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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

1940s American Folk Art Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Brass

WWII Trench Art Artillery Shell Bullet Coin Ashtray
Located in Forney, TX
A fascinating Word War II trench art sculptural ammo ashtray. Typically hand-crafted by a soldier
Category

Mid-20th Century European Folk Art Vintage Trench Art

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

1930s American Machine Age Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Brass

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

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Brass, Copper

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 Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Sterling Silver, Copper

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
Category

1940s American Machine Age Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Brass, Nickel

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 Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper, Iron

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

1940s Australian Other Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Brass

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

1940s American Streamlined Moderne Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Brass

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 Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Brass

Ivan Grundahl Black Avant Garde Wrapping Draped Trench Coat – Eu 40 (Med), 1990s
By Ivan Grundahl
Located in Tucson, AZ
A wearable work of art, this sculptural hobble coat resembles some of the great deconstructionist
Category

1990s Danish Vintage Trench Art

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 Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Metal, Copper

The Trench
By James Allen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
is in the collection of the National Museum of American Art Reference: Ryan 43 Sheet: 18 3/4 x 13
Category

1930s Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Trench
H 18.75 in W 13.38 in
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 Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

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 Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Etching

Unknown Officer in Trench Cap
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 Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Pencil, Watercolor

Aeronautical III Gauge Clock
By Aviation Technology Group
Located in Telluride, CO
gifted soldiers and army personnel became known as trench art. They used whatever material was at hand
Category

20th Century English Other Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Metal

Aeronautical III Gauge Clock
Aeronautical III Gauge Clock
H 4.33 in W 9.44 in D 2.75 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 Vintage Trench Art

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 Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

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 Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Lithograph

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 Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Pencil, Watercolor

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 Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Lithograph

Baier German 1947 Army Truck Lighter Cigarette Holder And Ashtray In Aluminum
By Walter Baier Company
Located in Miami, FL
as "Trench Art", except, rather than being made by service men and women whilst off the front lines
Category

1940s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Baier German 1947 Army Truck Lighter Cigarette Holder And Ashtray In Aluminum
By Walter Baier Company, Walter Baier Company
Located in Miami, FL
lines, now looking to take on a new form of employment. They are essentially what is known as "Trench
Category

1940s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Aluminum, Enamel

sweet Pea Flowers - British 1930's art floral still life oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in London, GB
war, was granted permission to sketch at the front and he was able to record the conditions of trench
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Oil

1908 Waltham "Offset" Trench/WW1 Watch, YG Filled, 15 Jewels
By American Waltham Watch Co.
Located in Raleigh, NC
professionally refinished Hands are New Old Waltham Stock. New black Trench Watch open ended watch band What
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Gold-filled

1908 Waltham "Offset" Trench/WW1 Watch, YG Filled, 15 Jewels
1908 Waltham "Offset" Trench/WW1 Watch, YG Filled, 15 Jewels
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H 0.4 in W 1.23 in Dm 1.23 in
Rowers Before the Race - British 1930's art sport lithograph rowing
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in London, GB
war, was granted permission to sketch at the front and he was able to record the conditions of trench
Category

1930s Realist Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Lithograph

Early 1990s Gianni Versace Medusa Polka Dot Nylon Oversized Trench Coat
By Gianni Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
coat takes a fun, almost pop art approach, to the average trench coat with polka dots and Medusas in
Category

1990s Italian Vintage Trench Art

David Nyzio "Scaled Form" Abstract Modern Trench Coat on Plinth Stand Sculpture
Located in Dayton, OH
David Nyzio "Scaled Form" Sculpture, circa 1980s. Features a iridescent trench or rain coat on a
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Plastic, Hardwood

Christian Dior by Marc Bohan 1970's Trotter Logo Print trench coat
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
Christian Dior 1970's Trotter Print Trench Coat designed by Marc Bohan: Step back in time and
Category

1970s Unknown Vintage Trench Art

'Children on the Beach, Fisher Island USA' Oil painting on board
By Paul Maze
Located in St. Albans, GB
. Maze was born in Le Havre whose father was a thriving tea merchant and art collector whose circle of
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Oil

Festivities Buckingham Palace - British 1950's figurative landscape oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in London, GB
mood of a scene, be it in the trenches or a happier scene such as this. An excellent example of his
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Oil

Spring Storm, Modernist Southwestern New Mexico Landscape Casein Painting
By Doel Reed
Located in Denver, CO
. Influenced by Goya's aquatints, he extended himself beyond his formal art training to learn this technique
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Casein, Archival Paper

Pair of Urban Views, "Venice", Marianne Lucy Le Poer Trench 'England, 1888-1940'
By English School
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of urban views. "Venice". Marianne Lucy Le Poer Trench (England, 1888-1940). Signed in the
Category

20th Century European Other Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Other

Cerne Abbas, Giant, Tump - Original Erching by Joe Tilson - 1976
By Joe Tilson
Located in Roma, IT
, north of Dorchester, in Dorset. The engraving, 55 meters high and 51 wide, is formed by a trench 30 cm
Category

1970s Pop Art Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Etching

Daisies
By Georg Maximilian Rauch
Located in San Francisco, CA
to the Russian trenches. In 1944 he was captured by the Russians in Romania, and force-marched to the
Category

Late 20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Screen

Daisies
Daisies
H 40.25 in W 28.25 in D 1 in
Cerne Abbas, Giant, Tump - Original Etching on Paper by Joe Tilson - 1976
By Joe Tilson
Located in Roma, IT
engraving, 55 meters high and 51 wide, is formed by a trench 30 cm wide, 30 cm deep, made by tearing the
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Etching

