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Posted 2 years ago
scottvez
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I have no provenance that ties this to being a soldier carved piece, but because of the subject matter it goes nicely in my trench art collection.
The piece is carved from a single piece of wood and is 10" long and about 3 1/2" tall at the gunner.
The soldier with helmet sits behind what I would say is a Vickers WW1 era machine gun.
The style of carving of the soldier has a 1930s look to it (my opinion).
While the carving may have been made as a desk object, it appears to have been used for some time as an ash tray. The ashes have left a residue in the tray bottom and also to the bottom of the machine gun.
Scott
Trench ArtStrictly speaking, trench art is a phrase that describes folk art created b…
AshtraysEven though the practice of smoking tobacco has been around since the 16th …
Thanks for the Love Bogie. I'll have to get it down and check on the wood.
Take a look at my other postings-- I have a lot of trench art items up.
Scott
A pipe rest perhaps ... fascinating. DD@Phila
Thanks vetraio.
Thanks Dan.
Scott