Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Board Game - "The Wandering Jew", 19th Century
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
De Wandelende Jood [The Wandering Jew]. Game board based on the book "The Wandering Jew" by Eugene Sue. Amsterdam: Erve Wijsmuller, and Metz: Fabriques d'Estampes de Ganzel. [Second half of the 19th century]. Dutch and French.
Lithograph game board, hand-colored. On the board is a route with 63 stations, with illustrations of scenes out of "The Wandering Jew" (accompanied by short descriptions in French). The game rules are printed in Dutch in the center of the board, alongside the last station on the route - the arrival of the "Wandering Jew" in Paris.
53.5X44.5 cm. Good condition. Slightly darkened margins. A few minor stains. Tears to margins (some open), professionally repaired (one small tear is not respaired). Near the bottom left corner is a long repaired tear, with minimal damage to the illustration.
Lithograph game board, hand-colored. On the board is a route with 63 stations, with illustrations of scenes out of "The Wandering Jew" (accompanied by short descriptions in French). The game rules are printed in Dutch in the center of the board, alongside the last station on the route - the arrival of the "Wandering Jew" in Paris.
53.5X44.5 cm. Good condition. Slightly darkened margins. A few minor stains. Tears to margins (some open), professionally repaired (one small tear is not respaired). Near the bottom left corner is a long repaired tear, with minimal damage to the illustration.
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah, Jewish Brigade
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah, Jewish Brigade