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Sculptural Trench Art Vase 1920s
Located in Meer, VAN
Sculptural Trench Art Vase, Europe, 1920s.
This is a very beautiful and sculptural trench art vase
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Vases
Materials
Metal
Pair of Trench Art Candlesticks
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful and thought provoking pair of early 20th century American Trench Art candlesticks made
Category
Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Large Antique English Trench Art Table Cannon
Located in Forney, TX
Antique English Trench Art mixed metal miniature howitzer - signal style table cannon. Hand-crafted
Category
Early 20th Century European Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper
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
Airplane Sculpture on Wood Stand, Folk Trench Art
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Airplane Sculpture on Wood Stand
Folk Art - possible Trench Art
circa 1950
"airplane's spin and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Outsider and Self Taught Art
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
WWI Trench art vases etched with the French Rooster, bows, and the year 1917. Trench art was art
Category
Vintage 1910s French Folk Art Vases
Materials
Brass
Quality antique Ww1 trench art brass empty shell case
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique WW1 trench art brass empty shell case having a quality WW1 trench art empty shell
Category
Early 20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
One Off Trench Art Signet Ring WW1
Located in Stamford, CT
A colorful Trench Art Signet ring with Danish and German flags. This was created by a soldier in
Category
Vintage 1910s German Edwardian Signet Rings
Materials
Mixed Metal
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
Trench Art Vase Dated 1918-19
Located in Fulton, CA
Extraordinary example of WWl Trench Art. Historical significance as this vase is signed by the
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brass Artillery Shell Trench Art Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1930s Trench Art Lamp fashioned from a brass artillery shell mounted to a brass base
Category
Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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
WWI Trench Art Miniature Hand-Carved Ball in Cage Whimsy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1910 trench art whimsy figure composed of a ball in cage, all whittled form one piece of wood
Category
Vintage 1910s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of Vintage Brass and Copper Trench Art Bookends
Located in San Jose, CA
Pair of mid century trench art bookends in copper circa 1950's. Features a rustic hammered texture
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass, Copper
$280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 4.75 in W 5 in D 3 in
A Trench Art Signet Ring Commemorating The French in WWI
Located in Stamford, CT
A one off Trench Art signet ring that commemorates the French fighting in WWI on the Western Front
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Signet Rings
Materials
Mixed Metal
World War II Munition Trench Art Brass "Catch All"
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique military munition trench art, solid brass "catch all", circa 1920s. The piece is in great
Category
Early 20th Century American Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique WW1 1916 Trench Art Shell Case – Oak Leaf and Acorn Design - 2Y494
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This antique World War I shell case from 1916 is a remarkable example of trench art, showcasing the
Category
Vintage 1910s Antiquities
Materials
Brass
World War II Munition Trench Art Brass and Coin Ashtray
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique military munition trench art, solid brass with coin slots ashtray, circa 1930s. The piece
Category
Early 20th Century American Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
TRENCH ART 1930 Art-Deco European Train Desk Petrol Lighter In Copper & Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Steam engine train locomotive desk lighter
This is a very nice trench art petrol table lighter of
Category
Vintage 1930s English Industrial Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Tin
$698 Sale Price
30% Off
H 1.32 in W 3.61 in D 1.32 in
Set of Seven Vintage Trench Art Brass Goblets with Bakelite Card Suit Bases
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique set of seven diminutive trench art goblets in brass (circa 1930s, USA).
Formed from
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Brass
$850 / set
H 5 in Dm 2.5 in
Trench Art Copper Bullet Paperweight 1944 Australia Sterling Silver Florin
Located in Stamford, CT
World War II trench art paperweight with five copper bullets, one large caliber, four smaller
Category
Mid-20th Century Australian Mid-Century Modern Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Bombshell Trench Art Vase or Cooler in Patinated Brass
Located in Tilburg, NL
Bombshell Trench Art Vase or Cooler in Patinated Brass, Europe, early 20th Century.
This is a
Category
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Brass
$1,295
H 10.44 in W 10.24 in D 13.39 in
Pair of Vintage WW1 Trench Art Shell Case Lamps
Located in London, GB
A wonderful pair of vintage WW1 trench art shell case lamps. They would have been made around 1915
Category
Vintage 1910s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Braid
Monumental Brass Artillery Shell Trench Art Table Lamps w/ Woven Wire Shades
Located in Hyattsville, MD
These are the highest quality trench art lamps I have ever seen. A beautifully crafted pair of
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,051 Sale Price
35% Off
H 35 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 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 Vases
Materials
Brass
$725 / set
H 13.75 in Dm 3.3 in
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 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
Vintage 1910s American Machine Age Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
$1,050
H 26.25 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Pair of WWI Military Trench Art Memento Lamps with Bouillotte Style Shades
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of WWI Military Trench Art Memento Lamps with Bouillotte Style Shades
'Beauty of The
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Iron
$1,996 Sale Price / set
47% Off
H 25 in Dm 13.25 in
Pair of WWII "Trench Art" Nickel-Plate Table Lamps with Brass Accents, 1940's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of World War Two Nickel Plate & Solid Brass mortar shell Trench Art table lamps. Featuring
Category
Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Nickel
$2,500 / set
H 27 in Dm 6 in
Trench-Art, Shell Casing Pair of Table Lights in the Form of Koalas, 1940
Located in Pymble, NSW
A wonderful pair of trench-art table lamps in the form of a mirror pair of Koalas.
