Art Nouveau WWI trench art vase, hand-crafted from a spent 75mm brass artillery shell casing. The body is adorned with a raised oak leaf and acorn motif, set against a stippled ground, and features an arched, flared waist. The base is marked: 75 DEC, a French 75mm artillery shell (canon de 75 modele 1897), MAI 7481 18H, likely referencing May 1918 manufacture and batch codes.. approx. 13.5 inches (34.3 cm)

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