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 WWI memorabilia rare recast mortar shells trench art candlesticks pair $149.00 Time Remaining: 29d 4h Buy It Now for only: $149.00 |
 ORIGINAL US WWI 3 3 4 INCH VERDON 1918 TRENCH ART SHELL BEAUTIFUL PATINA $40.99 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 44m |
 Battle Of Verdun Trench Art Shells $31.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1h 31m |
 Rare Art Nouveau Royal Bayreuth Spikey Seashell Shell Milk Jug Creamer $23.63 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 16h 40m |
 Trench Art book WWI WWII Engraved Embossed Shell Cases $57.85 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 48m Buy It Now for only: $57.85 |
 30 06 9mm Magnum Replica Bullet Artillary Shell Trench Art Military Hunting $60.00 Time Remaining: 2h 18m |
 40 357 9mm Luger Replica Bullet Trench Art Artillary Shell Military Hunting $30.00 Time Remaining: 2h 18m |
 1914 WW1 TRENCH ART RECYCLED ARTILLERY SHELL ROSE SOUVENIR VASE $110.00 Time Remaining: 16d 7h 29m Buy It Now for only: $110.00 |
 Royal Warwickshire Regiment WW1 World War 1 Trench Art Cap from 18 inch Shell $37.93 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 19h 17m |
 Antique American Folk Art WWI Trench Art Shell Vase Lamp Eagle Bathing Beautys $208.05 (13 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 41m |
 Vintage 1950 Military Trench Art 75mm Shell Casing Lamp w Arrow Copper Socket $24.99 Time Remaining: 23d 28m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 WWI Trench art 37mm shell 100 engraved 1918 $20.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 28m |
 VTG WWII TRENCH ART BOMBER PLANE AIRPLANE CARTRIDGE COPPER BRASS SHELL OOAK ORIG $12.96 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 2h 6m |
 1914 WW1 TRENCH ART LOT OF 2 SMALL VASES REPURPOSED ARTILLERY SHELLS W IRIS $140.00 Time Remaining: 23d 22h 57m Buy It Now for only: $140.00 |
 Vintage WW2 WWII Trench Art Plane Airplane Ashtray 57mm Shell Casing $61.50 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 20h 56m |
 Trench Art 40mm shell flared to make a vase $1.56 Time Remaining: 3d 19h 14m |
 Pair 2 1945 WWII Trench Art Bomb Shell Brass Table Lamps $49.00 Time Remaining: 1d 13h 50m Buy It Now for only: $49.00 |
 Fantastic WWll Trench Art Picture Frame with 50 Cal Shells $29.99 Time Remaining: 15h 6m |
 WW 1 TRENCH ART A VERY RARE BRACELET MADE FROM SHELL CASING 1914 1916 $225.00 Time Remaining: 11h 52m |
 Vintage German Trench Shell Art Shot Glass Marked Austria P490 1938 1940 $39.00 Time Remaining: 7d 15h 21m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 WW1 Trench Art Shell Case Vase Poker Holder 1916 German Karlsruhe $1.56 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 11h 52m |
 WW1 Trench Art Shell Case Jug 1916 German Polte Magdeburg $1.56 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 11h 44m |
 PAIR Trench Art Brass Artillery Shells WW I WW II Skull Bathing Beauty Nude $275.00 Time Remaining: 22d 1h 12m Buy It Now for only: $275.00 |
 TRENCH ART OFFICERS CAP MADE FROM 3+ SHELL $15.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 23h 57m |
 ww2 Trench Art 20 mm MK4 shell KNIFE top marked 1944 wood case $27.88 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 21h 44m |
 WW1 FRENCH TRENCH ART LIGHTER ARTILLERY SHELL RARE MUSEUM PIECE $68.00 Time Remaining: 25d 8h 37m Buy It Now for only: $68.00 |
 WW II TRENCH ART EMPTY SHELL CASING FLOWER VASE GMS1942 $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 20h 41m |
 VINTAGE WW1 TRENCH ART SHELL HANDLE LETTER OPENER $6.62 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 19h 1m |
 Trench Art Solid Brass Model WW1 British Tank Petrol Lighter shell case Working $60.05 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 20h 33m |
 1945 Pontiac making shells for Long Tom WWII war art Ad $15.00 Time Remaining: 28d 10h 33m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 Ww1 trench art table lighter made from a small shell $15.79 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 17h 28m |
 WWI Trench Art Brass Artillary Shell French Writing IDd PB WHITSON $40.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 8m |
 Shell art swagger stick carved wood 50 caliber bullet $44.00 Time Remaining: 11d 21h 43m Buy It Now for only: $44.00 |
 WW1 Shrapnel Shell Tube Time Fuse Fragment M14 Trench art $45.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 3h 28m |
 WW I BRITISH 18 POUNDER BRASS SHELL TRENCH ART 1914 1919 SOUVENIR DE LA CUERE $39.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 23h 47m |
 WWII Shell art Bullet Letter opener $20.00 Time Remaining: 26d 22h 30m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 ANTIQUE MILITARY TRENCH ART SHELLS COLLECTIONWWI 17 PIECES WOOD DISPLAY $75.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 1m |
