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WWI British Military Trench Art, Brass Hatpin Holder
WWI British Military Trench Art, Brass Hatpin Holder

WWI British Military Trench Art, Brass Hatpin Holder

Located in Austin, TX

A fine piece of British historical memorabilia known as trench art featuring three brass and copper

Category

Early 20th Century English Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

WWI German Trench Art Drawings
WWI German Trench Art Drawings

WWI German Trench Art Drawings

Located in New Orleans, LA

trench art. A phenomenon that first emerged during the Napoleonic Wars, trench art flourished during

Category

20th Century German Other Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Leather, Paper

Machine Age Handmade Post-War Trench Art Floor Lamp
Machine Age Handmade Post-War Trench Art Floor Lamp

Machine Age Handmade Post-War Trench Art Floor Lamp

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Incredible, handmade, Machine Age, post World War II, trench art, floor lamp made from a maple

Category

Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Pair of World War I Brass Shell Casings Trench Art Vases, circa 1918
Pair of World War I Brass Shell Casings Trench Art Vases, circa 1918

Pair of World War I Brass Shell Casings Trench Art Vases, circa 1918

Located in San Francisco, CA

Pair of World War I brass shell casings trench art vases, circa 1918 French trench art vases

Category

Early 20th Century French Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau French Poilu Trench Art "Joan of Arc" Brass Lighter
Art Nouveau French Poilu Trench Art "Joan of Arc" Brass Lighter

Art Nouveau French Poilu Trench Art "Joan of Arc" Brass Lighter

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Original brass Poilu Army trench art WW1 lighter with The front Side of the lighter depicts Joan of

Category

20th Century French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass

A unique piece of trench art 1944 Sicily airplane model
A unique piece of trench art 1944 Sicily airplane model

A unique piece of trench art 1944 Sicily airplane model

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A quite unique piece of trench art is this vintage metal airplane built to commemorate the Allies

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

World War II Trench Art Ashtray
World War II Trench Art Ashtray

World War II Trench Art Ashtray

Located in Mt Kisco, NY

handcrafted during WWII from shell casing and other military metal

Category

Vintage 1940s Ashtrays

Pair WWI Trench Art Vases Marked 'Verdun' and 'Marne'
Pair WWI Trench Art Vases Marked 'Verdun' and 'Marne'

Pair WWI Trench Art Vases Marked 'Verdun' and 'Marne'

Located in NYC, NY

Pair of hammered and shaped brass artillery casings converted into vases. One side of each vase with a single rose, reverse with "Marne 1918" on one, second with "Verdun 1918". Both ...

Category

Early 20th Century French Vases

PAIR OF ELABORATELY EMBOSSED AND ENGRAVED BULLETS
PAIR OF ELABORATELY EMBOSSED AND ENGRAVED BULLETS

PAIR OF ELABORATELY EMBOSSED AND ENGRAVED BULLETS

Located in Los Angeles, CA

PAIR OF DECORATED SHELLS OF BULLETS (TRENCH ART), MADE BY SOLDIERS AFTER WORLD WAR II. EMBOSSED AND

Category

20th Century Vases

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Patinated Metalwork Floor Lamp
Mid Century Patinated Metalwork Floor Lamp

Mid Century Patinated Metalwork Floor Lamp

Located in Milford, NH

round finial, reminiscent of earlier 20th century trench art, with round metal and wooden base and

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century French Brass Army Shell Casing Vases Dated 1916
Early 20th Century French Brass Army Shell Casing Vases Dated 1916

Early 20th Century French Brass Army Shell Casing Vases Dated 1916

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a table or a shelf with this pair of antique repousse trench art shell vases. Made of

Category

Early 20th Century French Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Trench
Trench

Trench

By Cathy Daley

Located in Bloomfield, ON

trench coat. The cinched waist and bold collar instantaneously reference film noir and film stars that

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Vellum

Machine Age Artillery Shell Floor Lamp
Machine Age Artillery Shell Floor Lamp

Machine Age Artillery Shell Floor Lamp

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

pieces of Trench Art I can find anywhere.

