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French Haute Couture Fashion Sketch - Trench Coat
By Jean Patou
Located in Houston, TX
French haute couture ink sketch of a stylish trench coat paired with a wide brimmed hat by Jean
Category
1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Fabric, Ink, Paper
French Drawing Of A Parisian Style Man In Long Trench Coat and Beret
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School
black pen drawing on artist paper
painting: 13 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Handcrafted and Inlaid World War II Italian Nutwood Tank Design Cigarette Box
Located in Lisse, NL
those days, we feel this work of post-trench art could very well have been presented to one of the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Nutwood, Burl
Baier German 1947 Army Truck Lighter Cigarette Holder and Ashtray in Aluminum
By Walter Baier Company
Located in Miami, FL
form of employment. They are essentially what is known as "Trench Art", except, rather than being made
Category
Vintage 1940s German Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Aluminum
1990S JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Art Deco Rayon
Silk Brocade Belted Trench Coat
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in New York, NY
1990S JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Art Deco Rayon & Silk Brocade Belted Trench Coat
Category
1990s French Coats and Outerwear
Lancet 18 Kt Yellow Gold Campaign with Kiln Fired Enamel Dial Trench Style 1915
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Lancet France
STYLE / REFERENCE: Campaign Style / Trench Watch
METAL / MATERIAL
Category
Vintage 1910s Swiss Art Deco Wrist Watches
Trench Art Aquarium or Terrarium
Located in Pasadena, CA
Trench art item made with old bullet shells.Has removable tank with handles. Amazingly well made by
Category
Vintage 1940s Outsider and Self Taught Art
Trench Art Bakelite Lighter
Located in San Francisco, CA
I couldn't pass this up. Just to good, even for a non-smoker like me. Bakelite trench art lighter
Category
Vintage 1940s American More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bakelite
Japanese Trench Art Vase
Located in Seattle, WA
Very unusual Japanese "trench" art flower vase (hanaire) made from an artillery shell. The top of
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Vases
Materials
Brass
$1,450
Patriotic WWI Trench Art Table Lamp
Located in Fulton, CA
Period WWI trench art lamp. Unusual wood and gesso base and shade with patriotic symbols. Original
Category
Vintage 1910s American Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood
stunning WW2 trench art (set)
Located in st. helena, napa valley, CA
a super beautiful set (2) of trench art vases. immaculate in detail, beautiful polish/patina, they
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
A
Trench Art
Great War Tank Model
Located in London, GB
A finely made 'Trench Art' model of a Great War tank, completely constructed from found and
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of Vintage Trench Art Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a pair of WWI trench art lamps with hand carved dragons on the steel bullets, brass ring
Category
Vintage 1940s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vintage Trench Art Brass Mortar Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 20th century small Trench art vessel with applied handles decorated with a scratched horizontal
Category
20th Century Unknown Outsider Art Jars
Materials
Brass
WW1 "YZER" Trench Art Signet Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
An unusually styled WW1 trench art signet ring commemorating the battle of Yzer which took place
Category
Vintage 1910s Belgian Edwardian Signet Rings
Machine Gun Corps
Trench Art
Vickers Gun Model
Located in London, GB
A finely detailed, all-brass ‘Trench Art’ model of a Vickers machine gun, set on a wheeled carriage
Category
Vintage 1910s British Other Models and Miniatures
Dutch Art Deco Chrome, Brass and Wood Trench Art Lighthouse Model
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautifully executed Dutch, Trench Art model of a lighthouse was made in the Dutch East Indies
Category
Vintage 1930s Indonesian Art Deco Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Monumental Trench Art Safe
Located in New York, NY
Made from a WWII mortar shell, this safe weighs about 250 lbs. Converted into a safe when a Nickeled bronze safe door was added. We know the combo!
Category
Vintage 1940s American Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Signed WW1 French Trench Art, Art Deco Artillery Brass Shell Casing Vase
Located in MONTREUIL, FR
1914 and 1918.
