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World War I Artillery Shell Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
World War I Artillery Shell Vase. Canadian shell base. Marked.
Category
Early 20th Century European Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
Antique WWI Trench Art Engraved Brass Artillery Shell Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Antique WWI Trench Art Engraved Brass Artillery Shell Table Lamp
Offered for sale is a unique and
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
1880s Leather English Army Artillery Shell Converted into An Ice Bucket
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s English army artillery shell converted into an ice bucket.
Category
1880s Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Leather
Polte Magdeburg 1911 WWI Brass Artillery Shell Casing Stool
Located in Hanover, MA
Massive World War I brass artillery shell case marked "Polte Magdeburg Juni 1911" fitted with
Category
1910s German Folk Art Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
Japanese Antique Artillery Shell 1900s-1920s / Iron Ball Object Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese artillery shell.
From its appearance, it is assumed that it is an iron
Category
1910s Japanese Showa Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Iron
Antique Royal Artillery Shell Carrier Stick Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive antique shell or cordite carrier featuring a royal crest, later used as a stick stand
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Leather, Canvas
Pair of WW1 British Brass Artillery Shells Dated 1917
Located in Dallas, TX
War (WWI 1914-1918). Made of brass, the impressive pieces of artillery are round in shape and dated on
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
Antique American Gorham Silver Plate Artillery Shell Cocktail Shaker, Circa 1918
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique American silver plate, copper and brass artillery 18 pound shell cocktail shaker
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass, Copper
$6,900
H 22.25 in Dm 4 in
Pair of WWI Antique Trench Art Brass Artillery Shell Vases France 75mm
Located in Greer, SC
Pair of antique WWI trench art shell vases with wonderful repousse work. Features oak leaves and
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Other Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
$725 / set
H 13.75 in Dm 3.3 in
Artillery Carrier Lamp
Located in Greenwich, CT
19th century artillery shell carrier, England circa 1900, now as lamp and having original leather
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Cork
Antique Brass Artillery Double Shell Trench Art Table Lamp on Black Marble Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trench Art lamp fashioned from two stacked brass and chrome high caliber artillery shells mounted
Category
1910s American Machine Age Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
$1,050
H 26.25 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Pair of WW One French Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casings with Foliage Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
. Created in France, and dated 1916, each artillery shell is made of brass, and features repousse floral and
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
$975 / set
H 13.5 in Dm 3.5 in
WWI German Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casing with Engraved Foliage Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
in Germany, and dated 1918, this World War I artillery shell casing has been masterfully transformed
Category
Early 20th Century German Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Bronze Trench Art Bank
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century American Trench Art bronze bank made from a spent artillery shell
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Bronze
Pair of WW One French "Argonne" Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casings
Located in Dallas, TX
. Created in France, and dated 1916, each artillery shell is made of brass, and features repousse floral and
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
Original Antique Russian WWI Poster Buy Military Loan More Money More Shells
Located in London, GB
soldier looking towards the viewer for help and indicating the empty used artillery shells on the muddy
Category
1910s Russian Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Paper
$2,410
H 39.77 in W 26.58 in D 0.04 in
Pair of Vintage WW1 Trench Art Shell Case Lamps
Located in London, GB
-1920 out of discarded brass artillery shells.
The shells have been pinched and etched with decorations
Category
1910s British Mid-Century Modern Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Braid
Antique WW1 Era Brass Trench Art Engraved Shell Casing Dinner Bell or Gong
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
is from an enormous solid brass artillery shell that has been cut and fashioned into a well tuned
Category
Early 20th Century Kuwaiti Folk Art Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
$2,995
H 18 in W 16 in D 10.75 in
Bonaparte Toulon - Etching by Pierre-Claude Gautherot - 1837
Located in Roma, IT
the walls,
and Napoleon was wounded in the ankle by a stray artillery shell. The shot had been fired
Category
1830s Modern Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Etching
$286
H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 0.04 in
Waste Basket From English World War I Brass Artillery Gun Shell
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English WWI brass artillery gun shell now a waste basket. From large scale artillery, now with
Category
1910s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
WWI 1915 St Chamond French Artillery Cannon Shell Ice Champaign Bucket
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning WWI 1915 St Chamond French Artillery Cannon shell
Category
1910s French Art Deco Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
$2,548
H 9.85 in W 9.85 in D 6.7 in
French Pair of World War I Brass Engraved Shell Casings Trench Artillery, French
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique French pair of shell casings from the World War I vases.
