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Trench Art
Trench Art

Trench Art

By British Colonial

Located in Glasgow, GB

These two fine egg cups are excellent examples of Trench Art from World War 1 . Expertly worked from two smaller shell casings .

Category

Vintage 1910s British British Colonial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Trench Art Vase 1920s
Sculptural Trench Art Vase 1920s

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 - made from a bombshell from the First World War.

Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Vases

Materials

Metal

WWI Trench Art Book
WWI Trench Art Book

WWI Trench Art Book

Located in New Orleans, LA

Trench art flourished during the Great War, perhaps due to the evolution of trench warfare.

Category

20th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Leather, Paper

Large Antique English Trench Art Table Cannon
Large Antique English Trench Art Table Cannon

Large Antique English Trench Art Table Cannon

Located in Forney, TX

Antique English Trench Art mixed metal miniature howitzer - signal style table cannon.

Category

Early 20th Century European Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

Quality antique Ww1 trench art brass empty shell case
Quality antique Ww1 trench art brass empty shell case

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 case with beautiful decoration with leaves and a crest with 'ROBAI' engraved to the ...

Category

Early 20th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

One Off Trench Art Signet Ring WW1
One Off Trench Art Signet Ring WW1

One Off Trench Art Signet Ring WW1

Located in Stamford, CT

A colorful Trench Art Signet ring with Danish and German flags.

Category

Vintage 1910s German Edwardian Signet Rings

Materials

Mixed Metal

Antique 1917 Sculpted Shell Casing, Trench Art - 2Y527
Antique 1917 Sculpted Shell Casing, Trench Art - 2Y527

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 during the First World War (1914–1918).

Category

Vintage 1970s Antiquities

Materials

Brass

Trench Art Vase Dated 1918-19
Trench Art Vase Dated 1918-19

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 soldier that crafted it, "Lieutenant Thorburn" including regiment "62nd Reg" and date "...

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Pair of World War I Brass Trench Art Shells/Vases, France
Pair of World War I Brass Trench Art Shells/Vases, France

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.

Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Vases

Materials

Brass

WWI Trench Art Miniature Hand-Carved Ball in Cage Whimsy
WWI Trench Art Miniature Hand-Carved Ball in Cage Whimsy

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

Souvenir D'Alger Trench Art Signet Ring
Souvenir D'Alger Trench Art Signet Ring

Souvenir D'Alger Trench Art Signet Ring

Located in Stamford, CT

The ring was made from the brass of a bullet case. Soldiers would make trench art from whatever they found near them and bullets were all around.

Category

Vintage 1910s Algerian Civil War Signet Rings

Materials

Brass

Pair of Vintage Brass and Copper Trench Art Bookends
Pair of Vintage Brass and Copper Trench Art Bookends

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 and bullet casing in patinated brass.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass, Copper

World War II Munition Trench Art Brass "Catch All"
World War II Munition Trench Art Brass "Catch All"

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.

Category

Early 20th Century American Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique WW1 1916 Trench Art Shell Case – Oak Leaf and Acorn Design - 2Y494
Antique WW1 1916 Trench Art Shell Case – Oak Leaf and Acorn Design - 2Y494

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 creativity and skill of soldiers or artisans who transformed wartime materials int...

Category

Vintage 1910s Antiquities

Materials

Brass

WWI Trench Art Knife – “souvenir De Guerre 1914–1917” – Handcrafted  Shrapnel
WWI Trench Art Knife – “souvenir De Guerre 1914–1917” – Handcrafted  Shrapnel

WWI Trench Art Knife – “souvenir De Guerre 1914–1917” – Handcrafted Shrapnel

Located in Bilzen, BE

"Ww1trench Art Knife – “souvenir De Guerre 1914–1917” – Handcrafted From Shrapnel" WWI Trench Art Knife – “Souvenir de Guerre 1914–1917” – Handcrafted from Shrapnel – 33 cm This is a...

Category

Vintage 1910s Belgian Folk Art Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

World War II Munition Trench Art Brass and Coin Ashtray
World War II Munition Trench Art Brass and Coin Ashtray

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.

Category

Early 20th Century American Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

TRENCH ART 1930 Art-Deco European Train Desk Petrol Lighter In Copper & Bronze
TRENCH ART 1930 Art-Deco European Train Desk Petrol Lighter In Copper & Bronze

TRENCH ART 1930 Art-Deco European Train Desk Petrol Lighter In Copper & Bronze

Located in Miami, FL

Country: European, probably French. Period: Trench art, art-deco, 1930. Materials: Copper, bronze and steel.

