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Mortar Shell

Brassed WWII Era Mortar Shell Paperweights or Bookends Midcentury
By U.S. Army
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We have taken these hollowed out WWll mortar shells and brassed them to produce these very cool
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of WWII "Trench Art" Nickel-Plate & Solid Brass Table Lamps, 1940's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of World War Two Nickel Plate & Solid Brass mortar shell Trench Art table lamps. Featuring
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Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Arts and Craft Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1918 Mortar Shell converted in to the floor lamp .Brass base and metal,probably from the World War
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Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

 Arts and Craft Floor Lamp
 Arts and Craft Floor Lamp
H 71 in Dm 21.5 in
Trench-Art, Shell Casing Pair of Table Lights in the Form of Koalas, 1940
Located in Pymble, NSW
mortar shells, nickel plated and hand engraved to a very high standard. Fitted to polished brass shell
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Vintage 1940s Australian Other Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Substantial Antique Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Substantial antique Italian bronze mortar and pestle, finely cast with shell and floral band
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Edgar Brandt Attr., French Art Deco Wrought Table Mirror, ca. 1920's
Located in New York, NY
trench warfare, he designed an aerodynamic mortar shell with obturation grooves (see details at Brandt
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Mirrors

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Wall Hanging Hall Shelf Hat Coat Rack Edgar Brandt
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Forney, TX
need for mortars in trench warfare, he designed an aerodynamic mortar shell with obturation grooves
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Deco Bottle with Mermaid & Fish Stopper by Maurice Gensoli
By Maurice Gensoli
Located in Chicago, US
heroic figures and idealized landscapes. Ceramics in the shapes of stylized waves, sea shells, exotic
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Bottles

Materials

Stoneware, Wood

Pair of Art Deco Style Marble & Onyx Pedestals Columns with Bronze Panels
Located in Shippensburg, PA
fruit above their head while they are surrounded by fruits and stand over a lobed-shell with the
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20th Century French Art Deco Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Onyx, Marble, Bronze

Hollywood Regency Painted Polychromed Low Coffee Table ca. 1940
Located in Shippensburg, PA
skirt and shell forms in the center of each side raised on undulating legs of a more typical cabriole
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20th Century European Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

French Louis XV Style Marble Top & Giltwood Console Center Table, circa 1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ribbing of shells formed into opposing C-scrolls over drapes of anthemion that follow the curve of the
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Breccia Marble

Mascara
By Felix Mas
Located in Greenwich, CT
of human adornment – feathers, jewels, shells, fans, floral and plant motifs, fantastic coifs
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mascara
Mascara
H 33.5 in W 43.5 in
Pensando
By Felix Mas
Located in Greenwich, CT
which seem to catalog the history of human adornment – feathers, jewels, shells, fans, floral and plant
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pensando
Pensando
H 48 in W 40.5 in
Mariposa
By Felix Mas
Located in Greenwich, CT
which seem to catalog the history of human adornment – feathers, jewels, shells, fans, floral and plant
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Mariposa
Mariposa
H 31 in W 51.25 in
Plumas X
By Felix Mas
Located in Greenwich, CT
which seem to catalog the history of human adornment – feathers, jewels, shells, fans, floral and plant
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

¿Quien es la Mas Bella III?
By Felix Mas
Located in Greenwich, CT
which seem to catalog the history of human adornment – feathers, jewels, shells, fans, floral and plant
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

French Louis XV Antique Carved Giltwood Window Bench
Located in Shippensburg, PA
acanthus that extend nearly the entire length of the leg from the crisp carved inset shells of the knee
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Benches

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of 18k Yellow Gold and Diamond Earrings by Albert Lipton
Located in Shippensburg, PA
collection of shell-like lobes surrounding an embedded spheroid set with 13 round brilliant-cut diamonds in
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20th Century American Modern Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold

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Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette Fabric Department Pendant, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
A simple but sensational fixture, designed by Josef Hoffmann, for the fabric department of the Wiener Werkstaette on Kaerntnerstrasse in Vienna. Style and color of the fabric custom-...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Silk

Antique Arts & Crafts Copper and Brass Table/Desk Lamp with Color Glass Inserts
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and highly stylish Arts & Crafts lamp. If you are an enthousiast of early 20th century lighting in general and of the Arts & Crafts style in particular then this antique lamp c...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Copper, Brass

A pair of Large Nason Murano Smoke Glass Wall Sconces or Lights, 1970s
By Murano 5
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful and large murano glass wall sconces or lights by Carlo Nason, Austria, 1970s. A white lacquered metal backplate holds and hand blown and smoked bubble glass shades. Each Wa...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Steel, Nickel

