GERMAN WW2 NAPKIN HOLDER w. IRON CROSS+SKULL & BONES

GERMAN WW2 NAPKIN HOLDER w. IRON CROSS+SKULL & BONES
GERMAN WW2 NAPKIN HOLDER with IRON CROSS and SKULL and BONES
The holder is engraved with: Skull and BONES and Iron Cross. Trench art.
CONDITION: The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
SIZE: 67 x 58 x 30 mm. Engraving is done using old technique - please look at the images.
Very collectible item. This item was obtained from a large old collection in Europe.
Original, not reproduction. From real old collection! The item is for historic museum or private collection. Please note: last image is for sample only.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $200 - $250.
HISTORY of SALES: Recently trench art item with Skull and BONES was sold on eBay for $285 - please see the screenshot.
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WIKIPEDIA: Trench art is any decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians where the manufacture is directly linked to armed conflict or its consequences. It offers an insight not only to their feelings and emotions about the war, but also their surroundings and the materials they had available to them. There is much evidence to prove that some trench art was made in the trenches, by soldiers, during war. In With a Machine Gun to Cambrai, George Coppard tells of pressing his uniform buttons into the clay floor of his trench, then pouring molten lead from shrapnel into the impressions to cast replicas of the regimental crest. Chalk carvings were also popular, with contemporary postcards showing carvings in the rocky outcrops of dug-outs. Many smaller items such as rings and knives were made by soldiers either in front line or support trenches, especially in quieter parts of the line. Wounded soldiers were encouraged to work at crafts as part of their recuperation, with embroidery and simple forms of woodwork being common.