WW1 Trench Art 1918 pair of Brass Vases 37mm shells hand engraved lathe turned

Description

This is a matched set of two WW1 french trench art vases. Made from 37mm brass shells.The M1916 37mm gun was developed by the French and used primarily by French and American forces in WWI for destroying machine gun emplacements. Marked on the bottom of the shells 37-85 PD.Ps 172 1.18.The PDP stands for the factory, “Pouderies de Paris”, and 37-85 means 37mm model of 1885. The 1.18 is the manufacture date, January 1918. The shells have been turned on a lathe to create the wine glass like stem bottom and the rim hand cut like a peaked crown and hand engraved with fleurs-de-lis and images of an orchid. Measurements 4.1/8" high x 1.3/4" wide across base. Please view all photos with care.