Vico Magistretti "122" Chairs for Cassina, 1967, Set of 8
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti for Cassina "122" chairs for Cassina, brown leather, beech and plywood, Italy, 1967, set of eight. The "122" chairs designed by Vico Magistretti in 1967 have a scul...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech, Plywood, Leather

Unique Art Nouveau Pale Blue Ceramic Table Lamp by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg
By Josef Ekberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This art nouveau table lamp is designed by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1919. An exemplar of art nouveau design, this vase, crafted by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, showcase...
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Vintage 1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

Regency Oil Painting Cherub Floral Potrait Putti Trio Signed
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Regency style oil painting of a trio of cute cherubs The cherubs are surrounded by the vivid and bright floral garland Such a beautiful work of art this will add light and e...
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Vintage 1980s Regency Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Vienna Sesession Wooden Table Lamp
By Dagobert Peche
Located in Vienna, AT
Wooden table lamp in the style of Dagobert Peche made in Austria, circa 1910. Powered with one porcelain E27 socket, new shade.  
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Vintage 1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Table Lamps

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Hardwood

Pair of Italian vintage Murano glass wall sconces - frosted glasses
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 10 handblown transparent frosted carved glass leaves for each applique in a chrome metal frame. Period: late XX century Dimension...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Art Glass

Rare and Massive Venini Murano Glass Sconces, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in L'Escala, ES
Superb and massive Venini Murano glass sconces or pendant, Italy, 1960s. Very large 21.65 Murano glass wall sconce or flush mount featuring five long crystal clear glass "triet...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Mark Ryden Pinxit
By Mark Ryden
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fuzzy bunnies, big-eyed girls, meat, magic and mystery. Mark Ryden’s carnival of curiosities. Collector’s edition: No. 51–1,050. Limited to 1,000 individually numbered copies,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

Mark Ryden Pinxit
Mark Ryden Pinxit
H 19.7 in W 14.8 in D 3 in
Art Nouveau Table Lamp, 1910s, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
Art Nouveau table lamp made in Austria in 1910s. Restored: cleaned, polished, rewired 1x40W, E25-E27 bulb US plug adapter included
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Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Fantastic pair sconces - 10 clear amber Murano Glasses
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Pair of Vintage Italian Murano wall lights in Vistosi style. Wall lights have 10 transparent glass discs with central amber spot for each. Golden plated metal frame. The structure w...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Art Glass

Japanese Redware Lamp
Located in Tampa, FL
An antique Japanese Redware lamp decorated with dragons. Chinese wooden base in a dark dark brown. The lamp is turn-of-the-century then converted into the lamp probably in the 1980s ...
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Redware Lamp
Japanese Redware Lamp
H 28 in W 8 in D 8 in
Antique Chinoiserie Table Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
An antique Chinoiserie table lamp in a classic period design. Richly decorated base with butterflies, birds, flowers and architecture. Turned stem decorated with flowers. Still mai...
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Vintage 1910s English Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinoiserie Table Lamp
Antique Chinoiserie Table Lamp
H 24.81 in Dm 11.82 in
Large Signed Pair Barovier & Toso Leaf Sconces Italian Murano Glass Floral 1970s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Fabulous pair of Barovier & Toso Murano art glass floral leaf sconces or wall lights, Italy circa 1970s. They have a beautifully hand-crafted floral leaf shape and they are made in "...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Beautiful Framed 19TH C Painting on Porcelain Woman Children Charles Chaplin
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is a Beautiful Museum Quality Painting on Porcelain of a Woman surrounded by Cherubs holding Garland. Magnificently done with Outstanding Detail. F...
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20th Century Unknown Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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English Trench Art, Chromed Mortar Shell Table Lamp with Original Shade
Located in Port Hope, ON
mortar shell mounted on a stepped circular aluminium base with grooved sides that gives it its
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Vintage 1940s British Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Aluminum

First World War French Trench Art, Two Carved Brass Shells, Cup and Clock Weight
Located in Petaluma, CA
other has been transformed into a polished mortar shell clock weight with ring. Trench art is a
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Vintage 1910s French Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

French Trench Art First World War Two Carved Brass Shells One Oil Lamp, One Vase
Located in Petaluma, CA
of First World War Trench consists of a brass mortar Shell Oil lamp with a beautiful fluted bottom
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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

