chandelier that was a weapon

The Lethal Chandeliers of Ružica Church in Sebia. While fighting alongside England and the US, Serbian soldiers on the Thessaloniki front took the time to put together these two amazing chandeliers. WWI produced many artistic wonders. Wrought from brass artillery casing, and other detritus of war, these beautiful creations have come to be known as [...]

By Christopher Robbins

The Lethal Chandeliers of Ružica Church in Sebia.

While fighting alongside England and the US, Serbian soldiers on the Thessaloniki front took the time to put together these two amazing chandeliers.

WWI produced many artistic wonders. Wrought from brass artillery casing, and other detritus of war, these beautiful creations have come to be known as trench art. Artillery shells become candle holders, bullets are turned into lighters, shrapnel becomes a tiny plane. All crafted by dirty mud spattered soldiers, with their hands and the tools they had around them, all with death only a mortar shell away.

- via Val Lucas

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