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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
Pair WWI Artillery Shell Trench Art Ashtrays as Polished Steel Military Hats
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pair of steel WWI era Trench Art ashtrays made in the form of military hats from the bases of
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Ashtrays
Materials
Steel
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
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
Pair of French Brass Repousse Trench Art Artillery Shell Vases Marked Verdun
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Made from spent artillery shells during the first World War, this pair of brass trench art vases
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Pair ofAntique Trench Art Artillery Shell Brass Vases, 1945 + 1945
Located in Pasadena, CA
How handsome is this pair of elegant 20th Century Brass Vases. They are a form of 'Trench art
Category
Vintage 1940s Vases
Materials
Brass
Antique Trench Art Brass Shell Casing with Ivy Leaf Design (1914-1918) - 1Y112
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This antique brass shell casing, a piece of trench art crafted by a soldier (poilu) during World
Category
Vintage 1910s French Empire Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Rare WW1 1916 French Trench Art Solid Brass Shell Casing Vases with Lion Heads
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Fabulous and rare WW1 heavy duty French Trench art vases not simply hand carved but made with
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Brass
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
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
World War I French Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casing Vase with Foliage Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or a study display shelf with this antique trench art shell vase from
Category
Early 20th Century French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
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
John A. Trench (fl.1882-1923) - Framed Watercolour, Mount Snowdon
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful watercolour landscape by John A. Trench, depicting the famous peak of Mount Snowdon
Category
Late 19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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
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
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
$5,600
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
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
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
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
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
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
A Trench Spade, Cover illustration for Judge Magazine, World War I Soldiers
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
soldiers away at war. The timeless appeal of Rockwell's art is that it continues to reassure and touch
Category
1910s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Toter Sappenposten - Dead Sentry in the Trench - Etching by Otto Dix - 1924
By Otto Dix
Located in Roma, IT
Toter Sappenposten (Dead Sentry in the Trench) is an Etching and dryopint realized by Otto Dix in
Category
1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
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
"La Reconnaissance Infinie (The Infinite Recognition)" Litho after Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the viewer talking to each other in the typical outfit of Magritte's men, black trench coats and
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"La Reconnaissance Infinie (The Infinite Recognition)" Litho after Rene Magritte
By René Magritte
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the viewer talking to each other in the typical outfit of Magritte's men, black trench coats and
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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
$1,650
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1914 World War I Soldier Trench Art Artillery Shell Casing Vases Floral Decor
Located in Miami, FL
World War I Trench Art Pair of gorgeous decorated Vases made from bronze Artillery Shell casings
Category
Vintage 1910s European Art Nouveau Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
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
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
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
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
Antique World War 1 Trench Art British Tank 1919 Brass Inkwell Desk Set WWI
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Amazing ! This Trench art piece from 1919 "A British Mark IV tank" as a functional Inkwell desk
Category
Vintage 1910s Belgian Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Materials
Brass, Copper
"Weatherform" Trench Art Sculptor Made from Gun Parts
By William D. Willis
Located in Houston, TX
years of his work at the Phillips Collection in 1989 and also taught at the Corcoran School of Art
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
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
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
World War I French Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casing Vases, Dated 1915
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or a study display shelf with this pair of antique trench art shell vases
Category
Early 20th Century French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
World War I French Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casing Vases, Dated 1917
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or a study display shelf with this pair of antique trench art shell vases
Category
Early 20th Century French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
World War I French Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casing Vases 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 vases
Category
Early 20th Century French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
World War I German Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casing Vase with Repousse Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or a study display shelf with this large antique trench art shell vases
Category
Early 20th Century German Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
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
World War II French Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casing, Bulge Battle Dated 1944
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or a study display shelf with this pair of antique trench art shell vases
Category
Mid-20th Century French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of World War I French "Verdun" Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casing Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or a study display shelf with this pair of antique trench art shell vases
Category
Early 20th Century French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Co. Paris 1919 French Table Petrol Lighter In Brass
Carved White Nacre
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Miami, FL
, created in Paris France by the Tiffany & Co., back in the 1919. Crafted after the WWI as a trench-art
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Four World War I Signed Charles Dominique Fouquerary 1914 Water Colour Sketches
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
first Prix de l'Indochine
A sublime suite of four trench art water colour sketches, I absolutely
Category
Vintage 1910s French Edwardian Decorative Art
Materials
Oak, Paper
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
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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.