 WW II War Trench Art Primitive Folk Art 1945 Brass Shell Casing Vase 11X7X4 $6.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 21h 28m |
 WW1 1914 LOT OF TWO TRENCH ART ROSE VASES RECYCLED ARTILLERY SHELLS $110.00 Time Remaining: 11d 16h 12m Buy It Now for only: $110.00 |
 WWI Trench Art 75 MM Shell USA AEF 79th Infantry Lorraine Cross 1914 1918 $398.00 Time Remaining: 3d 3h 38m |
 Unique WW1 Soldier Trench Art Brass Shell Beer Stein $100.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 7m |
 WWI Shell Trench Art Lamp Sept 12 1918 Argonnewoods France Brass Works $149.95 Time Remaining: 24d 53m Buy It Now for only: $149.95 |
 ww1british army trench art brass shell mug cup lancashire fusiliers $15.79 Time Remaining: 5d 18h 47m |
 RARE TRENCH ART SHELL LETTER OPENER 8 BATTLES AUBERS RIDGE SOMME VIMY YPRES ETC $15.79 Time Remaining: 4d 20h 47m |
 1914 WW1 LOT OF 2 TRENCH ART VASES LOVEBIRDS KISS RECYCLED ARTILLERY SHELL DOVE $170.00 Time Remaining: 18d 14h 29m Buy It Now for only: $170.00 |
 Art Nouveau Trench Art Pair Vases Brass Shell Art Caft GIRL WITH A BUTTERFLY NET $200.00 Time Remaining: 18h 52m Buy It Now for only: $300.00 |
 Pair of World War One 1 Australian Trench Art Shell Cases Kookaburra Design $55.31 Time Remaining: 4d 14h 32m |
 1914 WW1 TRENCH ART VASE RECYCLED ARTILLERY SHELL ART NOUVEAU STYLE $110.00 Time Remaining: 18d 14h 6m Buy It Now for only: $110.00 |
 TRENCH ART FROM WWII SHELL CIGARETTE LIGHTER $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 18h 31m |
 WWII 75 MM BRASS SHELL CASING ASHTRAY Hearts Trench Art $19.99 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 56m |
 SOUTH PACIFIC TRENCH ART ASH TRAY JAPANESE ARTILLERY SHELL WWII $99.00 Time Remaining: 26d 2h 44m Buy It Now for only: $99.00 |
 6 Matching Trench Art World War II Shot Glasses Japan Artillery Shells Lot Set $85.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 46m |
 TRENCH ART FROM WWII SHELL CIGARETTE LIGHTER $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 27m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 1945 WWII 38 Cal BRASS SHELL CASING ASHTRAY Trench Art $19.99 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 3m |
 US NAVY WWII 3in MK 7 MOD I 1943 SHELL TRENCH ART $15.99 Time Remaining: 10d 12h 55m Buy It Now for only: $15.99 |
 WW1 TRENCH ART SHELL CASE SCENE OF WAR WITH OSTENDE FRENCH SOLDIER OVER GERMAN $69.53 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 12h 1m |
 ww2 navy trench art brass shell porthole ashtray heavy desk paperweight 1944 $31.59 Time Remaining: 6d 18h 46m |
 WORLD WAR II 2 WW II TRENCH ART Cannon Shell Casings Brass Flower Floral Design $140.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 57m Buy It Now for only: $140.00 |
 WW2 brass shell bullet cigar cigarette ashtray officer silver coins trench art $29.00 Time Remaining: 3d 20h 5m |
 ARMENTIERES TRENCH ART SHELL LETTER OPENER ENAMEL ARMENTIERES CREST BADGE $15.79 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 20h 25m |
 ORIGINAL WW1 88th INFANTRY DIVISION 313th SUPPORT TRAIN US ARMY TRENCH ART SHELL $95.00 Time Remaining: 28d 17h 57m Buy It Now for only: $95.00 |
 WW1 Trench Art Shell Case Vase Poker Holder 1916 German Karlsruhe $1.56 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 11h 49m |
 1937 WW Trench Art Style Heavy Weight Ashtray made from Artillery Shell $38.50 Time Remaining: 4d 14h 26m |
 WWI TRENCH ART BRASS ASHTRAY REIMS FRANCE MARTYR BURNING CATHEDRAL BULLET SHELLS $39.99 Time Remaining: 23d 3h 24m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 WW II M 28 B2 PRACTICE BOMB SHELL NOT A REAL BOMB TRENCH ART $99.00 Time Remaining: 4d 15h 19m |
 Gold Carved Artillery Shell Trench Art Egyptian Six Day War $199.99 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 2m Buy It Now for only: $599.99 |
 World War II Brass 57MM Anti Tank Shell Ashtray TRENCH ART 1942 $15.99 Time Remaining: 15d 14h 11m Buy It Now for only: $15.99 |
 1945 Working Trench Art Brass Shell Lamp 75 watt 75 mm Sherman Tank $39.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 13h 49m |
 Fine WWI Trench Art 75mm French Artillery Shell Vase $13.83 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 8d 2h 11m |
 1942 Shell Oil WWII Wounded SoldierRobert BenneyArt $8.12 Time Remaining: 4d 1h 13m Buy It Now for only: $8.12 |
 Falkland island trench art artillery shell with coin $1.56 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 13h 54m |
 A GENUINE GERMAN POW WORLD WAR I TRENCH ART SHELL CASE SOUVENIR PIN CUSHION $44.25 Time Remaining: 4d 18h 27m |
 ESTATE ITEM PFC ROY E FRAZIER TRENCH ART WOOD PLAQUE SHELLS AA INFANTRY MUST SEE $127.96 Time Remaining: 20d 6h 24m Buy It Now for only: $127.96 |
