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Antique 1917 Sculpted Shell Casing, Trench Art - 2Y527
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This antique 1917 shell casing is a remarkable example of trench art, crafted with care and skill
Category
Vintage 1970s Antiquities
Materials
Brass
WWI German Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casing with Engraved Foliage Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or a study display shelf with this antique trench art shell casing. Created
Category
Early 20th Century German Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Antique WW1 Era Brass Trench Art Engraved Shell Casing Dinner Bell or Gong
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very unique and interesting engraved shell casing is unsigned with respect to its maker, but
Category
Early 20th Century Kuwaiti Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
$2,995
H 18 in W 16 in D 10.75 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 Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
$515 Sale Price
32% Off
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 Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
$609 Sale Price
38% Off
H 13.39 in Dm 3.35 in
French Pair World War i Brass Thistle & Cross of Lorraine Shells Casing
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique French pair of shell casings from the World War I
Very typical of this war because the
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
$646 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11.03 in Dm 3.94 in
Pair of WW One French Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casings with Foliage Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or a study display shelf with this pair of antique trench art shell casings
Category
Early 20th Century French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
$975 / set
H 13.5 in Dm 3.5 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
Category
Vintage 1940s Australian Other Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,750 / set
H 25.6 in W 8.27 in D 5.52 in
Pair of WW One French "Argonne" Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casings
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or a study display shelf with this pair of antique trench art shell casings
Category
Early 20th Century French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
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
Vintage 1910s German Folk Art Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Brass
Japanese Old Shell Casing 1930s-1940s / Iron Object Flower Vase Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is the warhead part (shell) of an old Japanese shell. Functional parts such as the internal
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Pair of World War I Brass Trench Art Shells/Vases, France
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Trench Art vases / shell casings from the World War I vases.
Trench art objects
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Vases
Materials
Brass
The Winchester Shell and Machete Table from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
decorated with concentric patterns of inlaid vintage brass colt and Winchester shell casings.
Category
Vintage 1940s American American Craftsman Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Trench Art
By British Colonial
Located in Glasgow, GB
from two smaller shell casings . Crafted from US shell casings by a member of the British Army Medical
Category
Vintage 1910s British British Colonial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Style Trench Art Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brutalist style trench art vase made from a retired shell casing. Hand hammered abstract pattern
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Vases
Materials
Metal
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 Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Bronze
WWI Trench Art Vases, French, 1917- Set of 2
Located in Ross, CA
commonly made by soldiers with shell casings to pass the time in the trenches of WWI & WWII. Today they are
Category
Vintage 1910s French Folk Art Vases
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Vintage Trench Art Bullet Casing Paperweights and Flint Lighter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collection of three trench art figurines composed of gutted shell casings mounted to bases. Two are
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
$450 / set
H 7.38 in Dm 3.25 in
Antique Regimental Gong, German, Brass Ordnance, Oak, First World War, C.1916
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
desirable aged patina, the shell casing bearing signs of action
Quality oak frame presents fine grain
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
$1,962
H 16.34 in Dm 18.9 in
French C19th Sculptural Candle Holders
Located in London, England
modern Brutalist feel.
Likely made from shell casings and shrapnel.
