Trench Art Model of World War I Airplane

Description:

Trench Art Model of World War I Airplane, probably America, c. 1919, the single-propeller plane fashioned from a shell casing, with carved wood pilot, the wings inscribed "Souvenir of Great War 1914-1919," lg. 8 1/4, wingspan 10 in.
Provenance: The collection of Frederic and Jean Sharf.
Estimate $200-300


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