Auction 21 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

General Allenby - YMCA Member Card made of Silver/Conquest of Jerusalem Pendant

Opening: $2,000
Unsold
1. Silver plaque (not marked) with an engraved inscription: "Jerusalem Young Men's Christian Association - Life Member - Field Marshal Edmund Lord Allenby G.C.B., G.C.M.G., D.C.L., L.L.D. April 1933" - elaborate member card "for life", in the name of General Allenby, the conqueror of Eretz Israel and Jerusalem in World War I. Presented to Allenby during his visit to Eretz Israel in 1933, in a leather pouch with embossed decorations and an inscription. 4.9X7.5 cm. Good condition. Stains.
2. Silver pendant (stamped) marking the conquest of Jerusalem in 1917. Within an embossed Magen David is a lion, surrounded by the inscription "The Conquest of Jerusalem 9.XII. 1917", and the initials of the artist, MH. Diameter: 3 cm. Good condition. Original box.
British Mandate, Underground Movements
British Mandate, Underground Movements