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Captains Sea Chest Antique

19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS 19C English Naval Captain’s Sea Chest. Made in Britain, probably England
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Oak

Antique 19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest
19C English Naval Captain's Sea Chest
H 14 in W 36 in D 23.5 in
Late 19th Century China Trade Sea Captain's Chest
Located in Charleston, SC
Late 19th century China Trade Sea Captain's chest, circa 1880. Aluminum banding and steel handles
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Late 19th Century Chinese Campaign Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Aluminum, Steel

Antique 19th Century Camphorwood Russian Sea Captain's Military Campaign Chest
Located in Charlotte, NC
A 19th Century Campaign style sea captain's military trunk, unbranded. Solid camphorwood, brass
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19th Century Russian Campaign Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Brass

English Camphor Wood Sea Captain's Chest with Braided Beckets, Circa 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Camphor wood sea captain's chest with hinged top, exposed corner dovetailing, original
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1770s English George III Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Fruitwood, Rope

Japanese Sea Captain's Chest, Funa Tansu, Keyaki and Iron, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
, mounted on a modern iron stand, Meiji Period, dated 1882, Japan. This Japanese sea chest, or captain
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1880s Japanese Meiji Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Iron

Barons Delaware Boston Joined Chest of Drawers, US American Colonial
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Boston chest of drawers with lidded top Ipswich/Boston, Massachusetts, 1650-1670 The wood and wood of
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Mid-17th Century American American Colonial Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Wood

Large French Pirate Corsair's Chest - Safe - Louis XIV Period - France XVIIth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Exceptional and extremely rare privateer/pirate chest in solid oak. The wood is richly carved with
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17th Century French Louis XIV Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Wrought Iron

19th Century Chinese Wood and Hand Painted Leather Trunk with Nail Head Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
camphor-wood chests were originally used by westerners (traders, sea captains, military men) in the early
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19th Century Chinese Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Brass

Early 19th Century American Sheraton Mahogany Campaign Officers Desk
Located in Forney, TX
. Believed to have been used as a maritime sea captains desk. Born in the Mid-Atlantic region of the
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Early 19th Century American Federal Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Cherry, Mahogany, Poplar

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Located in New York, NY
Mediterranean, possibly Spanish or Portuguese, Gothic Revival table, the tiered brass base with studded elements, the top with sheet iron metal frame inset with faience ceramic tiles...
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19th Century Gothic Revival Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Metal, Brass, Iron

Antique Gothic Revival Faience Top Table
Gothic Revival Faience Top Table
H 31.5 in W 22.5 in D 22.5 in
Louis Vuitton Suitcase Trunk with Key
By Louis Vuitton
Located in North Bergen, NJ
French, 20th century. A Louis Vuitton suitcase with a monogram canvas exterior, leather and brass-bound (all rivets and hardware are marked), opens to fitted interior with removable ...
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Early 20th Century Captains Sea Chest Antique

Antique Louis Vuitton Suitcase Trunk with Key
Louis Vuitton Suitcase Trunk with Key
H 9 in W 21.75 in D 14 in
19th Century, Swedish Floral Painted Dome Top Wedding Trunk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming mid-19th century Swedish wedding trunk or dowry trunk featuring floral painted reserves over a blue background. This dome-top oak trunk is the largest we have ever come acro...
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19th Century Swedish Folk Art Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Iron

Antique English Victorian Double Sided Oak Twin Pedestal 18 Drawer Kneehole Desk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning circa 1880 Victorian English oak antique knee hole 18 drawer desk A wonderful desk, really very substantial and rare to...
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1880s English Victorian Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Leather, Oak

19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a highly desirable and quite rare 19th century standard grade Wooton desk. This desk was made in Indiana, circa 1880 by the Wooton Desk Co. Made of walnut and burled wal...
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Walnut

19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
H 64.5 in W 41.25 in D 31.25 in
Early 20th Century Antique Painted Indian Rolling Merchant's Chest Trunk
Located in Lafayette, IN
Wonderful early 20th century merchants chest/trunk. Chest features solid wood construction, ornately carved decoration, iron hardware, and wheels. Cabinet has been fully painted in b...
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Early 20th Century Indian Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Iron