Trench Artillery
Brass engraved
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
$655
H 9.65 in Dm 3.75 in
French Pair of World War I Brass Heron Engraved Shells Casing Trench Artillery
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique French pair of shell casings from the World War I.
Trench Artillery
Brass engraved
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
$774
H 13.39 in Dm 3.35 in
WWI Trench Art Knife – “souvenir De Guerre 1914–1917” – Handcrafted Shrapnel
Located in Bilzen, BE
Significance
During the Great War, soldiers on the front lines repurposed leftover materials from artillery
Category
1910s Belgian Folk Art Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Iron
$1,048
H 13 in W 1.58 in D 0.48 in
Edgar Brandt Attr., French Art Deco Wrought Table Mirror, ca. 1920's
Located in New York, NY
discarding sabot artillery shells and contributed substantially to the development of effective HEAT-warhead
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Wrought Iron
WW1 Military Print Bon Voyage, by Snaffles
By Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
shows a French artillery man holding a shell ready to load it into a gun. In the bottom margin is a
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Paper
WW1 Military Print, Vimy, by Snaffles
By Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
destroyed artillery field gun with dispensed shells on the ground with bodies laying around it. This Charles
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Paper
'Artillery Shell' Cocktail Shaker Sets by Gorham, USA
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in London, GB
Gorham, USA
A complete pair of 'Artillery Shell' cocktail shakers by American maker Gorham, in
Category
Early 20th Century American Other Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Copper, Brass, Silver Plate
Gorham Artillery Shell Silver Plate 37 inch Antique Cocktail Shaker with Rack
By Gorham
Located in Atlanta, GA
to) Gorham in the form of a World War I era facsimile eighteen pound shrapnel artillery shell. This
Category
Early 20th Century American Sporting Art Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal, Brass
Original Antique Russian WWI Poster Buy Military Loan More Money More Shells
Located in London, GB
soldier looking towards the viewer for help and indicating the empty used artillery shells on the muddy
Category
1910s Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Paper
$2,410
H 39.77 in W 26.58 in
Assembled Pair of Early 20th Century Trench Art Vases Custom Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
An assembled pair of brass artillery shell casing trench art vases now mounted as lamps with custom
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
$5,795 / set
H 26 in W 12 in D 12 in
Inscribed Patriotic Ring from the First World War
Located in Chicago, IL
even incorporate parts from artillery shells in the designs.
Category
1910s German Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Mixed Metal, Gold
Inscribed Patriotic Ring from the First World War
Located in Chicago, IL
events, and they might even incorporate parts from artillery shells in the designs.
Category
1910s German Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Mixed Metal, Gold
Inscribed Patriotic Ring from the First World War
Located in Chicago, IL
incorporate parts from artillery shells in the designs.
Category
1910s German Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Mixed Metal, Gold
Pair of WW1 French Trench Art, Art Deco Artillery Brass Shell Casing Vases
Located in MONTREUIL, FR
.
Soldiers would repurpose the materials available to us, like brass shell casings, and hand-craft decorative
Category
1910s French Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
$536 / set
H 13.78 in Dm 3.15 in
1920s Edgar Brandt Wrought Iron & Daum Glass Table Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
invented discarding-sabot artillery shells[citation needed] and contributed substantially to the
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Wrought Iron
Map of the American Revolution Siege of Yorktown
By Julius Bien
Located in New York, NY
, Washington was able to have his artillery shell the town from three directions and the allies moved some of
Category
1860s Realist Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Lithograph
Artillery Shell Cocktail Shaker
Located in London, GB
A magnificent silver plated cocktail shaker in the form of a WWI artillery shell, the shaker comes
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Artillery Shells
Artillery Shell Table Lighters
Located in London, GB
A fabulous pair of table cigar lighters made from one pounder 'Pom-pom' artillery shells. To create
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Artillery Shells
19th Century Artillery Shell Carrier
Located in Greenwich, CT
English 19th century artillery shell or cordite carrier with original leather handle, Royal coat of
Category
1890s English Edwardian Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Cork
Silver Artillery Shell Condiment Set
By Jones & Crompton
Located in Northampton, GB
pair of artillery shells. Each shell is hallmarked Jones & Crompton, Birmingham, 1926.
