Bidspirit auction | WWI 1917 Trench Art 18-Pounder

WWI 1917 Trench Art 18-Pounder Shell Vase - A WWI 1917 Trench Art 18-Pounder Shell Vase. This cylindrical brass decorative vase has been repurposed from an artillery shell casing. It features a hand-decorated style with vertically embossed or chased stylized leaf-like motifs, punctuated by small dots, and a crimped, flared rim. The base is visibly marked with ”391 / 17”, ”NO 1”, ”3 / 17”, ”154-5”, ”W”, and ”18PR”, confirming a manufacturing date of 1917 and its origin as an 18-pounder shell.