Germany, Imperial. A Late First World War Trench Art Shell Auction with a silvered metal "S"

with a silvered metal "S" placed upon the wreath

with two visible clips securing the obverse applique in place

marked "Kanselarij der Nederlandse Orden 's-Gravenhage" (Chancellery of the Netherlands Orders The Hague) and exhibiting the impressions of the once present badge and breast star

mounted as worn on original sash ribbon

Germany, Imperial. A Late First World War Trench Art Shell Auction with a silvered metal "S"(Grabenkunst). A rare late First World War trench art shell, constructed of brass, the outer circumference featuring a hand pounded dimpled background covering approximately three quarters of the surface, bearing a raised biplane with a Luftstreitkrfte Iron Cross clearly visible on the tail, above a U Boat, with stylized clouds dispersed over the skyline, the base stamped with a manufacture date of JULI 1918 and with calibre information indicating