 WW1 Shrapnel Shell Tube Time Fuse Fragment Trench art AM99 $20.00 Time Remaining: 4d 3h 37m |
 WW1 Shrapnel Shell Tube Time Fuse Fragment Trench art M5 $40.00 Time Remaining: 4d 3h 42m |
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The Shell Ladies Of Margate
It is only when you get close enough do you realise that despite their deeply out of place appearance these ladies are more a part of Margate than any other resident, they are in fact a part of the town, they are made from it. Painstakingly crafted from shells, primarily those of the local scallops the glistening white shell ladies are the pearls of Margate.
The sculptures are the work of a locally based artist, Ann Carrington whose client list is almost as impressive as her work. Her pieces grace the collections of Elton John, Rothschild, Paul Smith and Levi Strauss. Ms. Carrington has exhibited around the globe and with the Commonwealth Fellowship for sculpture on her mantle it is unsurprising her work exudes such effortless and graceful charm.
On her official website theshelllady, Ms. Carrington states that the inspiration for her work came from the shell ornaments still sold on Margates seafront. Despite such humble beginnings the shell ladies cut impressive figures, even more so when gathered in numbers. Ms Carrington has assembled a total of twelve women, each named after a famous lady of Margate and each with her own distinctive appearance. Thankfully the ladies chosen are all famous in a historical sense rather than in a modern tabloid sense so Tracy Emin has, for now missed out on the chance to be immortalised in seashell form.
In life Baroness Orczy was the well travelled and glamorous author of 'The Scarlet Pimpernel'. Her seashell counterpart stands over six feet tall with a beehive of painted urchin shells and a heavy skirt of scallops. No doubt the Baroness would approve of her image causing such a stir among Margate's steady, if slightly diminished stream of tourists. Those without a keen interest in the town's history may struggle to recognise the names of many of the shell ladies but all have firm links with the seaside resort. From children's writer Mary Lamb to the owner of Margate's famous shell grotto, Ann Hill. Each lady is a thread in the rich tapestry of the once great town's history.
Perhaps the most striking thing about the sculptures is how effortlessly they evoke the colourful history of Margate. This effect is bolstered by clever advertising with abandoned shop fronts sporting graphics designed very much in the Victorian style. Even these graphics are cleverly thought out to both complement the ladies and to be beneficial to local business. Ms Carrington states on her website that the graphics were put in place by locally based sign writers many of whom are third generation businesses. It is wonderful to imagine that the families who long ago maintained the arcades, bathing machines and ice cream carts are now part of a project which has the same camp seaside charm that drew so many tourists to the sandy beaches in the early 1900s.
Surprisingly the ladies, despite the effort put into them and their disarming beauty are little more than advertising for a far larger project. In September 2008 a twelve foot shell lady cast in bronze will be placed at the end of Margate's old town harbour arm to become a permanent feature of the towns steely grey seascape. As Ms Carrington points out the remarkable thing about this choice of placement is the fact the dramatic seascape was once a favourite of Margate's most famous resident J. M. W. Turner, one of the most noteworthy landscape painters of the nineteenth century.
By placing the giant shell lady against one of the most important backdrops in the history of landscape painting Margate will be permanently bonding its two distinctive sides. The historical summer retreat of English high society. A place of elegance, wealth and beauty will be fused with the saucy postcard, bucket and spade image which, for many epitomises towns like Margate. The bronze shell lady will be named "Mrs Booth" after the seaside landlady with whom Turner chose to stay while in Margate. The pair fell in love and lived as Mr and Mrs Booth, with Mrs Booth acting as Turner's patron until his death.
Once the bronze is erected in this summer it will be the first conspicuous step in the slow regeneration of Margate. Planning is underway to construct a new gallery in order to kick start the local tourist economy in a similar way the Tate did for St Ives. We can only hope Mrs Booth will one day keep watch over a revitalised Margate that her presence is at least partially responsible for.
About the Author
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