Charlestown Shipwreck Museum Sale

Dates: 6th & 7th November 2024, 10:00

20% VAT on hammer applies to lots marked ±.

Please note: This auction takes place at our Penzance saleroom.

Viewings and collections will take place from The Charlestown Shipwreck Museum

Please see the Important Information tab of each lot for Shipping Information

Lots: 707

 

BREAKING NEWS: 

We are pleased to announce that an institutional home has been found for many of the most important shipwreck artefacts from Charlestown's incredible collection.
As auctioneers, we always relish the drama of a competitive saleroom, but with a sensitive collection such as this, we recognise the importance of keeping these 
artefacts together and preserving them for posterity. These lots have been withdrawn from the auction. 
We acknowledge the disappointment this will cause some of our potential bidders, and we apologise for this.
500 lots from the 1260-lot sale have now been withdrawn in order to facilitate this transaction. 
 
The sale will now be a two-day auction.  Weds & Thurs Nov 6th & 7th.
Nov 6th: Lots 3 - 850
Nov 7th: Lots 851 - 1283
 

The Charlestown Shipwreck Treasure Museum Sale will consist of the entire museum's collection of some 8,000 artifacts, recovered from over 150 shipwrecks,
a collection originally created by the legendary wreck divers and historians Bridget Larn and Richard Larn OBE and one the most phenomenal collections of marine
archeology anywhere in the world. 

Click here to read our blog about the two shipwreck sales

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SOLD
Lot 545 - A 1619 Bronze Ship's Bell

Lot 545 - ± A 1619 Bronze Ship's Bell

Sold for £1,000

Lot 547 - SS General Abbatucci, wrecked 1869

Lot 547 - ± SS General Abbatucci, wrecked 1869 Diplomatic pouch name plate, double-sided

Estimated at £500 - £800

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Lot 548 - S.S. General Abbatucci - 1869

Lot 548 - ± S.S. General Abbatucci - 1869 Military cloth

Sold for £20

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Lot 549 - SS General Abbatucci, wrecked 1869

Lot 549 - ± SS General Abbatucci, wrecked 1869 Leather uniform belt with brass buckle and fittings

Sold for £40

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Lot 550 - SS General Abbatucci, wrecked 1869

Lot 550 - ± SS General Abbatucci, wrecked 1869 Small leather pouch and an (unrelated) leather handle

Sold for £30

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Lot 551 - The General Abbatuci - 1869

Lot 551 - ± The General Abbatuci - 1869 Leather 'Shako' uniform cap and badge

Sold for £170

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Lot 552 - SS General Abbatucci, wrecked 1869

Lot 552 - ± SS General Abbatucci, wrecked 1869 Three brass military uniform belt buckles and fittings

Sold for £35

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Lot 553 - SS General Abbatucci, wrecked 1869

Lot 553 - ± SS General Abbatucci, wrecked 1869 Military uniform brass buckle, shirt studs, an ornate finial etc

Sold for £40

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Lot 554 - An unknown Dutch vessel, foundered off the coast of Wales

Lot 554 - An unknown Dutch vessel, foundered off the coast of Wales Gun carriage from a small deck cannon

Sold for £720

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Lot 555 - A copper-banded wooden barrel

Lot 555 - A copper-banded wooden barrel

Sold for £100

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Lot 556 - The General Abbatuci - 1869

Lot 556 - ± The General Abbatuci - 1869 Cut-throat Razors

Sold for £120

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Lot 557 - The General Abbatuci - 1869

Lot 557 - ± The General Abbatuci - 1869 Military Gaiters

Sold for £45

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Lot 558 - The General Abbatuci - 1869

Lot 558 - ± The General Abbatuci - 1869 Uniform leather shoes

Sold for £50

Lot 559 - SS General Abbatuci - 1869

Lot 559 - ± SS General Abbatuci - 1869 Uniform leather shoes

Estimated at £200 - £300

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Lot 560 - Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Lot 560 - ± Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Sold for £150

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Lot 561 - Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Lot 561 - ± Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Sold for £300

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Lot 562 - Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Lot 562 - ± Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Sold for £100

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Lot 563 - Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Lot 563 - ± Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Sold for £50

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Lot 564 - Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Lot 564 - ± Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Sold for £40

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Lot 565 - Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Lot 565 - ± Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Sold for £45

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Lot 566 - Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Lot 566 - ± Santo Andre, Cape Verde 1856

Sold for £80

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Lot 567 - Sue HILL (1953) and Pete HILL (1967)

