WW 1 RARE TRENCH ART ASHTRAY

This is simply A wonderful piece of WW 1 trench art. For those not familiar with trench art these were pieces of discarded war material that troops repurposed into useful items. This piece is an ashtray made from the casing of a shell known as the 18 pounder. The marks on the bottom indicate that it was a WW1 shell used by Canadian and British troops. The shell would have been heat to push down the top part in a basket weave pattern and then an insert was made as a removable part to empty the ashtray. This is one of the best I have seen and very desirable. It measures 4” tall and is approximately 3 3/4 diameter and is heavy weighing over3 pounds. Pickup category timeslot {A}