Stamped ‘SOUVENIR . CAMP . DE
Category
Vintage 1950s Candlesticks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Gilza Vase
By Anna & Sergii Baierzdorf
Located in Hollywood, FL
warm golden tone with a natural heat patina. The silhouette recalls a military shell casing, giving the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Vases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Glorious 12th – Red Grouse in Flight, Upcycled Shotgun Shell Nature Art, 2025
Located in Manchester, GB
grouse shooting season. Meticulously created from upcycled shotgun shell casings, this striking mixed
Category
2010s Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint
Jasper LeadbeaterGlorious 12th – Red Grouse in Flight, Upcycled Shotgun Shell Nature Art, 2025, 2025
$6,178
H 22.84 in W 27.56 in
Prey (GyrFalcon) - Upcycled Shotgun Shell Nature Bird Art, 2025
Located in Manchester, GB
Jasper Leadbeater, Prey (Gyr Falcon), 2024
Mixed media – Upcycled shotgun shell casings on panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint
$25,908
H 46.86 in W 70.48 in
Early 20th Century Bombshell Trench Art Vase or Cooler in Patinated Brass
Located in Tilburg, NL
large and very decorative trench art vase or cooler made from a heavy brass bombshell or shell casing
Category
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Brass
$1,295
H 10.44 in W 10.24 in D 13.39 in
Be the Chicken - Upcycled Shotgun Shell Freddie Portrait
Located in Manchester, GB
shotgun in hand. Painstakingly constructed from upcycled shotgun shell casings, this piece brings bold
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint
$9,293
H 22.84 in W 27.56 in
New Management - Upcycled Shotgun Shell Peaky Blinders Portrait
Located in Manchester, GB
Jasper Leadbeater, New Management, 2024
Upcycled shotgun shells and spray paint
58 x 70 cm (22.8
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint
$6,576
H 22.84 in W 27.56 in
A Trench Art Signet Ring Commemorating The French in WWI
Located in Stamford, CT
recycled war materials such as shell casings, spent bullets or whatever came to hand the level of
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Signet Rings
Materials
Mixed Metal
World War 2 / WWII Era Wooden Airplane Propeller Folk Art Mantel Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Force markings. It was not uncommon that such items as propellers and shell casings etc. were brought
Category
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Mantel Clocks
Materials
Wood
Basquiat En La Habana exhibition catalog (Basquiat Navarra 2000 catalog)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
. Features a unique hard-shell casing.
A thorough catalog which features quintessential works and portraits
Category
1980s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Paper
Caine is Carter - Shotgun Shell Art Michael Caine/ Get Carter Portrait
Located in Manchester, GB
crafted entirely from upcycled shotgun shell casings, forming a striking black-and-white image of Carter
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint
$6,576
H 27.56 in W 22.84 in
O-Ren Ishii - Tarantino Lucy Liu Kill Bill Pop Art Film Portrait, 2025
Located in Manchester, GB
constructed from upcycled shotgun shell casings, arranged to capture O-Ren’s fierce expression and poised
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint
$10,296
H 27.56 in W 49.22 in
Money Lending Business – Shotgun Shell Art Lock Stock Guy Ritchie Portrait
Located in Manchester, GB
, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Constructed from upcycled shotgun shell casings, this powerful mixed
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
$6,576
H 22.84 in W 27.56 in
Arnold Schwarzenegger – Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Upcycled Shotgun Shell Art)
Located in Manchester, GB
shell casings, capturing the film’s iconic motorcycle-and-shotgun sequence with remarkable realism and
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint
$9,101
H 279.14 in W 37.01 in
Kromex Trio of Chrome and Gold Tone Serving and Tidbit Trays
Located in Topeka, KS
of the Kromex product was made using surplus aluminium and brass shell casings and offered for sale
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Chrome, Brass
$136 Sale Price / set
30% Off
H 11.25 in Dm 8.5 in
Black Forest Horn Table and Stools
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
are carved antler and brass shell casings. Would function well as multiple lamp table, hors d'oeuvres
Category
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Tables
Materials
Antler, Wood
IMCO 6500 Table Petrol Lighter 1950 By Julius Franz Meister Green Chromed Steel
Located in Miami, FL
. Initially, lighters were made from empty cartridges and metals recovered from shell casings that had been
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$985 / set
H 8.15 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
IMCO 6300 Primex 1953 Julius Franz Meister Petrol Lighter Chromed Steel In Box
Located in Miami, FL
. Initially, lighters were made from empty cartridges and metals recovered from shell casings that had been
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$1,695 / set
H 2.52 in W 1.85 in D 0.55 in
Administrator, Kabul, 2002
By Sean Hemmerle
Located in New York, NY
laid over used artillery shell casings. Discarded tank tracks are laid across the roadway and covered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Large Antique English Trench Art Table Cannon
Located in Forney, TX
, assembled in the early 20th century, fashioned in part from spent shell casings, older brass, bronze, and
Category
Early 20th Century European Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper
1880s Carved Cameo
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s carved out of shell, cameo. Brass casing.
