Lot 08378

Original World War I Souvenir or Trench Art, a hand curved wooden hinge-lidded cigarette or tobacco box in squared shape, covered with detailed and deep carvings, with the design of a banner & crest of the “LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE” on the cover and the inscriptions “MADE BY TURKISH P. OF. W. / M.O. NOURI SOUVENIR / SALONICA / MAY – 10 – 1919”. The box measures approx. 10x10x2cm. and its weight is 72gr. It is in very fine condition.