Spain, Spanish State. A Patriotic Tapestry from the Offices of Francisco Franco Republic of circumscribed by the inscription FRIEDRICH

circumscribed by the inscription FRIEDRICH WILHELM III SCHÜTZER UND PFLEGER DER KÜNSTE (FRIEDRICH WILHELM III PROTECTOR AND CARER OF ARTS)

the reverse marked with a Czechoslovakian lion rampant indication domestic manufacture

Baur successfully applied for a pension and compensation in 1955

the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “63” for Franz Klast & Söhne

Spain, Spanish State. A Patriotic Tapestry from the Offices of Francisco Franco Republic of circumscribed by the inscription FRIEDRICHA large and ornate tapestry, constructed of a padded white satin cloth base, trimmed along all four edges with a red, white, and green threaded fringe, bordered along all four edges by a layer of smooth maroon velvet decorated with multi coloured arabesque imagery of identical velvet construction, surrounding a central texted and off white rayon threaded square, in turn overlaid by a central Franco era Spanish coat of arms constructed of multi