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| 207 Ruprecht III., Beiname „Clem” (Clemens), wird nach dem Tod seines Vaters Ruprecht II. am 6. Januar 1398 Kurfürst und Pfalzgraf bei Rhein. Nach der Absetzung Wenzels von Luxemburg als König des Hl. Römischen Reichs durch die vier Kurfürsten aus Mainz, Köln, Trier und der Pfalz wird er am 21. August 1400 zum Nachfolger als König gewählt. Am 18. Mai 1410 verstirbt er. Provenienz: Höchstwahrscheinlich aus einer Ahnengalerie eines Wittelsbacher Schlosses stammend. Hermann Historica, 35. Auktion im Oktober 1997, Los 4387. Rupert III (1352-1410), Prince Elector and Elector Palatine of the Rhine as well as King of the Holy Roman Empire – a Renaissance tapestry circa 1600, with his royal coat of arms and that of his wife, Elisabeth of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg (1358-1411) Made of different coloured silks and brocades, velvet, embellished with Lyonnaise embroidery in gold and silver threads, as well as braided em- broidery, silver braid, a knotted border at the lower edge, the top edge probably reinforced during the 19th century with a strip of red velvet, with suspension hooks sewn at the back. Lined in white felt and red linen fabric. Dimensions approx. 100 x 200 cm. The stitching of the individual fields and some of the Lyonnaise embroidery has come undone in places due to the weight of the materials used, the silk partially frayed due to age, with losses to the fabric here and there. Nonetheless the substance of the coat-of-arms tapestry is well preserved and worth restoring. The left division shows the national eagle with the Palatinate-Bavarian inescutcheon, above which the crown in relief, a banner on the lower edge with the inscription “RUPRECHT. v.d.Pfalz. rom. Kaiser” in old German lettering, the right division with the combined coat of arms of Rupert and his wife Elisabeth, also surmounted by a raised crown, with a banner reading “Elisabeth von Hohenzollern”. Lavishly embroidered floral décor with vases in the centre and both lateral fields. Rupert III, given the sobriquet “Clem” (Clemens), succeeded his father Rupert II after his death on 6 January 1398 as Prince Elector and Elector Palatine of the Rhine. AfterWenceslaus I of Luxembourg was deposed as Holy Roman King by the four prince-electors of Mainz, Cologne, Trier and the Palatinate, Rupert was elected to succeed him as King on 21 August 1400. He died on 18 May 1410. P rovenance : Most likely from a gallery of ancestral portraits from a Wittelsbach castle. Hermann Historica, 35th Auction in October 1997, lot 4387. 277570 III € 2.500 4264 Große Tapisserie mit dem schreitenden Pfälzer Löwen, 17./18. Jhdt. Der gekrönte Löwe in goldenem Samt gefertigt und mit goldener Hand- stickerei verziert und eingefasst, in den vier Ecken en suite gefertigte Bügelkronen. Die leinerne Unterfütterung sowie der rotgoldene Seiden-Trägerstoff und die unterseitige Bordüre im 19. Jhdt. erneuert. Die Seide partiell beschädigt, die Applikationen teils gelöst. Maße ca. 315 x 165 cm. Provenienz: Höchstwahrscheinlich aus einem Wittelsbacher Schloss stammend. Hermann Historica, 35. Auktion im Oktober 1997, Los 4389. 277571 III + € 500 4264