1917

Name: BATTLE OF JERUSALEM: A DAMASCENED 'TRENCH ART' COMMEMORATIVE SHELL CASE
Brand: 1917
Price: 2000.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 2,500

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BATTLE OF JERUSALEM: A DAMASCENED 'TRENCH ART' COMMEMORATIVE SHELL CASE

1917

Price Realised GBP 2,500

Made from a First World War German shell decorated with strap-work and foliate motifs and inscribed 'DECEMBER 9TH 1917- JERUSALEM'; together with a baluster-shaped vase embossed with reserves of flower trophies on matted ground, engraved on the upper border ' PRESENTED TO THE RT HON THE BARONESS THATCHER ON 2ND MARCH 1995 BY AGUDAS ISRAEL HOUSING ASSOCIATION', marked on foot
10⅞ in. (28 cm.) high and 7⅝ in. (19.5 cm.)

approx. 60 gr.

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The Battle of Jerusalem occurred during the British Empire's "Jerusalem Operations" against the Ottoman Empire from 17 November to 30 December 1917, to secure the final objective of the Southern Palestine Offensive during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I; and on December 9, 1917, British forces under the command of Field Marshall Allenby captured the city of Jerusalem, then in the territory known as Palestine. As a result of these victories, British Empire forces were able to establish a new strategically strong fortified line. The battle was a great morale boost for the British Empire.