Lot 567 - ± Sue HILL (1953) and Pete HILL (1967) Two Fish Structures

Sold for £90

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Lot 568 - Sue HILL (1953) and Pete HILL (1967)

Lot 568 - ± Sue HILL (1953) and Pete HILL (1967) Two Fish Structures

Sold for £90

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Lot 569 - Sue HILL (1953) and Pete HILL (1967)

Lot 569 - ± Sue HILL (1953) and Pete HILL (1967) Two Fish Structures

Sold for £100

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Lot 570 - Sue HILL (1953) and Pete HILL (1967)

Lot 570 - ± Sue HILL (1953) and Pete HILL (1967) Two Fish Structures

Sold for £100

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Lot 571 - A Steamship Compass Binnacle

Lot 571 - A Steamship Compass Binnacle

Sold for £380

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Lot 572 - Steamship Compass Binnacle

Lot 572 - Steamship Compass Binnacle

Sold for £700

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Lot 573 - A George III Cannon

Lot 573 - ± A George III Cannon Wrecked off Doom Bar, Padstow

Sold for £2,300

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Lot 577 - Diving Interest

Lot 577 - ± Diving Interest Seven compressed air cylinders

Sold for £30

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Lot 578 - A H Pooley & Sons Limited of Liverpool Weigh Bridge

Lot 578 - ± A H Pooley & Sons Limited of Liverpool Weigh Bridge

Sold for £200

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Lot 579 - A Bronze Age Stone Egyptian Dow Anchor

Lot 579 - ± A Bronze Age Stone Egyptian Dow Anchor Circa 20th Century BC

Sold for £650

Lot 580 - Shipwreck Unknown

Lot 580 - ± Shipwreck Unknown A Five-Spear Iron Anchor

Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 581 - HMS Foyle, 1917, Dover Straits

Lot 581 - ± HMS Foyle, 1917, Dover Straits Remains of the emergency steering helm

Sold for £1,200

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Lot 582 - WWI Dreadnought Battleship

Lot 582 - ± WWI Dreadnought Battleship Gun Shell

Sold for £1,400

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Lot 601 - A Tudor pewter slip-top spoon with hexagonal...

Lot 601 - ± A Tudor pewter slip-top spoon with hexagonal...

Sold for £280

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Lot 604 - Jo DOWNS

Lot 604 - ± Jo DOWNS Thirty-six Studio Glass Panels Commissioned by The Shipwreck Museum

Sold for £1,000

Lot 605 - A Wharton Williams 2W Diving Bell

Lot 605 - ± A Wharton Williams 2W Diving Bell

Estimated at £30,000 - £50,000

SOLD
Lot 606 - Breeching

Lot 606 - ± Breeching

Sold for £50

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Lot 609 - A small iron 18th-century gun

Lot 609 - ± A small iron 18th-century gun

Sold for £400

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Lot 615 - HMS Freso 1940 re-named Handmaid 1941

Lot 615 - ± HMS Freso 1940 re-named Handmaid 1941 Allied Tug Impetus class.

Sold for £980

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Lot 617 - Bellucia

Lot 617 - ± Bellucia Wrecked 1903.

Sold for £650

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Lot 624 - A late 19th century binnacle.

Lot 624 - ± A late 19th century binnacle. By Lilley & Reynolds London.

Sold for £320

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Lot 626 - 38 x 38cm, 58 x 53cm framed. Together with...

Lot 626 - ± 38 x 38cm, 58 x 53cm framed. Together with... A 20th Century Woolwork 'Mary Rose'

Sold for £35

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Lot 634 - Oliver HURST (XX-XXI)

Lot 634 - ± Oliver HURST (XX-XXI) Liner SS Mohegan, 1898, Manacle Rocks, The Lizard

Sold for £90

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Lot 637 - SS St Chamond, 1918, North Cornwall

Lot 637 - ± SS St Chamond, 1918, North Cornwall A World War I Armed Merchant Ship Gun

Sold for £3,100

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Lot 668 - Two Chinese dishes and a bowl, Ming Dynasty.

Lot 668 - ± Two Chinese dishes and a bowl, Ming Dynasty.

Sold for £50

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Lot 669 - A Chinese blue and white bowl, Ming Dynasty.

Lot 669 - ± A Chinese blue and white bowl, Ming Dynasty.

Sold for £280

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Lot 670 - A Chinese bowl and a similar dish, Ming Dynasty.

Lot 670 - ± A Chinese bowl and a similar dish, Ming Dynasty.

Sold for £170