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

A white ironstone rectangular bowl, marked // Ironstone China / Barrow & Co. // on the bottom (1853- 1856). Called a "Janus" bowl beca...

Australian crystalline gold on quartz. 15.7 grams total weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

The Gold-Seeker's Manual; Being a Practical and Instructive Guide to All Persons Emigrating to the Newly Discovered Gold Regions of California b...

Australian gold nugget. 14.3 grams weight. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

Letter dated September 25, 1850, Nevada City. Nevada crossed out and Sacramento written in. Most likely letter was taken to Sacramento City as that wa

Lot of 3 different stocks (plus some photocopied research materials). 1) Flag of Our Union & Twin Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company....

Lot of 3 different for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line at their 161 Pearl St. location. All have a fairy-tale or play theme. All ...

The Pioneer; or California Monthly Magazine, edited by F.C. Ewer. Vol. I. January to June, 1854. Published by the W.H. Brooks & Company. Contain...

California and Its Resources: A Work for the Merchant, the Capitalist, and the Emigrant by Ernest Seyd. Published by Trubner and Co. in 1858. First ed

The order of issuance of the SSCA passenger receipts began to become clear after we were able to interpret the very old handwriting that suffered 150

Gold pen nib recovered from the port-side debris field, Coin Pile #10, at the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. Labeled // Smith & Todd / ...

Brass luggage tag recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck, approx 2 x 1-5/8 inches, embossed // N.Y. TO SAN Fo / 5291 / VIA PANAMA //. The n

10 slabbed Perth Mint gold nuggets. About 14 grams of gold. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

Australian crystalline gold nugget. 13.3 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): Australia State: City: Provenance:

The Pioneer or California Monthly Magazine, edited by F.C. Ewer. Vol. III January to June 1855. Published by Lecount and Strong, 1855. Contains articl

Clear glass candle holder (?) recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck in 2014. The base is 3.25 inches in diameter, 1-5/8 inches tall. Seven

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

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

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

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