. 10 1/4" mint condition $US1,200	Item 23: Early 16th century bronze breech lock for a Breech Loading cannon. This is a shipwreck item and was found near Ternate Dutch East Indies Indonesia. This breech lock is marked just above the touch hole which is rare. Length 10 3/4", front dia 2 1/4", rear dia 3", weight est, 18 lbs. Photos of mark available on request WAS $US800 NOW $US600
	Item 24: Early English seal bottle dug in Johannesburg S.A "RHC 1815" Provenience, Richard Hall Clarke 1759-1821 was JP of Dridwell, Uffculme in Devon. Bottle was to commerate his return back from the battle of Waterloo. Bottle measures 10" high and has slight chip damage along outer top left hand side of seal. Reduced price $US750	Item 25: Early Dutch case sealed gins with rolled lips c1880. These two case gins were dug at Batavia Dutch East Indies. Left A.H Avanhoboken.Co $US175 Right ACAN A.C.A.Nolet Schiedam $US225 Right item SOLD

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