Antique English Style Nautical Paint Decorated Trunk as Cocktail Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A plank constructed trunk on a carved base. The lid with a fine sailing ship in an oval, the front with label VR (for Victoria Regina) and L.B. Gunner 1811, B. Deck with illustration...
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19th Century Georgian Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Wood

Chinese Vintage Camphor Wood Blanket Chest with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese camphor wood blanket chest from the mid 20th century, varnished with a light brown lacquer, fitted with an ornate brass lock, C-scroll lateral handles, mounted on p...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Brass

Antique English Military Metal Trunk on Stand
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique English military metal trunk with brass latch on custom iron base. Trunk shows evidence of daily, loss of paint, adds to the overall authenticity of the trunk.
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Early 1900s English Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Iron

Large Marine Chest / Campaign Chest in Camphor Wood from the 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful large 19th century campaign chest in camphor wood from the English navy. With typical brass ornamentation and dovetail joints of this style of furniture and its carrying h...
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Late 19th Century English Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Brass

Chest, China, Camphor Wood Richly Carved
Located in Vienna, AT
Chinese camphor wood chest / drawer. Front with two doors behind which drawers chest, richly carved on all sides, first half of the 20th century.
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1920s Chinese Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Hardwood

Chest, China, Camphor Wood Richly Carved
Chest, China, Camphor Wood Richly Carved
H 24.41 in W 39.77 in D 19.69 in
Antique Tibetan Polychrome Decorated Lift Top Trunk
Located in Antwerp, BE
A charming Tibetan-Chinese painted storage trunk, 18th century, Tibet. In red paint.The front with hand-painted decoration depicting two central dragons among scrolled clouds. The...
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19th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Wrought Iron

Antique Embossed Metal Oak Banded Dome Top Steamer Trunk Chest with Insert
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian era dome top / hump back style steamer trunk made of oak and metal with floral embossed metal panels, four castors on the base, containing the original cardboard / ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Metal

Brass Bound Sea Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
Brass bound sea chest has the original brass carrying handles. The camphor wood top has an attached quatrefoil molded camphor panel, the rest of the chest is pine, all corners and ed...
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1830s European Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Brass

Brass Bound Sea Chest
Brass Bound Sea Chest
H 13.5 in W 31.5 in D 19.5 in
Small 19th Century Camphor Wood Campaign Trunk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Mid 19th Century Camphor Wood Military Campaign Trunk, Of Rare Small Proportions, Having Well Figured Lift Up Lid Enclosing Storage Space, Original Brass Bound Decoratio...
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Mid-19th Century English Campaign Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Other

19th Century English Victorian Letter Holder
Located in Forney, TX
An English Victorian black and gilt decorated mother-of-pearl and papier mâché stationary letter / card holder or desk stand with stunning, exceptionally executed city scape hand pai...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Other

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Large Japanese Sea Captains Chest
By Sado Craftsmen
Located in New York, NY
Unusually large ships chest from Sado Island. Nice original patina.
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19th Century Japanese Captains Sea Chest Antique

Antique Large Japanese Sea Captains Chest
Large Japanese Sea Captains Chest
H 19 in W 17 in D 21 in
Wooden Sea Chest with Admiral "E.W Eberle" Stamped on Front and Back
Located in Billerica, MA
Wooden sea chest with admiral "E.W Eberle" stamped on front and back, late 19th century. Piece was
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Late 19th Century American Captains Sea Chest Antique

Early 19th Century Sailor’s Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine early 19th century sailor’s or sea captain’s chest of canted form, the top with molded edge
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Early 19th Century European Georgian Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Teak

Early 19th Century Sailor’s Chest
Early 19th Century Sailor’s Chest
H 18 in W 37.5 in D 19 in
Brass Stud Decorated Leather Sea Captain's Chest on Stand, circa 1810-1820
Located in Essex, MA
An antique brass stud decorated sea captain's chest on stand, circa 1810-1820, ideal as a side
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Early 19th Century English Regency Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Brass

