Auction 32 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Archeology and Medals

Tobacco Box – Shell and Ivory

Opening: $800
Unsold
Oval tobacco and snuff box. Eretz Israel, [ca.late 1930s]. Tin-silver; shell; ivory; red gemstone. Lower part is made of shell. Box's lid made of a carved ivory plaque with two Stars of David and geometric designs; set in the center is a red gemstone. Next to the gemstone, in the inner frame of the ivory plaque appears a mark: "M.V. 2.1.42". Length: 5 cm, width: 6.5 cm, height: 1.3 cm. Slightly bent.
Israeliana
Israeliana