Category

Vintage 1920s Unknown Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

"Blunt Trench" Mixed media painting
"Blunt Trench" Mixed media painting

"Blunt Trench" Mixed media painting

Located in Denver, CO

Ed Fairburn's (UK based) "Blunt Trench" is a mixed media painting of a figure over a reproduced

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Ink, Panel

"Blush Trench" Mixed media painting
"Blush Trench" Mixed media painting

"Blush Trench" Mixed media painting

Located in Denver, CO

Ed Fairburn's (UK based) "Blush Trench" is a mixed media painting of a figure over a reproduced

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Ink, Panel

"Bolt Trench" Mixed media painting
"Bolt Trench" Mixed media painting

"Bolt Trench" Mixed media painting

Located in Denver, CO

Ed Fairburn's (UK based) "Bolt Trench" is a mixed media painting of a figure over a reproduced

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Ink, Panel

Aeronautical III Gauge Clock
Aeronautical III Gauge Clock

Aeronautical III Gauge Clock

By Aviation Technology Group

Located in Aspen, CO

gifted soldiers and army personnel became known as trench art. They used whatever material was at hand

Category

20th Century English Other Aviation Objects

Materials

Metal

Antique Regimental Gong, German, Brass Ordnance, Oak, First World War, C.1916
Antique Regimental Gong, German, Brass Ordnance, Oak, First World War, C.1916

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

In the Trench, from the Soldier's Verse
In the Trench, from the Soldier's Verse

In the Trench, from the Soldier's Verse

By William Scott

Located in Bournemouth, Dorset

William Scott CBE RA (15 February 1913 – 28 December 1989) was a Northern Irish artist, known for still-life and abstract painting. He is the most internationally celebrated of 20th-...

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Vintage Haute Couture Fashion Sketch - Brown Trench Coat
Vintage Haute Couture Fashion Sketch - Brown Trench Coat

Vintage Haute Couture Fashion Sketch - Brown Trench Coat

By Jean Patou

Located in Houston, TX

Elegant one-of-a-kind gouache and ink fashion sketch of a stylish brown trench coat edged in black

Category

1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Ink, Paper

The Outposts in the Trenches Must Maintain the Bombardment at Night - 1924

The Outposts in the Trenches Must Maintain the Bombardment at Night - 1924

By Otto Dix

Located in Roma, IT

Original title: "Die Sappenposten haben Nachts das Feuer zu unterhalten" Hand signed. Plate 48 of the portfolio 'Radierwerk VI "Der Krieg". Good conditions. There is a light erasure,...

Category

1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Trench Art Table Lamp
Trench Art Table Lamp

Trench Art Table Lamp

Located in Fulton, CA

Exceptional example of a WWll Trench Art table lamp. Various examples of ammunition mounted to a

Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Airplane Sculpture on Wood Stand, Folk Trench Art
Airplane Sculpture on Wood Stand, Folk Trench Art

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

Pair of Vintage Trench Art Bullet Lamps
Pair of Vintage Trench Art Bullet Lamps

Pair of Vintage Trench Art Bullet Lamps

Located in Pasadena, CA

Pair of vintage trench art brass bullet casings made into lamps. Newly rewired and new ivory linen

Category

Vintage 1940s Unknown Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Highly Decorative WWI Bombshell Trench Art Vase
Highly Decorative WWI Bombshell Trench Art Vase

Highly Decorative WWI Bombshell Trench Art Vase

Located in Tilburg, NL

Rare and unusual piece of trench art from World War I (1914-1918), Belgium. Trench art was made

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Folk Art Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

1940s Set of Two Shell Trench Art Lamps
1940s Set of Two Shell Trench Art Lamps

1940s Set of Two Shell Trench Art Lamps

Located in New York, NY

1940s set of two shell trench art lamps. Price includes rewiring with color wire of your choice

