WW1914-18 TRENCH ART VASE SILLERY FORT ATTACK MARNE CHAMPAGNE EMBOSSED OAK

Description

WW1 TRENCH ART VASE.
EMBOSSED OAK DESIGN WITH "SILLERY " INSCRIPTION IN AN EMBOSSED RECTANGLE: "
SOUVENIR DE SILLERY".
IN FRENCH AND  PARTICULARLY IN THIS CONTEXT, "SOUVENIR" MEANS "REMEMBRANCE/ IN MEMORY OF."
SILLERY IS A VILLAGE IN THE MARNE/ CHAMPAGNE REGION OF FRANCE; IT WAS THE LOCATION OF A FORTIFICATION DURING WW1:
"THE FORT DE LA POMPELLE,"
BUILT AS A SUPPORTING POSITION FOR LARGER FORTS,  BUT DISARMED IN 1913. THE SILLERY FORT  SAW THE HEAVIEST FIGHTING OF THE CHAMPAGNE / REIMS REGION AND WAS DESTROYED. TO THIS DAY, IT REMAINS IN A STATE OF RUIN.
THERE ARE MARKINGS ON THE BASE: SEE PHOTOS)
WEIGHS 2 LBS, 4 OZ.
IT IS  12" TALL.
FRANCE C 1914-18