他说：“这种大小和结构的椅子能在已经沉没的泰坦尼克号上被发现，并保存至今，实属罕见。”

　　The chair is made of teak wood and has an adjustable footrest at the front. It is 57 inches long, 23 inches wide and 35 inches tall.

　　这张沙滩椅长57英寸(约1.4米)，宽23英寸(约0.58米)，高35英寸(约0.89米)，由柚木做成，前端的脚凳可调节。

　　It has a five pointed star on top of it, which was the emblem of White Star Line - the company that owned the Titanic.

　　椅背上方还有个五角星图案，这是泰坦尼克号所属公司白星线公司的标志。

　　Upon his death in 1973, Capt Lemarteleur gave the chair to colleague Captain Robin Lee. The current owner acquired it in 2001.

　　勒马特勒尔船长1973年去世后把椅子给了同事罗宾·李船长。椅子现在的主人是在2001年的时候得到它的。

　　Sold with the chair was an in depth 'provenance package' that authenticates history and association with Titanic.

　　随着椅子一同拍卖的还有一个详细介绍并证明椅子的历史出处等的包裹，它表明这把椅子确实与泰坦尼克号有联系。

　　It includes a signed affidavit from Margarete Pennington, who was Mr Lemarteleur's housekeeper in the 1960s.

　　这个包裹中包括了一份署名的宣誓书，作者名叫玛格丽特·潘宁顿，她是20世纪六十年代船长勒马特勒尔家里的女管家。

　　Craig Sopin, 57, a lawyer from Philadelphia, owns one of the world's largest collections of Titanic memorabilia.

　　今年57岁的克雷格·索斌是美国费城的一名律师，他是泰坦尼克号纪念品收藏数量最多的收藏家之一。

　　He also authenticated the chair and said: 'It isn't often that one has the opportunity to acquire such an important part of Titanic's story.

　　他也确认了这把椅子的真实性，他说：“能有机会获得这样重要的收藏品，非常难得。”

　　Titanic sank with the loss of 1,522 lives four hours after it struck on iceberg at 10.20pm on April 14.

　　泰坦尼克号于1912年4月14日撞上冰山后沉没，1522人因此丧生。

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