Germany, Imperial. An Oil Painting of a Decorated Bavarian Soldier of the First World War, c. 1943 Auction with an Iron Cross 1914

with an Iron Cross 1914 Second Class

the Order of Saint Anne

the obverse with white enameled arms highlighted on the interior with gilt borders

the reverse of the right tab retaining a fully-intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker code of “A4/28”

Germany, Imperial. An Oil Painting of a Decorated Bavarian Soldier of the First World War, c. 1943 Auction with an Iron Cross 1914(lbild). An oil on canvas painting depicting a soldier of the First World War, wearing a Krtzchen with a Bavarian cockade, as well as a newly received 1914 Iron Cross II Class on his tunic, situated within a hand painted black border, the lower right corner bearing an artists attribution of A. MEINDL 1943, riveted to a period wooden frame, measuring 30 cm (w) x 39. 5 cm (h), an interesting example likely painted by a relation after an original wartime