#80 • WWI French 75 mm brass trench art shell

Part of 250508 Collection of the Late Bob & Nancy Whitson (timed auction by Paul Auction Co. Inc.)

High bid $53.00

Status: Sold

This is a scarce animal indeed. A true piece of trench art made by a soldier and not the commonly encountered trench art that is very nearly commercial in design. Fairly crude and most likely made with the tools at hand, it shows the Statue of Liberty next to an American Flag. Lightly scratched into a banner is Frank J. Begon VA Battery J, 132 FA.