SECOND WORLD WAR - A RARE PRISONER OF WAR CARVED 'SOUP BONE' VASE - DOUGLAS INTERNMENT CAMP ISLE-OF- MAN carved with roses on a rustilated base and mounted on a wooden stand, the base inscribed 'Made by W. S. Falkenthal P.O.W. No.2965 Douglas - Camp', 20cm high During the Great War there were two main POW sites on the Island, a requisitioned holiday camp in Douglas and a purpose built camp on agricultural land at Knockaloe near the town of Peel.This was a large site divided into four compounds using prefabricated huts and even had its own railway link. Knockaloe peaked in July 1916 at 22,769 men and the smaller Douglas camp held around 5,000. With transfers to other camps there were probably around 30,000 men, almost equal to the resident civilian population allowing for those absent on military service. During the Second war camps were located in Douglas, Onchan, Peel, Port Erin/Port St Mary and Ramsey. These held much smaller numbers and sometimes only for a few months as many were swiftly released. Apart from refugees from the Nazis there were large numbers of Italians held in several camps, thers included Finns in Ramsey, over 100 Japanese and many other nationalities. There were also political detainees including those held under section 18B of the Defence (General)Regulations. This enabled the Government to imprison those thought to be a danger to nation, including members of the IRA and the British Union of Fascists.
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An Arts and Crafts green glass vase with elongated handles in the manner of Christopher Dresser, 30cm high, a glass vase in the manner of WMF of conical form, 18.5cm diameter, a blue glass vase with bubble inclusions, a blue faceted glass vase and a a Murano of Italy bowl, clear and cased blue glass, 27cm
Wedgwood Keith Murray design vase and jug, decorated with a green celadon over white glaze the jug has cut through horizontal bands, printed marks and facsimile signature to base, (2) 20.5cm high Condition report: The jug has a rim chip, outside this there are no restorations or other damages. Some patches of crazing which have slightly crazed on the jug. Condition report: see terms and conditions
A mixed lot including a blue dimple glass poesey vase, various pieces of clear glass including a pair of candle sticks, a pair of soapstone bookends in the form of birds, a Delft tile decorated with a little girl on stilts, various decorative plates, a Limoges 'La Reine' trinket dish, two brass trinket dishes with landscape design to lid and two others together with two vases decorated with Chinese dragon motifs
Four large china vases including a large floral design decorative vase raised on floral plinth, a green glaze cylindrical vase of floral design with impressed 'Art Pottery' marks to base and two oriental vases, one decorated with oriental landscape scenes and musicians with fixed twin loop handles, 58cmH and the other with raised oriental designs with flowers and figures, mark to base, 40cmH, all as found
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