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EARLY 19TH CENT. SAILOR'S DECORATED SEA CHEST

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD
EARLY 19TH CENT. SAILOR'S DECORATED SEA CHEST
IMPORTANT EARLY 19TH CENT. SAILOR'S DECORATED SEA CHEST - 18TH cENT. NEW ENGLAND DOVETAILED 6-BOARD PINE CHEST W/ ORIGINAL PAINTED FOLK ART NAUTICAL DESIGNS-"ELISHA BOGUE" & DATED 1795 ON FRONT (ESSEX/NEW LONDON CT) W/ SAILOR'S HEART AROUND LOCK ESCUTCHEON W/ (2) LARGE COMPASS 8-POINT STARS & ARCH PAVILLION ON BOTTOM CENTER W/ TRAILING VINES DOWN EACH SIDE ON THE LEFT & RIGHT ON FRONT & A DEMILUNE DESIGN BOTTOM BORDER, ALL ON A WEATHERED GREEN PAINTED BACKROUND W/ BLACK PAINTED HANDLES & BRAIDED ROPE BECKETS-WRITTEN IN PENCIL ON TILL LID MADE NOV. 28TH 1794 (PROVENANCE: GLADYS WOOD ESTATE-NANTUCKET ISLAND MA) (17 1/2" T X 47 1/2" W X 17" D) - EXCELLENT SURFACE & OVERALL PAINT DECORATION, WEAR, REPLACEMENTS, REPAIRS, IMPERFECTIONS