Set of Three Shrapnel Shells Presented by the André Citroën Factory to General John J. Pershing by Cartier, Paris, 1917
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A set of three steel, copper, and bronze shrapnel shells from World War I in a fitted Cartier green box labelled Shrapnell Russe, Shrapnell Français, and Shrapnell Italien, the box labelled L’Usine Andre Citroen au General Pershing
Box signed Cartier
Measurements of case: 8 × 6½ x 2¼; Shrapnel Russe: 5½ inches all with a diameter of 1 ½ inches; Shrapnell Français: 6¾ tall with a diameter of 1 3/8 inches; Shrapnell Italien: 5 5/8 inches tall with a diameter of 1½ inches