Auction 91 Part 1 Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Wooden Box Inlaid with Carved Stone Plaques – Cyprus Detention Camps, 1947/1948
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
A wooden box inlaid with carved stone plaques, made by a detainee in the Cyprus detention camps, 5708 (1947/1948).
The lid of the box and its sides are inlaid with carved plaques, the lid depicting a ship and reading "Cyprus 5708" (Hebrew); the side plates are decorated with a fine symmetric pattern.
19X13X6 cm. Good condition. Fractures. Minor chipping to the side plaques. Small losses to wooden box.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
The lid of the box and its sides are inlaid with carved plaques, the lid depicting a ship and reading "Cyprus 5708" (Hebrew); the side plates are decorated with a fine symmetric pattern.
19X13X6 cm. Good condition. Fractures. Minor chipping to the side plaques. Small losses to wooden box.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine, Illegal Immigration, British Detention Camps, the State of Israel
Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine, Illegal Immigration, British Detention Camps, the State of Israel