Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Desk Stand Made of Stone - Cyprus Internment Camps

Opening: $400
Unsold
Desk stand made of stone, from the internment camps in Cyprus, [late 1940s].
Desk stand in the shape of a round niche with a lid, behind which is a holder for visiting cards. On the niche lid is an etched Hebrew inscription reading "Kafrisin" (Cyprus).
Height: 3.5 cm, length: 10 cm, width: 7 cm. Good-fair condition. Light rubbing to stand body. The lid is broken and restored.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah, Jewish Brigade, Cyprus Internment Camps
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah, Jewish Brigade, Cyprus Internment Camps