Germany, Imperial. A Late First World War Trench Art Shell certificate_of_authenticity tiny crease in the lower

tiny crease in the lower right corner on one card but does not affect the photograph itself

measuring 95 mm (w) x 48 mm (h) and 100 mm (w) x 50 mm (h)

the obverse with a round convex central medallion presenting the Austrian national colours (red-white-red) in enamels

(Briefmarken)

Footnote: William Douglas Renton was born in Britain in 1922

Germany, Imperial. A Late First World War Trench Art Shell certificate_of_authenticity tiny crease in the lower(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