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LOT 2138
WWI Trench Art Wooden Walking Stick
1914-1918 A.D.
33 1/2 in. (389 grams, 85 cm).
Carved as the staff or 'Rod of Asclepius' with a snake curled around the staff and inscribed 'IN MEMORY OF GREAT EUROPEAN WAR'; chip-carved median band and differential staining. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Footnotes'Trench Art' refers to decorated objects made by soldiers from the debris of war and serving as souvenirs and pastimes.
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