Bronze nested weight set, encrusted but complete, ex-Bobby Allison's Sunken Treasure Museum. 429 grams, about 1-1/2" tall and 2" in diameter. With lovely encrustation and green patina all over the exterior, yet the nesting cups inside intact and removable, a common but popular item from the time that is rarely found on shipwrecks. With photos from his museum and of the cover of the April 1991 issue of Treasure magazine, which featured Allison and Carl Fismer and their finds, including this piece on the table on the cover. Recoverede from: Unidentified ca.-1590 wreck off the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico
Estimate: $500 - 750