19th Century Georgian Sea Captain’s Brass Bound Chest, HMS Sirius, c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-19th century Georgian brass bound mahogany chest, with graduated rope handles and
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19th Century Georgian Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Brass

Antique Chinese Chest Luggage Box Carved Camphor Wood
Located in Potters Bar, GB
(traders, sea captains, military men) in the early 1800's to carry tea, silks and porcelain from China to
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Early 1800s Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Wood

Japanese Iron Bound Sea Chest, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
reinforcements. Typically owned by captains and ship-owners, sea chests were used to display elevated social
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Iron

Japanese Iron Bound Sea Chest, c. 1800
Japanese Iron Bound Sea Chest, c. 1800
H 14.25 in W 12.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique Chinese Chest Luggage Box Carved Camphor Wood
Located in Potters Bar, GB
(traders, sea captains, military men) in the early 1800's to carry tea, silks and porcelain from China to
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Early 19th Century Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Wood

Anglo-Indian Rosewood Campaign Chest with Bookcase Top, circa 1840
Located in Milford, NH
A unique form three-piece Anglo-Indian rosewood Campaign chest, possibly a sea captain’s chest or
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Mid-19th Century English Anglo-Indian Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Brass

19th Century Chinese Camphor Wood and Leather Trunk with Hand-Painted Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
camphor-wood chests were originally used by westerners (traders, sea captains, military men) in the early
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19th Century Chinese Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Metal, Brass

Small Leather Bound Brass Decorated Trunk on Stand
Located in Essex, MA
A 19th century leather bound brass stud decorated and mounted wooden sea captain's chest, mounted
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Early 19th Century English Regency Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Brass

Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)
By Oswald Birley
Located in London, GB
January 1917, Birley was promoted to the rank of Captain and transferred to the Intelligence Corps. He was
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Early 20th Century Victorian Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Oil

Outstanding Ship Captain's Sea Chest
Located in Stamford, CT
Outstanding ship Captain's sea chest in either teak or cedar with all original brass fittings and
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Folk Art Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Wood

Outstanding Ship Captain's Sea Chest
Outstanding Ship Captain's Sea Chest
H 24.5 in W 47.5 in D 23.5 in
American Maritime Sea Captain's Chest from the Sloop Atalanta, circa 1780
Located in Miami, FL
This exemplary American maritime chest bears the following inscription on the bottom of the center
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Late 18th Century American Federal Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Poplar, Mahogany

Chinese Camphor Antique Chest Luggage Box Table, 1920
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Chinese camphor-wood chests were originally used by westerners (traders, sea captains, military men) in
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1920s Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Wood

old sea captains chest
Located in Seattle, WA
a m a z i n g... in every way... the color and patina and remarkable.

photos by john granen
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Early 20th Century American Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Wood

old sea captains chest
old sea captains chest
H 21.25 in W 40 in D 25 in
Louis XV Sea Captain's Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
A two-drawer walnut Sea Captain's commode with cabriol legs, original brass drawer pulls and
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18th Century and Earlier French Captains Sea Chest Antique

Louis XV Sea Captain's Commode
Louis XV Sea Captain's Commode
H 30.5 in W 49 in D 25.5 in
Amazing 19th Century Portrait of Civil War Colonel Robert Shaw by Eastman Johnso
By Eastman Johnson
Located in Gallatin, TN
his favorites was a bewiskered old sea captain named Charles Myrick. His genre paintings seemed to
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19th Century Captains Sea Chest Antique

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Oil

Amazing 19th Century Portrait of Civil War Colonel Robert Shaw by Eastman Johnso
By Eastman Johnson
Located in Gallatin, TN
his favorites was a bewiskered old sea captain named Charles Myrick. His genre paintings seemed to
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19th Century American Realist Captains Sea Chest Antique

Materials

Oil

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A captains sea chest antique can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,850, while the lowest priced sells for $933 and the highest can go for as much as $368,000.