Der Nachlass Leonrod

| 169 dem bayerischen Staat über die Abfindung des Hauses Wittelsbach, was zur Gründung des Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds im Jahr 1923 führte Wilhelm Freiherr von Leonrod – a personal gift frame of Rupprecht, the Bavarian crown prince, dated 1918 Large-size profile portrait picture of the crown prince in field grey uniform as field marshal with medals, handwritten ink signature “Rupprecht Kronprinz von Bayern 1918” at the lower right edge. In gilt wood frame with acanthus and blossom frieze, surmounted by the Bavarian royal crown on laurel leaves of gilt bronze. The reverse with stand, covered in dark red leather. Dimensions of frame ca. 50 x 33 x 4 cm. After World War I and the death of his father King Ludwig III in 1921, Crown prince Rupprecht maintained a close friend- ship to Wilhelm von Leonrod (cf. their corres­ pondence in lot T 247769); Leonrod conduct- ed the negotiations with the Bavarian State regarding the compensation of the Wittelsbach House, leading to the establishment of the Wittelsbach equalisation fund in 1923. 247818 I - II € 800 1121 Wilhelm Freiherr von Leonrod - Portraitrelief von Rupprecht Prinz von Bayern Bronze, Hohlguss, rechts unten bezeichnet „AH 1908” (Adolf von Hildebrand), links der Name des Dargestellten. Gebrauchs- und Altersspuren. Maße 45 x 32 cm. 250488 II € 300 1121 1120 1120