Scrimshaw 
and Maritime
214
VERGULDE DRAECK (Gilt Dragon) 
shipwreck piece of eight silver coin 
mounted as a finial on a silver spoon 
engraved “VERGULDE DRAECK, 
LOST WEST AUSTRALIA 1656, 
PIECE OF EIGHT MINTED 1654”,
20cm long, 64 grams.
$600–1,000
215
V.O.C. (Dutch East India Company) 
antique bronze signal or poop deck 
cannon, early to mid 18th century,
cast with the company initials 
“V.O.C.” and the letter “A” for 
the Amsterdam foundry,
47cm long.
PROVENANCE
The Ray Parker Collection, Perth, 
Western Australia.
$3,000–5,000
216
An antique Lantaka boat gun cannon, 
South East Asian origin, 18th century,
115cm long.
PROVENANCE
The Ray Parker Collection, Perth, 
Western Australia.
$4,000–6,000
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