Spain, Facist State. An Oil Painting Depicting A Dog Fight During The Spanish Civil War, By E. Alonso Esteban Hold 1944 and signed in faded

1944 and signed in faded black ink by Battalion Commander

“Alpaka” silver – made by the firm of “JOH

Instituted in 1934

Nine are un-mounted

complete with a period safety pin holding it in position on the underside

Spain, Facist State. An Oil Painting Depicting A Dog Fight During The Spanish Civil War, By E. Alonso Esteban Hold 1944 and signed in fadedAn interesting Spanish Civil War era oil painting depicting a dogfight during the conflict, with the viewer immediately drawn to a Republican Air Force Polikarpov I 16 Mosca executed in great detail, set against a clouded sky with numerous Republican and Nationalist biplanes engaged in aerial combat, including one burning aircraft plummeting to the ground, signed at the lower left corner E. ALONSO ESTEBAN, riveted to a wooden frame surrounding a