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March 6, 2026: Winter Americana - Day Three

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  • New England
Lot 2430

MASSACHUSETTS PAINTED WHITE PINE SEA CAPTAIN'S CHEST WITH CAPT. THOMAS CHATFIELD ASSOCIATION

Estimate: $200 - $300
Starting Bid
$100

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

MASSACHUSETTS PAINTED WHITE PINE SEA CAPTAIN'S CHEST WITH CAPT. THOMAS CHATFIELD ASSOCIATION, dovetailed construction, the rectangular top with applied battens on either end conceals an open interior with a right-side open till. Retains a later blue surface over an earlier green. Retains a note from the family reading "Captain / Thomas Chatfield's / sea chest he / took on voyages / on the 'Joseph Eaton' ship / my mother / Elizabeth Durell Field / repainted this / sea chest & 'antiqued' / it - in the 1950s-1960s". Second quarter 19th century. 15 1/2" HOA, 40 3/4" WOA, 17" DOA.
Catalogue Note: Captain Thomas Chatfield was a well-known whaling captain who, in 1848, set off on a whaling adventure to the Pacific ocean which would turn into an expedition to California to search for newly-discovered gold. Chatfield would go on to serve the with Union Army working in the East Gulf Squadron at Key West, Florida abord the blockade steamship Somerset. In 1905, he wrote an account of his life The Reminiscences of Captain Thomas Chatfield, a copy of which is included with this chest.

Condition

Good overall condition with typical minor to moderate usage wear.

Provenance

Purchased from the estate of a direct descended in Urbanna, Virginia.

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