English Mid-17th Century Whitechapel Mortar
Located in Matlock, Derbyshire
Mid-17th century lead bronze mortar. English, Whitechapel, City of London, circa 1630-1650 The
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Antique 17th Century English Jacobean More Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Ancient French Wooden Vessels or Mortars
Located in Woodbury, CT
elements or softened with pine cones, shells or moss. We love them filed with our French wooden boules
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Louis XIV Style Stone Basin with Fountain Backed, circa 1820
Located in Richebourg, Yvelines
. The fountain is decorated with windings, shells and flowers from either side of a gadrooned basin
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Antique 1820s French Louis XIV Fountains

Materials

Stone

1920s Edgar Brandt Wrought Iron & Daum Glass Table Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
1914 Brandt was called to serve. Observing a need for mortars in trench warfare, he designed 60mm, 81mm
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Early 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Brassed WWII Era Mortar Shell Paperweights or Bookends Midcentury
By U.S. Army
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We have taken these WWll mortar shells and brassed them to produce these very cool desk accessories.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Brass, Iron

Russian Cast Iron Mortar from the Crimean War
Located in New Orleans, LA
A truly incredible spoil of the Crimean War, this cast iron mortar was removed from Russian
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Antique 19th Century European Other Arms, Armor and Weapons

Set of 49 Antique Maw and Company Tiles
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Set of 49 antique Maw & Company scallop shell pattern tiles. These impressive tiles are from Maw
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Antique Early 1900s European Decorative Art

Set of 49 Antique Maw and Company Tiles
Set of 49 Antique Maw and Company Tiles
H 6.11 in W 6.11 in D 0.6 in
Rocker
By Tarik Currimbhoy
Located in New York, NY
marble shell installed at Art Omi International Arts Center in Ghent, New York. This is a mortar-less
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rococo Revival Antique Painted Commode Chest of Drawers, Early 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
retain original hardware. The commode rests over short cabriole legs with shell-carved knees and acanthus
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

WW11 Wooden Mortar Cartidge Box, circa 1940s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wooden box with a hinged latch and rope handles used to carry mortar shells.
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Early 20th Century Arms, Armor and Weapons

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Rope, Wood

Mortar with Mace, Bronze. 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Mortar with mace. Bronze. XVII century. Bronze mortar with cylindrical body and edge and base
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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Scientific Instruments

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Bronze

Mortar with Mace, Bronze. 17th Century
Mortar with Mace, Bronze. 17th Century
H 2.56 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
19th Century Turkish Hand Carved Stone Mortar with Matching Pestle
Located in Dallas, TX
, circa 1880, this traditional mortar and pestle is round in shape and has a shell-like scalloped detail
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Antique Late 19th Century Turkish Decorative Bowls

Materials

Limestone

Mid-Century Era Couroc Wood & Shell Inlay Phenolic Resin Large Herbs Salad Bowl
By The Couroc Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
various materials including wood, crushed stone or shell, and metal. The centre shows a mortar and pestle
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Resin

Soviet-Era Mortar Shell Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Budapest, HU
An emptied and modified mortar shell was remade into a table lamp- possibly in Russia or Ukraine
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Soviet-Era Mortar Shell Table Lamp, 1960s
Soviet-Era Mortar Shell Table Lamp, 1960s
H 19.69 in W 9.06 in D 6.3 in
Monumental Trench Art Safe
Located in New York, NY
Made from a WWII mortar shell, this safe weighs about 250 lbs. Converted into a safe when a
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Vintage 1940s American Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Vintage Trench Art Brass Mortar Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
handcrafted from a spent shell casing. This two-handled mortar serves as both a decorative object and a
Category

20th Century Unknown Outsider Art Jars

Materials

Brass

17th Century Whitechapel Bronze Mortar, London, 1630-1650
Located in Matlock, Derbyshire
Mid-17th century lead bronze mortar. English, Whitechapel, London, circa 1630-1650 The deep
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Antique 17th Century British Renaissance Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...

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Bronze, Lead

French First World War Trench Art Two Brass Mortar Shell Vases of a Young Couple
Located in Petaluma, CA
This gorgeous pair of carved brass mortar shells are of a young couple wearing traditional Lorraine
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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Pair of M43 Bomb Table Lamps, 1940
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of WWII M43 mortar shells mounted as lamps. American, late 1930s or early 1940s. Newly rewired
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

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Mortar Shell For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the mortar shell you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each mortar shell for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and bronze. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect mortar shell — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right mortar shell, those designed in Arts and Crafts and Baroque styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Mortar Shell?

A mortar shell can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $12,850, while the lowest priced sells for $1,275 and the highest can go for as much as $29,000.