A really lovely piece of
British Trench Art
from the
Great War's Trenches of Flanders
in the shape of a hand-made
Fluted & Crimped 'Flower Vase'
fashioned from an Imperial German 80mm brass casing...
Beautifully crafted from a clearly stamped
August 1918 80mm Casing
the front carries the name of
YSER
The battle of Yser took place
in October 1914 along the stretch of the
River Yser and the Yperlee Canal
and featured
British, French & Belgian Forces against
those of the Kaiser's Army.
Successfully managing to hold the last quarter of Belgian land,
some 20,000 Belgian casualties were suffered during the battle
Measuring some 9" high & 3.5" across the base, this
is a really cracking looking Belgian or British souvenir of
The Great War 1914-1918
Thanks for looking..!