Auction 80
Historical Militaria, Autographs, and Ephemera Auction, July 14 & 15, 2020
Jul 15, 2020
(your local time)
USA
98 Bohemia Ave., St. 2, Chesapeake City, MD 21915
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1,400 lots of historical militaria from all conflicts; historical autographs and ephemera from all fields of collecting.
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LOT 894:
GERMAN PRISONER''S ORIGINAL ARTWORK
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Sold for: $200
Start price:
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100
Estimated price:
$200 - $300
Auction house commission:
30%
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GERMAN PRISONER''S ORIGINAL ARTWORK
GERMAN PRISONER'S ORIGINAL ARTWORK
A wonderful original ink and watercolor prison image executed by a German prisoner held by the Russians during World War I. The 5.5 x 3.5 postcard bears Russian and French text printed on the verso, indicating that the sender was being held at a military prison in Siberia. on the blank face of the card, an unknown German P.O.W. has painted a scene of two uniformed German soldiers seated beside a large brick stove fitted with cooking vats. The men are occupied with cooking chores, apparently peeling and slicing potatoes. The artist has satirically captioned his work: "Fresh scraps". A great piece of prison camp art, rarely seen.
