SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part I (December 2022)

Brass whale oil lamp base recovered in 1990 from stern cabin area of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Weighted bottom, top unit diameter 6",...

Double spouted, white ceramic pitcher recovered from the S.S. Central America with one spout broken off. It is 11 inches tall, 5.25 inches in diameter

White ceramic pitcher recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 10 inches tall and 6 inches in diameter at the widest. The mouth is 3 i

Brown beer bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. 8 inches tall, 3-inch diameter, 4 inches from base to the bottom of the shoulder.

Brown glass beer bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 8.5 inches tall 3 inches in diameter, and 4 inches from the base to t

Dark brown glass beer bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 8 inches tall, 3 inches in diameter, and 4 inches from the base

Brown glass bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. 9.5 inches tall, 2.5 inches at the base, deep punt into the bottom, 5.5 inches t

Brown stoneware bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America. It is 7 inches tall, and just shy of 3 inches in diameter. Just above the base, the si

Clear glass bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America. It is 7.5 inches long, 3 inches in diameter, and 4 inches from the base to the bottom of t

Small, possibly leaded, cut-glass condiment cruet bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 5-3/8 inches tall, 1.5 inches at the

Heavy, possibly leaded, cut-glass decanter recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 9 inches tall and 4.25 inches in diameter at the b

Heavy, possibly leaded, cut-glass decanter recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 9 inches tall and 4.25 inches in diameter at the b

Heavy, possibly leaded, cut-glass decanter recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 10 inches tall and 4.25 inches in diameter at the

Heavy, possibly leaded, cut-glass decanter recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 9 inches tall and 4.25 inches in diameter at the b

Heavy, possibly leaded, cut-glass decanter recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 10 inches tall and 4.25 inches in diameter at the

Large, white ceramic coffee cup recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Lettered in gold // To my / Mother // and generously embellished wi

Tall, green wine bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 11-7/8 inches long, 3.5 inches in diameter at the base, and 5 inches

Pale green, likely hand-blown, thin-walled, cylindrical flask with a flared top recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 8-3/4 inches

Small, pressed glass perfume bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. 2.5 inches tall and 1-3/8-inch-square at the base, and 1-3/4 in

Roussel's Unrivalled Premium Shaving Cream pot lid recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 1989. Classic American pot lid, 2-15/16&...

Stoneware jar, without lid, recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 7.75 inches tall, 5-5/8 inches in diameter at the base, and 5-3/4

Tall, dark green bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. 11.5 inches tall, 3.25 inches in diameter, 6 inches from base to bottom of

Slender glass perfume bottle recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 8.5 inches tall, and the base is 1-7/8 x 1 inches. Missing its s

6" and 6 x 6", with original rust stain. These pitchers were broken as the result of the storm as it battered the ship, or in the violent ...

Pot lid for X. Bazin Perfumed Bear Grease recovered from the S.S. Central America. Classic American pot lid, 3-3/16" diameter, 3/4" thick,...

Passenger room key with attached tag bearing the number 15 recovered from the sediment of the portside debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwr

Key recovered with a bundle of other keys from the purser's safe found in the debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. This key has /...

A ring of three brass keys with a brass key tag recovered in 2014 from the purser's safe found in the debris field of the S.S. Central America s...

This is one of the all-time classic California Gold Rush guns, a true "'49er", and perhaps now unarguably the most famous of them exta...

Brass powder horn recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. This gun was seen clearly in situ in photographs taken during recovery. I

There are seven individual round ball (RB) lead rounds found aboard the S.S. Central America shipwreck, all are oversized .38 caliber, indicating a mu

A number of dominoes were recovered from the debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. Upon initial inspection, we thought they were

Douche kit and locking chastity belt. Unusual silver (plated on brass?), two strip, inner connecting, with a circular, point depression locking device

A piece of iron-oxide rust which has agglomerated with gold dust. Recovered from the debris field sediments of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. App

Madonna and Child white statue recovered from the debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. It appears to be alabaster, 4.5" ...

This rolled and unused rubber life jacket was found in 2014 in one of the debris fields of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It was a unique find in

Silver-plated, single ornate spur with strap, no rowell, recovered from the debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is 5" long, ...

Leather trunk recovered in two pieces from the debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. The trunk was owned by Ansel & Adeline Easton...

Eight-page, single sheet, quarto-folded newspaper entitled, // The Sunday Varieties, A Chronicle of Life in California, Vol. 3 No. 14, Sunday, August

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas with elegant illustrations. Published by Stringer & Townsend, Noble, N.Y. 1849. Illustrations by M....

Original small booklet of Wells Fargo checks, 12" x 2 5/8" recovered from the Dement trunk found a the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Thi...

Paperback book recovered from the Dement trunk at the S.S. Central America shipwreck: Lady Lee's Widowhood paperback book by Captain Edward Haml...

Two-page introduction letter for John Dement with another letter addressed to Dement recovered from the Dement trunk found at the S.S. Central America

Single-page letter of introduction for Rebecca Platt Bates, a member of the Cavalry Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, requesting special treatment

Book recovered from the Dement trunk at the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 1991. Two books in one: Prairie Flower and Adventures in the Far West by

An incredible discovery within the artifacts recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck, found by Bob Evans immediately upon retrieval from the

Daguerreotype recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Shows a woman on the right and a child on the left. It is 2-5/8 x 3-1/8 inches. Ident

Daguerreotype recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Shows a young woman, hands in her lap, with a large bracelet on each wrist. It is 3 x

Gold ring recovered in 2014 from an unspecified coin pile in the port-side debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is set with four dia

Gold ring recovered in 2014 from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #23, of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. It is size 2.5, with vertically int