Patronenfabrik Karlsruhe en Polte-Werke Magdenburg - Gemaakt Nederlandse interneringskampen - Sculpture, Oer-Hollands (Volendamse/Zeeuwse klederdracht) - 50 cm - Brass

Official stamps (base stamps) from two very well-known German ammunition manufacturers from World War I. They confirm that the vases are made from authentic German artillery shells from 1918.
- First shell - Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken AG (DWM), Karlsruhe.
- Second shell - Polte-Werke in Magdeburg

A weight of 3504 grams each, together 7.08 kg. Height 50 cm, width and depth 12 cm.
The relief shows a continuous, nostalgic Dutch scene with a Volendam or Zeeland fisherman and a woman in traditional dress.
• The Fisherman & the Woman: The fisherman wears his characteristic wide pants (dikkert), clogs and a cap, while he holds up a freshly caught fish. The woman wears a traditional cap, an apron and costume, and watches with her hands on her hips beside a large wooden fish crate.
• The Quay & the Dog: One of the scenes shows the characters looking out over the water from a stone quay or harbor breakwater. There is even a small dog depicted faithfully sitting beside them, waiting.
• The Pipe Smokers: On another side you see two men (possibly older fishermen) with traditional hats or caps calmly smoking a long Gouda pipe by a large basket, a classic image of calm in a fishing village.
• The Background: In finer details in the background you can see sailing ships (such as cutters) on the water, complete with tailored rigging and masts.

Trench Art vases made from empty brass artillery shells from World War I.
Characteristics of this object:
• Material: Made from repurposed brass shell casings (often from guns such as 75 mm French shells).
• The casings are worked (hammered, cast or with relief / repoussé) and show classical tableaux or motifs, such as fisher figures or floral patterns typical of the World War I period.
• Trench Art was made by soldiers at the front or by local artisans and prisoners during the war years as a memory or barter item.
Ships insured and well-packaged shipping.