Trench art ("Art des tranchées", in French), was common during WW1 (1914-1918) and
Category
Vintage 1910s French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
English Trench Art Brass and Copper Lighthouse Wheel and Flint Table Lighter
Located in Port Hope, ON
This Trench Art figurative wheel and flint table lighter is beautifully modeled in the form of a
Category
Vintage 1910s English Folk Art Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass, Copper
WWII Trench Art Desk Accessory
Located in New York, NY
Made from WWII Bullets
Category
20th Century French Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Brass and turned wood trench art lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of brass shell casings mounted on turned wooden based, retaining the original socket and harp.
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury, WWII Pair of Trench-Art, Shell Casing Three-Arm Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This unusual set of candelabra were created of spent-shell-casing used during WWII. They are constructed of a single shell casing for the central section and the base is the end of a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Other Candle Holders
Materials
Brass, Steel
Fold Art Barbed Wire Hand Basket, circa 1930s
Located in Portland, OR
A unique expression of Folk or Trench Art, this hand basket is made of intricately woven barbed
Category
Vintage 1930s Industrial Primitives
A Woodland Stream - John A. Trench - Pre-Raphaelite - Oil Painting - 19 Century
Located in Pymble, AU
. Trench is held in the collection of the Williamson Art Gallery & Museum Birkenhead, England.
Provenance
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Brass Candelabra
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very interesting example of the most elevated piece of "Trench Art" I have seen, all finely
Category
20th Century American Candle Holders
Materials
Brass
A Pair of European Early 20th CenturyTrench Art Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Trench Art is the formal name for articles made from World War I Shell Casings. The brass shells
Category
Early 20th Century European Vases
Materials
Brass
Deep Sea Creatures - Deep Trench
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
photographed in the deepest ocean trenches in the world, and some of the creatures look otherworldly. This work
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
Apollinaire “The Trenches” (131/145)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Austin, TX
turned “Les Trenches” into a military ground, where time seems at a standstill, like a “Montre Molle
Category
1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Boer War Period Pine Officer’s Box
Artefacts, S.Shirley Royal Engineers c.1900
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
soap
- A trench art bullet casing fashioned into a cross and another trench art piece
- Three
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Pine
Japanese Emaki, Rain Filled Trenches
Located in San Francisco, CA
trenches. Edo period. The painted panel measures 14 x 22. Mounted on paper for protection.
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
JU87
Stuka
Dive Bombers
Located in London, GB
A pair of highly unusual and skilfully crafted ‘trench art’ cast metal models of a pair of German
Category
Vintage 1940s European Other More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Trench Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
This charming pre-owned 1930’s signed “Aquatic” mechanical Trench Watch is in good working
Category
Vintage 1930s Wrist Watches
Materials
Silver Plate, Base Metal
Rare Original Vintage My Goodness My Guinness Poster By John Gilroy WWII Trench
By John Gilroy
Located in London, GB
Guinness, out of a trench with the stylised text in red above. One of the world's most popular beer drink
Category
1940s More Prints
Materials
Paper
1918 WW1 / Trench Watch Elgin Rare White Star Dial "Foch"
By Elgin
Located in Raleigh, NC
1918 Elgin "Offset Foch Rare White Star" Trench Watch.
The Elgin “Star Series…….. Let me clear up
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Wrist Watches
Materials
Sterling Silver
1910 WW1 / Trench Watch, Extraordinarily Elgin Rare Caliber 201, 19 Jewel.
By Elgin
Located in Raleigh, NC
filming.
1900 Elgin rare 19 jewel WW1 / Trench Watch. Wow, that is a mouthful. It describes a Trench
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Wrist Watches
1920
s Rolex Trench / WW1 "Hermetic" or Submarine Double Cases" Sterling Silver
By Rolex
Located in Raleigh, NC
But first, I have a shameless plug! My shop was recently selected to supply vintage American watches for a premier movie starring some major actors and a world famous director. The...
Category
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Wrist Watches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of American Art Deco/Machine Age Turned
Polished Aluminium Candlesticks.