Sterling Silver
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Machine Age Artillery Shell Floor Lamp
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Stunning 1920s proto machine age floor lamp constructed from massive WWI artillery shells machined
Category
1920s Unknown Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
Gorham Artillery Shell Cocktail Shaker
By Gorham
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredibly rare artillery shell cocktail shaker, crafted by the Gorham Silver Company, is one
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Pair WWI Artillery Shell Trench Art Ashtrays as Polished Steel Military Hats
Located in Nantucket, MA
artillery shells, one dated 1915.
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Steel
$595 / set
H 2 in Dm 3.5 in
Large British Army Canvas Artillery Shell Carrier, Zinc Lined Coal or Log Bucket
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large British Army Canvas Artillery Shell Carrier, Zinc Lined Coal or Log Bucket
This is a
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Leather
$1,652
H 16 in Dm 14 in
Artillery Shell Cocktail Shaker
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in London, GB
glasses.
This eighteen pounder shrapnel shell Shaker was produced by the Gorham Company after the first
Category
Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Silver Plate
Quirky Leather Umbrella Stand, or Wwi Moulded Leather Artillery Shell Carrier
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Quirky leather umbrella stand, or WWI moulded leather artillery shell carrier with three reinforced
Category
1910s English Industrial Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Leather
Pair of Artillery Shell Tankards
Located in London, GB
A wonderful pair of tankards made from brass WWI 18 pounder British artillery gun shells that have
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Artillery Shells
Gorham, a Rare Artillery Shell Cocktail Shaker, circa 1918
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Queens, NY
Gorham, a rare artillery shell cocktail Shaker, circa 1918
Made by the Gorham Silver Company
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Gorham, a Rare Artillery Shell Cocktail Shaker, circa 1918
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Queens, NY
Gorham, a rare artillery shell cocktail shaker, circa 1918
Made by the Gorham Silver Company
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Gorham, a Rare Artillery Shell Cocktail Shaker, circa 1918
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Queens, NY
Gorham, a rare artillery shell cocktail shaker, circa 1918
Made by the Gorham Silver Company, with
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Pair of French Brass Repousse Trench Art Artillery Shell Vases Marked Verdun
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Made from spent artillery shells during the first World War, this pair of brass trench art vases
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
$395
H 11.5 in Dm 3.25 in
WW1 British Brass Artillery Shell Casing Vase Dated 1918
Located in Dallas, TX
Take a piece of history into your home with this authentic English shell casing from the First
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
Highly Worked French Bronze 'Rooster' Artillery Shells, circa 1914
Located in Dallas, TX
the National Guard. These bronze shells from the World War I were carved by French soldiers. Today, as
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Artillery Shells
WWI Armitrice Artillery Shell Desk Lamp with Brown String Shade
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
75 M/M WWI Armistice celebration shell desk lamp with new metal string shade.
"11th hour of the
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Artillery Shells
Green Artillery Carrier Lamp
Located in Greenwich, CT
19th century artillery shell carrier, England circa 1900, now as lamp and having original leather
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Cork
World War I French Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casing Vase with Foliage Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
France, dated 1918. Made of brass, the artillery shell casing vase feature repousse floral and leaf decor
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Brass
$275
H 18.5 in Dm 4.5 in
WW1 Interest, Royal Artillery, Novelty Silver Salt and Pepper Pots from 1918
By Williams Ltd
Located in London, London
silver salt and pepper pots, are modelled as artillery shells, and each is engraved with the crest of the
Category
1910s English Antique Artillery Shells
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,720
H 1 in W 1 in D 4 in
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Antique Artillery Shells For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique artillery shells is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique artillery shells was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and silver. Antique artillery shells have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique artillery shells bearing Georgian or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique artillery shells over the years, but those made by Gorham Manufacturing Company and Williams Ltd are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Antique Artillery Shells?
Antique artillery shells can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $875, while the lowest priced sells for $275 and the highest can go for as much as $15,000.
Questions About Antique Artillery Shells
- Do artillery shells explode?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, if used properly, some artillery shells can explode. In the 19th century, artillery shells were designed to burst on impact causing shrapnel. Military collectors and firearm enthusiasts often proudly display artillery shells as vintage decor. Shop a selection of military memorabilia on 1stDibs.
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