Category

Vintage 1930s English Industrial Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper, Tin

Trench Art Copper Bullet Paperweight 1944 Australia Sterling Silver Florin
Trench Art Copper Bullet Paperweight 1944 Australia Sterling Silver Florin

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 caliber mounted on an Australian Sterling Silver Florin.

Category

Mid-20th Century Australian Mid-Century Modern Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Sterling Silver, Copper

Set of Seven Vintage Trench Art Brass Goblets with Bakelite Card Suit Bases
Set of Seven Vintage Trench Art Brass Goblets with Bakelite Card Suit Bases

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 artillery shell stems supported by black bakelite bases.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Brass

Antique WWI Trench Art Engraved Brass Artillery Shell Table Lamp
Antique WWI Trench Art Engraved Brass Artillery Shell Table Lamp

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 interesting antique World War One engraved brass artillery shell mounted upon a pl...

Category

Early 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Antique French Trench Art Brass Shell Vases WW1
Pair Antique French Trench Art Brass Shell Vases WW1

Pair Antique French Trench Art Brass Shell Vases WW1

Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR

Pair Antique French Trench Art Brass Shell Vases WW1   A matching pair of Brass Artillery Shells made from World War 1 that have been converted into a decorative pair of vases.  

Category

Early 20th Century French Vases

Materials

Brass

WW1 Trench Art Cigarette Holder in Silver Plated brass, 1910s
WW1 Trench Art Cigarette Holder in Silver Plated brass, 1910s

WW1 Trench Art Cigarette Holder in Silver Plated brass, 1910s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

A so called trench art object in the shape of the silver-plated pencil or cigaret holder made from WW1 era components.

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Late Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Monumental Brass Artillery Shell Trench Art Table Lamps w/ Woven Wire Shades
Monumental Brass Artillery Shell Trench Art Table Lamps w/ Woven Wire Shades

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 slightly non-matching Trench Art Tables Lamps.

Category

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Set of Two Small Folk Art Hand Carved Trench Art Whimsy Ball in Cage Sculptures
Set of Two Small Folk Art Hand Carved Trench Art Whimsy Ball in Cage Sculptures

Set of Two Small Folk Art Hand Carved Trench Art Whimsy Ball in Cage Sculptures

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Two small trench art hand-carved whimsy 'ball in cage' sculptures, each whittled from one continuous piece of wood (ca. early 20th Century, USA).

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair of Grapevine Decorated Trench Art Vases in Patinated Brass 1920s
Pair of Grapevine Decorated Trench Art Vases in Patinated Brass 1920s

Pair of Grapevine Decorated Trench Art Vases in Patinated Brass 1920s

Located in Meer, VAN

Europe, 1920s. Great pair of trench art vases in shiny gold brass with wonderful hand hammered grapevine themed decoration.

Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Artillery Double Shell Trench Art Table Lamp on Black Marble Base
Antique Brass Artillery Double Shell Trench Art Table Lamp on Black Marble Base

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 to a black marble base (ca. 1918, USA).

Category

Vintage 1910s American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass, Chrome

Pair of WWI Military Trench Art Memento Lamps with Bouillotte Style Shades
Pair of WWI Military Trench Art Memento Lamps with Bouillotte Style Shades

Pair of WWI Military Trench Art Memento Lamps with Bouillotte Style Shades

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A remarkable and unique pair of WWI Military Trench Art Memento Lamps with Bouillotte Style Shades, these lamps are a testament to creativity and resourcefulness of post wartime desi...

Category

20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper, Iron

French Trench Art Bayonet Gueridon Table for Cocktails or Wine
French Trench Art Bayonet Gueridon Table for Cocktails or Wine

French Trench Art Bayonet Gueridon Table for Cocktails or Wine

Located in Austin, TX

A fine French trench art - bayonet gueridon - cocktail or wine table from the late 19th century (La Belle Époque period).

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of WWII "Trench Art" Nickel-Plate Table Lamps with Brass Accents, 1940's
Pair of WWII "Trench Art" Nickel-Plate Table Lamps with Brass Accents, 1940's

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 heavy, hand machined, reflective nickel-plated brass mortar column-forms, fitted t...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Nickel

World War I Trench Art Carved Wallking Stick Cane of Sculpture Pig Soldier
World War I Trench Art Carved Wallking Stick Cane of Sculpture Pig Soldier

World War I Trench Art Carved Wallking Stick Cane of Sculpture Pig Soldier

Located in Shippensburg, PA

A FINE TRENCH-ART CARVED AND POLYCHROMED “CONFERENCE DE LA HAYE” CANE Continental, probably French, executed during World War I 33 3/8" L x 3 5/8" D x 4 1/4" W ref. 511DAL29Q A ca...

