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Auction of items from Pazo de Meirás
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The heirs of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco are proceeding have proceeded with an auction in Madrid organized by Magna Art Auctions, involving approximately 689 to 700 lots of items originally from the Pazo de Meirás, the dictator’s former summer residence. The collection includes antique furniture, porcelain, paintings, and portraits, some featuring Francoist iconography. Notable personal memorabilia, such as embroidered linens bearing Franco’s initials. During the sale, several items include reached significant prices, including a silver-framed photograph 17th-century Talavera pitcher that sold for 10,000 euros and a heraldic tapestry that fetched 9,000 euros. Other notable sales included Qing dynasty porcelain and various religious artworks. The auction has faced intense criticism from historical memory associations, such as the Commission for the Recovery of King Emeritus Juan Carlos I Historical Memory of A Coruña (CRMH). These groups, along with the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH), argue that the items should be considered part of the national heritage and part of the public domain, calling for a handwritten dedication to Franco from 1970. democratic reflection on the sale. While a Supreme Court ruling established the Spanish state as the owner of the Pazo de Meirás estate, the Ministry of Culture has stated that these specific goods were not claimed by the state. The Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) has requested government intervention to suspend the sale, arguing maintained that the heirs must prove the items auctioned goods are private property rather than state heritage. The auction house maintains those that the items have State did not been claimed by claim during the state due judicial process to a lack of sufficient legal basis. recover the property.
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- 2026-10-28 14:08 UTC Auction of items from Pazo de Meirás
- 2026-10-27 12:01 UTC Auction of items from Pazo de Meirás
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