Made from cut
Category
Vintage 1940s Australian Other Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,750 / set
H 25.6 in W 8.27 in D 5.52 in
Trench art candlesticks made from American bayonets
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Decorative pair of trench are candlesticks , made from American bayonets
Height 14 inches or 36
Category
Antique 1890s French Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
World War 1 Trench Art Battlefield Framed Drawing Belgian Soldier Arras France
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Leopold Halvoet
Belgian ( d.1918 Adinkerke ).
Trench Art, Arras, France. 1915.
Charcoal On Paper
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$3,475
H 27.56 in W 32.29 in D 1.19 in
Substantial Pair Walter Von Nessen Style Brass & Walnut "Trench Art" Table Lamps
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall Walter Von Nessen style brushed brass and stacked walnut table lamps.
Featuring cylindrical 5D Brass columns capped with stacked Walnut atop balanced Walnut bases. Small footpr...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Streamlined Moderne Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,500 / set
H 34.5 in Dm 9.5 in
World War Two Trench Art, Brass Shell Case Table Lamp, USA, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brass table lamp made of a naval artillery shell dated production year 1943. The shell is meticulously incised with lines to create a brick pattern. Marked at the bottom 3" MK7 MOD 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique WW1 Era Brass Trench Art Engraved Shell Casing Dinner Bell or Gong
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
presumed to have been made in possibly Kuwait or Turkey in circa 1917 in a Folk Art style. The shell casing
Category
Early 20th Century Kuwaiti Folk Art Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
$2,995
H 18 in W 16 in D 10.75 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
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
Mounted Submarine Toilet Humor Sculpture
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
There’s trench art, and then there’s toilet humor - this is a little bit of both! Creative & fun
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal, Copper
Mariana Trench
By Erin Parish
Located in Burlingame, CA
microscopic and macroscopic levels.
This original painting 'Mariana Trench' is 16 x 20 inches. It is created
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Wood, Oil
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
The Trench
By James Allen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Trench
Lithograph, 1937
Signed and annotated in pencil (see photos)
Edition: 30
Provenance
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
WWII era Canadian, English & Australian Solid Silver Coin Charm Bracelet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
being made as trench art by soldiers in their spare time and sent to loved ones while in service.
The
Category
Vintage 1940s Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Silver
Portrait of Man in Trench Coat
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Portrait of Man in Trench Coat, 1950. Ink on paper, measuring 8 x 12
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
"The Green Trench Coat" Contemporary Impressionist Figure Painting
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"The Green Trench Coat " is a striking oil painted from life in her studio in Provence by Maria
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$5,000
H 45 in W 23 in D 1 in
Antique Regimental Gong, German, Brass Ordnance, Oak, First World War, C.1916
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
First World War, engraved 1916.
Fascinating repurposed ordnance, in the manner of Trench Art
Displays a
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
$2,057
H 16.34 in Dm 18.9 in
Salvador Dali - The Trenches - Original Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Trenches - Original Etching
Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm
Edition: 235
1967
Embossed
Category
1960s Surrealist Nude Prints
Materials
Etching
$2,282
H 14.97 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in
"Straight from the Trenches" Oil Painting (FRAMED) by Isaac Pelayo
By Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Straight from the Trenches" Oil Painting (FRAMED) by Isaac Pelayo
Medium: Oil, oil stick, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Spray Paint
$19,500
H 48 in W 36 in D 3 in
Farewell: Woman in Trench Coat with Planes
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated in pencil, l.r.
Also signed, dated, and inscribed in pencil, recto
Contact gallery for price.
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
1970s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
The War Trench - Vintage Photograph - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The War Trench, the historical photograph is an original black and white vintage photograph
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$72 Sale Price
25% Off
H 7.09 in W 5.12 in D 0.04 in
The French Trench - Lithograph by Auguste Raffet - Mid 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
The French Trench is an artwork realized by Auguste Raffet (1804-1860) in the 1860s.
Belongs to
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$240
H 15.75 in W 22.45 in D 0.04 in
In the Trenches - Original Lithograph by Pietro Morando - 1950s
By Pietro Morando
Located in Roma, IT
In the Trenches is an original artwork realized by Italian artist Pietro Morando (Alessandria 1889
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$180 Sale Price
25% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Red Coat - figurative painting of a woman in a red trench coat
By David Shevlino
Located in Burlingame, CA
Amber in electric blue with yellow by David Shevlino whose female figures beautifully link traditional representation with abstraction. Through Shevlino’s sensuous application of pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Panel
$2,200
H 16.5 in W 9 in D 2 in
Officer in Trench Cap, 20th Century Signed Watercolour
By V. Ward
Located in London, GB
V Ward
Unknown Officer in Trench Cap
Watercolour and pencil
Signed and dated 1918, lower right
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
A Fatal Pass, The Trenches. Black and White landscape Photograph
By Luca Artioli
Located in Miami Beach, FL
captured the visual remains of WW1 trenches.
Artioli captures beauty through his camera, creating artistic
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
$5,000
H 27 in W 40 in D 0.1 in
Rest in the Trenches - Original Lithograph by Pietro Morando - 1950s
By Pietro Morando
Located in Roma, IT
Rest in trenches is an original lithograph realized by Italian artist Pietro Morando (Alessandria
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$180 Sale Price
25% Off
H 18.9 in W 26.58 in D 0.04 in
Unknown Officer in Trench Cap, 20th Century English Artwork
By V. Ward
Located in London, GB
V Ward
Unknown Officer in Trench Cap
Watercolour and pencil
Signed and dated 1918, lower right
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
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A piece of trench art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $875, while the lowest priced sells for $72 and the highest can go for as much as $48,500.
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