Germany, Wehrmacht. A Trench Art Edelweiss Memento Province of China Wyon - Copper

Wyon - Copper

and pinned together by a single metal stud

All items were forwarded between 1920 and 1922

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Trench Art Edelweiss Memento Province of China Wyon - Copper(Grabenkunst). An interesting trench art memento, constructed of multiple pieces of lacquered light brown wood, the cover bearing a hand carved edelweiss situated against a pebbled field (achieved with intricate hand punching), opening with a functional swivel hinge to reveal a desiccated edelweiss situated within a custom fitted depression, locking closed with a stud emanating above the flower, unmarked, measuring 5 cm (w) x 8 cm (h), likely carved