Germany, Imperial. A Desk Ornament Carved by a German POW in Malta, c. 1917 Newly Listed A Luftwaffe Officer’s Tunic constructed

A Luftwaffe Officer’s Tunic constructed of blue-grey wool/rayon blend fabric with grey gabardine lining

overlaid by a central tank

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

while the lower pockets on either side are larger and deeper

Germany, Imperial. A Desk Ornament Carved by a German POW in Malta, c. 1917 Newly Listed A Luftwaffe Officer’s Tunic constructed(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