Perfectly Dinged Up Old "Chips" Canister (plus 1) staircase Beautifully proportioned and in excellent

Beautifully proportioned and in excellent condition

I am not super confident about identifying trench art--objects made by soldiers or civilians during wartime

with a satisfying tension between positive and negative space and between the larger and smaller black forms

made of beautiful olive wood

This cheerful

Perfectly Dinged Up Old "Chips" Canister (plus 1) staircase Beautifully proportioned and in excellentThere are actually two tins here, the second included as a freebie if you'd like it, but it is this larger one with perfectly scratched and dinged up surface and "CHIPS" hand painted in red that made me buy these. Completely satisfying, and with a dent over (under?) the "C" which is just as it should be. The reverse side, and the smaller one are printed in red with a grapes and fruit and vines pattern. Large tin measures 7 1 4" t x 7" in diameter.