Lot Essay
The arms are those of Gooding or Goodwyn impaling Hotoft, both East Anglian families.
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A MARQUETRY BOX, ENGLISH, LATE 17TH CENTURY
the hinged lid profusely inlaid and centred with a large armorial of a shield surmounted by a helmet and winged creature all within foliage and a line inlaid border, flanked by scrolling foliage issuing from vases and with an outer foliate border, the front and sides with scrolling leaf inlay on an ebonised ground
15in. (38cm.) wide, 4in. (10cm.) high, 12½in. (2cm) deep
the hinged lid profusely inlaid and centred with a large armorial of a shield surmounted by a helmet and winged creature all within foliage and a line inlaid border, flanked by scrolling foliage issuing from vases and with an outer foliate border, the front and sides with scrolling leaf inlay on an ebonised ground
15in. (38cm.) wide, 4in. (10cm.) high, 12½in. (2cm) deep
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