Located in Port Hope, ON
aluminium candlesticks were commercially produced or an example of Post-War Trench or Outsider Art. Either
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Candlesticks
Materials
Aluminum
Incredible Trench Art Bookends
Located in New Haven, CT
Very heavy, beautifully executed, period trench art bookends. Cast steel and cast bronze with
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Steel
WWI Trench Art Picture Frames/Bookends
Located in Bridport, CT
WWI Trench Art Bookends, Picture Frames, Sculptures. Mounted on marble bases.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
WW1 Trench Art German Tabacco Box
Located in Raalte, NL
German trench art tobacco box from WW1 with on the lid a helmet, bullets, cannon, flags etc. and
Category
Early 20th Century German Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Pair of World War I Trench Art Vases
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Pair of WWI trench art vases with deep fluting and intricate pineapple detailing on top. British
Category
Vintage 1910s British Vases
Materials
Brass
Pair of English WWI Trench Art Hand Carved Treen Puzzle Obelisks
Located in Port Hope, ON
This pair of Trench art hand carved Treen puzzle obelisks each feature a lopped pyramid square
Category
Vintage 1910s English Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
English Art Deco Chrome Plated Trench-Art Wheel and Flint Table Lighter
Located in Port Hope, ON
This may be an outsider piece of Trench Art by an amateur but at the same time is a beautifully
Category
Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Chrome
WW1 Hope Faith Charity Trench Art Signet Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
This signet ring is an unusual example of WW1 Trench Art. It's been crafted from the aluminum nose
Category
Vintage 1910s French Edwardian Signet Rings
Unique American Trench Art Combination Stirrup Cup/Riding Crop/Swagger Stick
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautifully designed Trench Art piece is some what of a conundrum. It is clearly Machine Age
Category
Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
English WW2 Trench Art Chrome-Plated Soldier
s Fantasy Ultimate Pint Beer Mug
Located in Port Hope, ON
This marvelous WW2 Trench Art piece represents an anonymous soldier's fantasy of the pint beer mug
Category
Vintage 1940s English Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Chrome
English Art Deco Trench Art, Bronze, Aluminum and Nickeled Brass Table Lighter
Located in Port Hope, ON
This extremely architectural English Art Deco or Trench Art, wheel and flint table lighter is a
Category
Vintage 1940s English Outsider Art Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Aluminum
French First World War Trench Art Two Brass Mortar Shell Vases of a Young Couple
Located in Petaluma, CA
what condition is awe inspiring.
Trench art is a decorative item made by soldiers or prisoners of
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
American Art Deco Trench Art Aluminium Lucky Dog
Dice Photo Frame Desk Set
Located in Port Hope, ON
This whimsical American Art Deco/Trench art, lucky dog and dice photo frame desk set features two
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Picture Frames
Materials
Aluminum
British Folk Art Naive Model of an Airship R101, Brass, Trench Art, 1930s
Located in Totnes, GB
Wonderful naive Folk Art model of the British airship R101. Constructed from a First World War
Category
Vintage 1930s British Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
American Jet-Age Outsider or Trench Art Aluminium Double-Sided Rocket Frame
Located in Port Hope, ON
This fabulous American, Jet-Age, Trench or Outsider Art polished aluminium and steel frame features
Category
Vintage 1960s American Outsider Art Picture Frames
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Eccentric American Art Deco Aluminum and Slag Glass Illuminated Electric Clock
Located in Port Hope, ON
clock could be a studio or even a Trench Art piece. Either way I think that it is brilliant! The
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of English Art Deco Chrome and Bakelite Spitfire Bullet Faux-Candle Lamps
Located in Port Hope, ON
These beautifully designed English Art Deco faux-candle lamps are actually Trench Art pieces
Category
Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Canton Trench Salt
Located in Oaks, PA
Canton trench salt, rare form. Interior salt well measures: 2" W x 1.75 D.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Thomas Markusen Vintage Silvered Candleholder
By Thomas Roy Markusen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sculptural form evokes Modern Brutalism but is also related to historical trench art vessel hollowware
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Candle Holders
Materials
Metal
Man in Trench Coat, Ink on Paper Sketch, 20th Century
By Martin Snipper
Located in San Francisco, CA
This ink on paper drawing of a man in a trench coat is by San Francisco North Beach artist Martin
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
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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.