Two pieces of brass trench art which were made in the engine room of the H.M.S. Biarritz circa 1916-1918, height for each 9in and 12 1/2in

Provenance: from a private London collection, the current owner's relative was on board this ship during WWI

NOTE: the H.M.S. Biarritz was a passenger ferry built in 1915 by William Denny & Bros., which served as a minelayer during World War I and as a Fleet Air Arm target ship and infantry landing ship in World War II before returning to it's role as a passenger ferry, later sold for scrap in 1949