A Charles I carved oak narrative panel depicting the sacrifice of Isaac first half 17th century

depicting a representation of God in splendour, Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac with sword held aloft, the angel intervening and the ram to the side and a smouldering cauldron with stylised steam all carved on a stipple ground set within a scrolled arch with cherubim spandrels and atlante to each flanking pilaster

Good. Typical vertical separation and some very minor old chipping. Side rims with apertures and indications of former attachments to former structure. The reverse would appear to be lined. The vertical split in the carved section also is apparent which has been repaired with filler and countersunk timber 'staples' on the ends. The representation of steam is particularly well handled.
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There is a Netherlandish print of The Sacrifice of Isaac by Egbert van Panderen (1581-1632) after Pieter de Iode form circa 1600. There are direct parallels, especially the composition, with the offered lot. Whilst it cannot be said that the woodcarver has used this particular image, he must have been aware of a copy or a very closely related example.

Van Panderen dresses his figures in classical attire, in the offered panel, we have a 17th century English take on the subject. Abraham is dressed like a 17th century gentleman, his hair and beard are cut in the fashion of this period and the cauldron with its, evocatively stylised smoke, is a 17th century type.

This connection is very interesting as it connects the wood carver with printed material and using this expensive medium as a source of inspiration for his own work.

Anthony Wells-Cole, Art and Decoration in Elizabethan and Jacobean England, London, 1997, p. 122, fig. 182 illustrates and discusses a Van Panderens print depicting this subject.