United Kingdom. A No. 70 Squadron (Royal Flying Corps / RAF) Trench Art Vase Auction the obverse bearing a Potsdam

the obverse bearing a Potsdam studio mark

supplemented by graphic black-and-white photographs

demonstrating restoration of the swastika and refurbishment of the gilt base

circumscribed “Joseph II Augustus”

the reverse unused and with a studio mark

United Kingdom. A No. 70 Squadron (Royal Flying Corps / RAF) Trench Art Vase Auction the obverse bearing a PotsdamA deeply toned shell with a well worn base making identification difficult, possibly of 1917 manufacture, depicting a period etched Sopwith Camel (B2) with '70 Squadron France' etched below. This exhibits a simplistic scene, common to those pieces done during wartime, not a post war tribute. Shell measures 29 cm, and is a true wartime piece, a great display item and its first time to market, very fine.