Emerald Watch, circa 1600 – from Museum of London exhibition “The Cheapside Hoard: London’s Lost Jewels”

Moctezuma’s headdress: a featherwork crown (feathers of quetzal, gold & precious stones) which tradition holds belonged to Moctezuma II, the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest. It is attested since 1575 in the collections of Archduke Ferdinand

Gauntlets from 1585 made from gold, silver, steel and leather

German Sturmgewehr 44, considered to be the first modern assault rifle. 1942-1945; this one is from Polish Army Museum

George IV’s Diamond encrusted Coronation sword, made in 1820; it cost £5,988, equivalent of £251,059

The Lion Monument is a sculpture in Lucerne, Switzerland which commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris. 19th century

Benjamin Franklin’s Walking Stick. Franklin later bequeathed the cane to his friend and fellow revolutionary George Washington. 1783

Sir Winston Churchill’s half smoked cigar with its foil wrap for Macanudo, Jamaica; 1941

Sir Winston Churchill’s siren suit. Presented by Lady Churchill to Blenheim Palace, UK

The world’s oldest instrument, a bone flute. Probably used by Neanderthal, c. 40 000 BC. Divje Babe cave, Slovenia

1690 book with filigree silver binding, housed in the National Library of Sweden

Large bore wheel lock pistol, circa 1560, South Germany (possibly Augsburg)

Mughal rock crystal cup inlaid with rubies, emeralds and diamonds, 18th century

A gold “Poporo” by the Quimbaya people of Colombia from 300CE. Used to mash coca leaves for human consumption

Napoleon’s three chamber box lock pistol

Gutenberg Bible, the book that started the printing revolution, circa 1455

The Spiral Chandelier made for Napoleon’s youngest brother, Jérôme Bonaparte. About five-and-a-half feet tall by three feet wide. 1810–1811

Handwritten notes by Christopher Columbus on the Latin edition of Marco Polo’s Le livre des merveilles

Danish Regalia – Crown of Christian IV, 1595

Items belonging to victims of 1940 Katyn massacre (4500 Polish officers were killed by NKVD).

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s violin made by Dalla Costa in 1764

Celestial Planetarium, ca. 1820-1830, France – National Maritime Museum

4 ton, gold-leaf covered State Carriage of King George III. Built in 1760 for an equivalent of $2.5 million

Japanese dragonfly helmet, 17th century

Papa Palatine Tiara used by Popes from Pope Pius IX (1877) until last worn by Pope John XXIII (1959)

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