Germany, Imperial. A Desk Ornament Carved by a German POW in Malta, c. 1917 Newly Listed overlaid by a central tank

overlaid by a central tank

A drum hanger constructed of die-cast bronze with a gilded copper base

elements of the Free French 4th Moroccan Mountain Division landed in Ajaccio

Upon his return to the United Kingdom

including taking part in the occupation of Norway

Germany, Imperial. A Desk Ornament Carved by a German POW in Malta, c. 1917 Newly Listed overlaid by a central tank(Grabenkunst Schreibtischdekoration). Constructed of lacquered dark brown wood, consisting of a sphere emanating from a cascading stem, bearing hand painted imagery of tents amid trees and building, topped by a German national eagle, in turn affixed to a flattened base of identical construction, bearing dates 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, interspersed with an inscription of MALTA KRIEGSGEFANGENEN=LAGER, the base showing a rivet securing the finial in place