Germany, Wehrmacht. A Trench Art Edelweiss Memento Province of China overall in very good condition

overall in very good condition

(v) Letter from the Foreign Decorations Section at London (confirming his award of the Russian Order of St

Wyon - Copper

and pinned together by a single metal stud

Footnote: Edward John Grey was born on August 2

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Trench Art Edelweiss Memento Province of China overall in very good condition(Grabenkunst). An interesting trench art memento, constructed of multiple pieces of lacquered light brown wood, the cover bearing a hand carved edelweiss situated against a pebbled field (achieved with intricate hand punching), opening with a functional swivel hinge to reveal a desiccated edelweiss situated within a custom fitted depression, locking closed with a stud emanating above the flower, unmarked, measuring 5 cm (w) x 8 cm (h), likely carved