Vintage Solid & Heavy South Staffordshire Reg Bronze Box

An unusual piece which could date from the early part of the 20th century up to WW2, it is made from solid and heavy bronze and has been set with the badge for the South Staffordshire regiment to the top and the banner for the regiment on the lower front, measuring just 2.5 x just over 2 inches it comes in very good condition with just minor signs of age and use.  read more

Code: 31303

WW1 Era Trench Art Shell Head Cigarette Lighter

A good example of a WW1 one ‘in the field’ constructed brass trench art cigarette lighter, what sets this one apart from the norm is the inclusion of a silver strip near the base which is French and has the motto ‘Ministere de Finances’, something the soldier must have picked up and used to embellish the lighter, it comes in good condition for its age with signs of use and a few shallow dents, ...  read more

Code: 30251

Unusual Dated 1938 Trench Art Brass Ashtray

This solid brass small ashtray is clearly dated for 1938 on the base it also has other markings including P152 and 33, I think it is German in origin and is the central part of a much larger shell case which has been machined down and converted into the ashtray. It is heavy and comes in good condition although the rest for the cigarette looks out of shape, it measures just under two inches in d...  read more

Code: 29381

WW1 Era French Trench Art Ashtray & Matchbox Holder Stand

This is a really nice example of a WW1 trench art shell case ornament, the base which I think is French in origin has a series of marks including 75 DEC, C.17 and others, it has been engraved with a series of battles from both Belgium and Franch including: Alsace, Marne, Verdun, Somme and around the base ‘Yser’, the central column has been constructed from brass possibly bullet casings designed...  read more

Code: 29382

WW1 Era Large Trench Art Brass Shell Case Gong with Striker

A really well constructed and very heavy dinner gong fashioned from a WW1 era large brass shell case suspended from a solid bras arm attached to a metal plate and mounted on a wood base, it comes complete with a turned oak striker. The top of the shell case is very well marked with RL for the Royal Laboratories Woolwich, the broad arrow mark with 19 under, 01/03, F16, C.F 4 4 01and others, the ...  read more

Code: 29707

Interesting WW1 Trench Art Shell Base –Dated 1916 – Borre

Borre was a very small village in France with a population of 650 but which saw action from 1914 through to the end of the war, this 18 pounder shell case base commemorates the village of Borre and has a series of dates, engraved to the body is 1917/1918 and the shell itself is dated 1916 on the bottom, the base is very well marked (please see pictures) it comes in very good condition and measu...  read more

Code: 27316

Two WW1 Era Vickers Son & Maxim Pom Pom Trench Art Shell Cases

Here are two WW1 trench art shell cases made from Vickers pompom shells, One carries the full ‘V over S & M’ mark for Vickers Son and Maxim, the other has a clear ‘S’ but little else, they have each been decorated differently from the other and come in very good condition, they each stand 3.25 inches high.  read more

Code: 28973

Amazing WW1 Trench Art Silhouette ‘Bombs’

The word trench art has come to mean a whole host of different items usually made from the discarded shell casings of spent projectiles; here we have trench art in its truest form. Each leaf has been painstakingly picked out with a small needle leaving behind a silhouette of trench life on the front line during the Great War.
In this example we see wounded being brought back from...  read more

Code: 14956

WW1 Era Trench Art Brass Tank

A great hand made piece based loosely on the many variations of tanks used, the base is a sheet of brass and inscribed on it is 'souvenir of the Great War', the body is also brass with white metal runners and turret, the guns are copper rod and the sides are painted black. It comes in very good condition and the base measures 5 inches x 4.  read more

Code: 22194

WW1 German Trench Art Brass Shell Case Dated 1917

A well worked piece of WW1 German trench art,decorated to the body with a scene of two deer in a landscape, the base is nicely marked with the date of March 1917 and POLTE MAGDEBURG. Comes in good condition and stands 9 inches high.  read more

Code: 19452