2nd Jun, 2021 10:00

Antiques, Interiors & Books Auction

 
Lot 477
 

Trench Art:- A WWI brass artillery shell, dated 1914-1918, a similarly dated pair and a matchbox (4)

Trench Art:- A WWI brass artillery shell, dated '1914-1918' and relief moulded with fruiting vines, titled 'Thetis', 38.5cm high, with a smaller pair, relief moulded with lions' rampant, one dated '1914' and the other dated '1918', 22cm high and a brass matchbox holder with a circular panel decorated in relief with a pickelhaube helmet, all dented and scratched (4)

Sold for £30


Condition Report

All items dented and scratched.

Matchbox holder with crumpled edges and corners, panel nearly detached and split.

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