This silver plaque, mounted in an early, carved and gilt frame, dates from the first quarter of the Nineteenth Century. It features a mounted-on-velvet silver plaque depicting what appears to be the presentation of the head of John the Baptist to Salome, who ordered his death. The frame, which has been beautifully restored, measures 7" x 7" square. The back opens with hinges, and indicated (1) the early date of the frame, and (2) that there was originally likely some relic on the rever ...click for details
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