Lot 144

Description

WWII, trench art, features a large, tiered white metal plaque screwed to a piece of plain timber, the metal possibly from an aircraft wreck, affixed in the centre of the plaque is a USA Army button and at each corner of the timber is affixed a small USA 13-star button as used on US army trousers, the plaque is stipple engraved with a palm tree at each side of the central button, above the button is '1944' and below is 'New Guinea', at the sides at left is 'Buna' and at the right is 'Lae', also at the top and bottom are small pieces of mother-of-pearl affixed to the timber. Fine.