Category
Antique 1880s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Art Deco Brass Toy Soldier Table Lamp by Walter Von Nessen for Chase
By Walter Von Nessen, Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
early 1940s when the company was engaged by the US government to produce war materials, such as shell
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mosaic eggshell painting: 'Babe Didrikson'
By Paul Wirhun
Located in New York, NY
believe that eggs are events - not simply objects. The shells (while the protective casing for the new
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Modernist Chrome Toothpick Holder by Russel Wright for Chase Co.
By Russel Wright, Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
the company was engaged by the US government to produce war materials, such as shell and gun casings
Category
20th Century American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Chrome
Eggshell painting: 'DF #7'
By Paul Wirhun
Located in New York, NY
believe that eggs are events - not simply objects. The shells (while the protective casing for the new
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Eggshell Painting: 'Totem 1'
By Paul Wirhun
Located in New York, NY
believe that eggs are events - not simply objects. The shells (while the protective casing for the new
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Eggshell painting: 'Shango'
By Paul Wirhun
Located in New York, NY
believe that eggs are events - not simply objects. The shells (while the protective casing for the new
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Eggshell painting: 'Hail Malevich!'
By Paul Wirhun
Located in New York, NY
believe that eggs are events - not simply objects. The shells (while the protective casing for the new
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Mosaic eggshell painting: 'DF #6'
By Paul Wirhun
Located in New York, NY
believe that eggs are events - not simply objects. The shells (while the protective casing for the new
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Mosaic eggshell painting: 'Jesse Owens'
By Paul Wirhun
Located in New York, NY
believe that eggs are events - not simply objects. The shells (while the protective casing for the new
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Eggshell Mosaic, Wall Painting: 'Flatlands'
By Paul Wirhun
Located in New York, NY
believe that eggs are events - not simply objects. The shells (while the protective casing for the new
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Eggshell Mosaic, Wall Painting: 'Liberty in Ecstasy'
By Paul Wirhun
Located in New York, NY
believe that eggs are events - not simply objects. The shells (while the protective casing for the new
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Eggshell Mosaic, Wall Painting: 'Goddess'
By Paul Wirhun
Located in New York, NY
believe that eggs are events - not simply objects. The shells (while the protective casing for the new
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Large Eggshell Mosaic, Wall Painting: " WAR! What is it good for…, ”
By Paul Wirhun
Located in New York, NY
believe that eggs are events - not simply objects. The shells (while the protective casing for the new
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
$12,825
H 36 in W 35 in D 5 in
Sphereical "Saturn's Rings" Chrome Cream, Sugar and Tray by Chase Co.
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
the company was engaged by the US government to produce war materials, such as shell and gun casings
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Serving Pieces
Materials
Chrome
$325 / set
H 4 in W 11.25 in D 5 in
Chrome "Top Hat" Toothpick Holder / Shot Glass Chase Co.
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
engaged by the US government to produce war materials, such as shell and gun casings, during World War I.
Category
20th Century American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Chrome
Marble-Top Louis XV Style Console Table by Jansen Exquisite Carved Details 1920s
By Ferdina Tajiri-Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
under-carriage displaying a shell design with flowing vine and flowers leading to an upper shell design
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Console Tables
Materials
Wood
$7,500
H 37.2 in Dm 56 in
Art Deco Chrome & Bakelite Water Pitcher by Chase Co.
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
engaged by the US government to produce war materials, such as shell and gun casings, during World War I.
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Serving Pieces
Materials
Chrome
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Shell Casing For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal shell casing for your home. A shell casing — often made from metal, brass and chrome — can elevate any home. There are 102 variations of the antique or vintage shell casing you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the shell casing you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A shell casing is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, folk art and mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made shell casing over the years, but those crafted by Chase and Co., Walter Von Nessen and Ruth and William Gerth are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Shell Casing?
The average selling price for a shell casing at 1stDibs is $1,211, while they’re typically $75 on the low end and $26,852 for the highest priced.
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