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A FINE PAIR OF 16TH CENTURY FLEMISH CARVED OAK PANELS. CIRCA 1570.

A FINE PAIR OF 16TH CENTURY FLEMISH CARVED OAK PANELS. CIRCA 1570.

DEPICTING THE BEHEADING OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, BY KING HEROD. THE STORY GOES THAT ON HERODS BIRTHDAY HE WAS SO TAKEN BY HIS DAUGHTER SALOMES DANCING THAT IN DRUNKENESS HE PROMISED TO GIVE HER ANYTHING SHE DESIRED, SHE DESIRED THE HEAD OF JOHN THE BAPTIST AND HEROD COULD NOT REFUSE.

16" WIDE X 9" HIGH.

STOCK NO 1430.