Category

Vintage 1940s French Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Miniature Rifles Trench Art from WW1
Set of Miniature Rifles Trench Art from WW1

Set of Miniature Rifles Trench Art from WW1

Located in Haarlem, NL

Highly collectable Trench Art Rifles Miniatures. Made from copper and bone on wooden stand

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Copper

Vintage Brass Artillery Shell Trench Art Table Lamp
Vintage Brass Artillery Shell Trench Art Table Lamp

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

WW I Trench Art Lamp with Dragon
WW I Trench Art Lamp with Dragon

WW I Trench Art Lamp with Dragon

Located in Soquel, CA

Made from a 3" (76.2MM) WWI artillery shell is this heavily embellished WWI trench art lamp

Category

Vintage 1910s American Campaign Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Collection of Four Brass 'Trench Art' Military Caps or Kepis WWI
Collection of Four Brass 'Trench Art' Military Caps or Kepis WWI

Collection of Four Brass 'Trench Art' Military Caps or Kepis WWI

Located in Haarlem, NL

Made from shell-cases and parts of uniform (button and cords). The name 'trench art' brings up

Category

Vintage 1910s European Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

A Trench Art Signet Ring  Commemorating The French in WWI
A Trench Art Signet Ring  Commemorating The French in WWI

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

Pair of Vintage WW1 Trench Art Shell Case Lamps
Pair of Vintage WW1 Trench Art Shell Case Lamps

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

Antique 1917 General Joffre WWI French Trench Art Cigarette Lighter
Antique 1917 General Joffre WWI French Trench Art Cigarette Lighter

Antique 1917 General Joffre WWI French Trench Art Cigarette Lighter

Located in Stamford, CT

Very unique Trench art, WW1 era brass petrol lighter, on one side is the portrait of Marshal

Category

Early 20th Century French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass

WW1 Artillery Shrapnel Letter Opener Trench Art, German Iron Cross
WW1 Artillery Shrapnel Letter Opener Trench Art, German Iron Cross

WW1 Artillery Shrapnel Letter Opener Trench Art, German Iron Cross

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Classic WW1 German letter opener. Made out of a Artillery Shrapnel by an unknown Soldier. Nice addition to your room, on your desk top or just for your collection of historical items...

Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Folk Art Letter Openers

Materials

Metal

Gianni Versace Documented Pop Art Floral Mini Trench Coat, 1990s
Gianni Versace Documented Pop Art Floral Mini Trench Coat, 1990s

Gianni Versace Documented Pop Art Floral Mini Trench Coat, 1990s

By Gianni Versace

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Incredible 1990s Gianni Versace Pop Art floral trench coat! Mini trench coat fit with belted waist

Category

1990s Italian Trench Coats

Early 20th Century European Trench Folk Art Bullets Crucifix Macabre War
Early 20th Century European Trench Folk Art Bullets Crucifix Macabre War

Early 20th Century European Trench Folk Art Bullets Crucifix Macabre War

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A large collection of trench art, from both the 1st and 2nd world wars. Mainly comprising of

Category

Early 20th Century European Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Brass

1920s Picture Frame Made from a Wooden Propeller Tip Section
1920s Picture Frame Made from a Wooden Propeller Tip Section

1920s Picture Frame Made from a Wooden Propeller Tip Section

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

from circa 1920 made in a hard wood (trench art?) on an easel stand There is even a sepia coloured

Category

Vintage 1920s Art Deco Picture Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Fishing village, Basque Country oil on canvas seascape
Fishing village, Basque Country oil on canvas seascape

Fishing village, Basque Country oil on canvas seascape

By Maria Dolores Trenchs

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Unframed Painter specialized in landscape, marinas and still lifes, she developed a post-impressionist technique of an intimate nature.

Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Trench Art For Sale on 1stDibs

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.