Category

20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Rare c. 1900 French Cigar-Box Violin – Authentic Trench-Art Folk Instrument
Rare c. 1900 French Cigar-Box Violin – Authentic Trench-Art Folk Instrument

Rare c. 1900 French Cigar-Box Violin – Authentic Trench-Art Folk Instrument

Located in Barcelona, ES

• Unique Construction – Entirely hand-made using salvaged hardwood, with a sympathetic tailpiece drilled for three gut or wire strings (common in rustic French fiddles). • Trench-...

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Folk Art Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

Trench art candlesticks made from American bayonets
Trench art candlesticks made from American bayonets

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 cms width 8 inches or 20 cms Depth 8inches or 20 cms

Category

Antique 1890s French Candlesticks

Materials

Metal

World War Two Trench Art, Brass Shell Case Table Lamp, USA, 1940s
World War Two Trench Art, Brass Shell Case Table Lamp, USA, 1940s

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
Antique WW1 Era Brass Trench Art Engraved Shell Casing Dinner Bell or Gong

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 presumed to have been made in possibly Kuwait or Turkey in circa 1917 in a Folk Art ...

Category

Early 20th Century Kuwaiti Folk Art Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Pair of WW One French Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casings with Foliage Motifs
Pair of WW One French Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casings with Foliage Motifs

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. Created in France, and dated 1916, each artillery shell is made of brass, and fea...

Category

Early 20th Century French Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

WWI German Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casing with Engraved Foliage Motifs
WWI German Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casing with Engraved Foliage Motifs

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 in Germany, and dated 1918, this World War I artillery shell casing has been maste...

Category

Early 20th Century German Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Mounted Submarine Toilet Humor Sculpture
Mounted Submarine Toilet Humor Sculpture

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!

Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal, Copper

Trench

Trench

By Andy Goldsworthy

Located in London, GB

Paul Getty Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tate Liverpool, the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, and Storm King Art Center.

Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

C Print

Mariana Trench
Mariana Trench

Mariana Trench

By Erin Parish

Located in Burlingame, CA

Erin Parish draws on patterns found in nature for the subject matter of her tactile, bold, and brilliant abstract paintings created with oil and resin on wood and canvas. Inspired by...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Wood, Oil

Pair of WW One French "Argonne" Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casings
Pair of WW One French "Argonne" Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casings

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. Created in France, and dated 1916, each artillery shell is made of brass, and fea...

Category

Early 20th Century French Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

The Trench
The Trench

The Trench

By James Allen

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Allen’s work is included in numerous private and public collections, among them the British Museum, UK; Cleveland Art Museum, OH; Columbus Museum of Art, OH; Fine Arts Museum of San ...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Portrait of Man in Trench Coat
Portrait of Man in Trench Coat

Portrait of Man in Trench Coat

By Joseph Kardonne

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Portrait of Man in Trench Coat, 1950. Ink on paper, measuring 8 x 12 inches.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Salvador Dali - The Trenches - Original Etching
Salvador Dali - The Trenches - Original Etching

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 signature On Arches Vellum References : Field 67-10 (p. 34-35)

Category

1960s Surrealist Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

"Straight from the Trenches" Oil Painting (FRAMED) by Isaac Pelayo
"Straight from the Trenches" Oil Painting (FRAMED) by Isaac Pelayo

"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 aerosol on wood Comes in antique frame (wood & gold leaf) Size framed: 55.5" x 43...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil, Spray Paint

Farewell: Woman in Trench Coat with Planes
Farewell: Woman in Trench Coat with Planes

Farewell: Woman in Trench Coat with Planes

By George Stavrinos

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

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 realized by an Anonymous photographer. With the stamp of copyright "Associated Press Photo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Red Coat - figurative painting of a woman in a red trench coat
Red Coat - figurative painting of a woman in a red trench coat

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

Officer in Trench Cap, 20th Century Signed Watercolour

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 Image size: 12 x 10 inches

Category

20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Watercolor

A Fatal Pass, The Trenches. Black and White landscape Photograph
A Fatal Pass, The Trenches. Black and White landscape Photograph

A Fatal Pass, The Trenches. Black and White landscape Photograph

By Luca Artioli

Located in Miami Beach, FL

These photos were shown at the exhibition 'A Fatal Pass at the Wolfsonian FIU Museum in 2015'. The Exhibition was part of Myth and Machine: The First World War in Visual Culture cura...

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of trench art you’re looking for. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and aluminum. There are 50 variations of the antique or vintage item from our selection of trench art you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A choice in our collection of trench art made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of trench art over the years, but those crafted by Casa Botelho are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Trench Art?

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.