![FREDERICK CLIFFORD LAVIS [1892 - 1953] Ambulance Driver with the A.I.F. in France 1916 - 1919 An Australian cedar display box containing items that Lavis collected, souvenired or made. His "trench art" pieces are of a particularly high standard and include a letter opener made from a used 303 shell and a strip of brass; an bi-plane modelled on a DeHavilland BE2c, the main body being a 303 shell;](https://auctions.leski.com.au/images/lot/3641/364118_m.jpg?ts=1644730587)
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FREDERICK CLIFFORD LAVIS [1892 - 1953] Ambulance Driver with the A.I.F. in France 1916 - 1919 An Australian cedar display box containing items that Lavis collected, souvenired or made. His "trench art" pieces are of a particularly high standard and include a letter opener made from a used 303 shell and a strip of brass; an bi-plane modelled on a DeHavilland BE2c, the main body being a 303 shell;
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Attributes read from the catalogue text · provenance below
Estimate
A$750–1,000
Realised
A$750
Closed 27 May 2019, 02:00 View at the house ↗
727-729 High Street, Armadale, VIC 3143
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Provenance
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- 7 Oct 2026, 17:06
- Last seen
- 7 Oct 2026, 17:06
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