Trench Art Round Lidded Metal Box salley and really make for quite

and really make for quite a functional as well as charming piece

but I love it even more knowing its origins and that its brown body

and they feature very finely incised banded designs

it is hard and smooth

I spotted this orange-painted wooden carrying box from afar and knew I had to have it

Trench Art Round Lidded Metal Box salley and really make for quiteI am not super confident about identifying trench art objects made by soldiers or civilians during wartime, from whatever materials they had at hand but my guess is that this small lidded box is an example, made of an old shell casing. I really love the surface, with this matte copper colored finish worn away around the edges, and its simplicity; just an honestly made thing. 2 1 4" in diameter x 1 18" tall.