Pierre Olivier DUBAUT (1886-1968) Head studies of a horseman, signed watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
ephemeral. He suggests the form of an unrepentant, elegant and light stroke: scenes of trenches during the
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Watercolor

Abstract Etching (no. 1/5) by David Mar
Located in Soquel, CA
imagery is layered over the poem "Suicide in the Trenches" by Siegfried Sassoon. Titled "Suicide in the
Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

Fernand Leger Print "Les Constructeurs"
By Fernand Léger
Located in Miami, FL
draftsman in Paris while studying art. By 1908 he was a member of an artistic circle that included Marc
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Paper

Fernand Leger Print "Les Constructeurs"
Fernand Leger Print "Les Constructeurs"
H 16.25 in W 13.25 in D 0.75 in
"The Blatant Mortal Sin" - Satirical French Illustration
By Gaston Hoffmann
Located in Soquel, CA
seen in bed with a frantic expression on his face as he looks at a man standing in a trench coat at the
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Women at Prayer
By Robert Sargent Austin, R.A., P.R.E., P.R.W.S.
Located in Storrs, CT
the School of Art, 1909-13, and at the Royal College of Art under Frank Short. From 1915-1919 Austin
Category

1930s Renaissance Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Engraving

Nude with Winter Bouquet, Vintage Modernist Black & White Etching, Female Figure
By Doel Reed
Located in Denver, CO
. Influenced by Goya’s aquatints, he extended himself beyond his formal art training to learn this technique
Category

1970s American Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Aquatint, Etching

Audrey Hepburn Exits Studio Car, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
trench coat reading something in her hands.
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Exits Studio Car, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
light trench coat reading something in her hands.
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Exits Studio Car, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
light trench coat reading something in her hands.
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Giclée

Jerusalem
By Percy John Delf Smith, R.D.I.
Located in Storrs, CT
Artillery in the trenches on the western Front in France and later in Belgium. He lettered several warship
Category

1930s Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Ink, India Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

The Virgin and the Unicorn
By John Buckland-Wright
Located in New York, NY
exciting waters of contemporary European art: the New Zealander John Buckland Wright and two Englishmen
Category

1940s Pre-Raphaelite Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Woodcut

Untitled Abstraction
By John von Wicht
Located in Fairlawn, OH
of Equilibrium,” von Wicht later recalled.(1) The students also studied ancient art, Chinese and
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled
By Fernand Léger
Located in Palm Desert, CA
. This horrific experience of fighting in the trenches of Europe left an indelible mark on the artist
Category

1930s Cubist Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Untitled
Untitled
H 8.25 in W 11.75 in
Pierre Olivier Dubaut (1886-1968) Portrait of an artist, watercolor
Located in Paris, FR
of trenches during the 1914-1918 war, horse races, paddock, polo, bathers seen on the beach of
Category

1930s Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Chemical Skoids Void Balance, " Acrylic on Paper signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
image shows a police officer tending to the wounds of another while a man in a trench coat looks ahead
Category

1990s Neo-Expressionist Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Acrylic

Mid Century Horse in Winter Landscape
By William Ernest Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
.] and his wife Jane née Pearse (1841-1919). A member of Ipswich Art Club 1895-1898, exhibiting from 119
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Wall Hanging Hall Shelf Hat Coat Rack Edgar Brandt
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Forney, TX
An original French Art Deco period black wrought iron wall hanging hall shelf (hat rack - coat
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Set of Three Framed Mao Woodblock Prints
Located in Chicago, IL
, each depicting a different phase of Chairman Mao Zedong's life. Propaganda ephemera becomes Pop Art
Category

1960s Chinese Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Paper

Set of Three Framed Mao Woodblock Prints
Set of Three Framed Mao Woodblock Prints
H 16.25 in W 13 in D 1.5 in
Set of Four Blood Drawings by Giulio Falzoni in Pastel and Watercolor from 60s
Located in Milano, MI
War. Even in those tragic circumstances he continued to draw some pictures of life in the trenches
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Soviet War Propaganda Poster Strengthen Combat Power USSR WWII
Located in London, GB
a trench with barbed wire in front of them and tanks and planes in the background, illustrating the
Category

1940s Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Post-WWII Travel Poster Bastogne Belgian National Railway Tank
Located in London, GB
in snow in a trench by a war torn tree with a snow topped tree on the side, village and hills in the
Category

1940s Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Paper

Original WW2 American Airlines Poster - It Takes 2 To Make A Fight For Victory
Located in London, GB
- American Airlines AA - We are American. Image of a soldier in full army gear in a battlefield trench
Category

1940s Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Belgrade Yugoslavia Turist Express Holiday Travel Design
Located in London, GB
artwork of a smiling couple with wings on their backs dressed in trench coats and holding suitcases in
Category

1950s Vintage Trench Art

Materials

Paper

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Vintage Trench Art For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of vintage trench art for your home. An item from our selection of vintage trench art — often made from metal, brass and aluminum — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of vintage trench art — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right object in our assortment of vintage trench art, those designed in Folk Art, Art Deco and Arts and Crafts styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of vintage trench art over the years, but those crafted by Salvador Dalí, Jean Patou and Pietro Morando are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Vintage Trench Art?

The average selling price for a piece of vintage trench art at 1stDibs is $913, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $48,500 for the highest priced.
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