Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Silver Compact – Flag of Israel and Map of Israel – "5th of Iyar 5708" – Israel, 1948
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
Including buyer's premium
Compact decorated with the flag of Israel, the map of Israel, and an inscription with the Hebrew date of the establishment of the State of Israel. Israel, [ca. 1948].
Silver (marked "833," "kessef" [silver], and Hebrew initials "lamed-gimel"), engraved; mirror.
Round box, with the map of Israel engraved in the center, surmounted by the flag of Israel. Hebrew inscription in margins of box: "State of Israel, 5th of Iyar 5708." A mirror is set within the box.
Diameter: 5.5 cm. Good condition. Mirror detached, with blemishes to edges.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Silver (marked "833," "kessef" [silver], and Hebrew initials "lamed-gimel"), engraved; mirror.
Round box, with the map of Israel engraved in the center, surmounted by the flag of Israel. Hebrew inscription in margins of box: "State of Israel, 5th of Iyar 5708." A mirror is set within the box.
Diameter: 5.5 cm. Good condition. Mirror detached, with blemishes to edges.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.