DECORATED SHELL CASES

This is the best of the standard shell decoration techniques. It consists of a decoration design which is raised, either by raising the design out from the normal level of the shell or, more usually, pushing back the non-design areas to leave the design proud of the background. The latter method is characterised by the ‘stippled’ background, covered in punch marks, leaving the design smooth and about 2 or 3 mm proud of the background.

EMBOSSED

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Embossed with a French cockerell stamping on a German picklehaube.

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Pair with embossed grapes design. This was the first piece of trench art I bought...!

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