Cops raided a Nazi heiress's home to try and seize a masterpiece painting stolen from a Jewish art collector by her SS officer father - only to find it had hastily been replaced by a tapestry.
Investigators in Argentina raced to the home of Friedrich Kadgien's daughter Patricia in the sea side town of Mar del Plata near Buenos Aires on Monday.
They hoped to find a 1743 artwork by painter Giuseppe Vittore Ghislandi called Portrait of a Lady, La Nacion reported.
But on arriving, investigators realized the painting had vanished - with a large piece of needlework that appeared to have recently been installed hanging in its place instead.
Portrait of a Lady was spotted hanging on the wall of the Kadgien's daughter in a random coincidence after the property was listed for sale.
