Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Wooden Box with Inlaid Carved Stone Plates – Cyprus Detention Camps, 1947/1948
Opening: $400
Unsold
A wooden box with inlaid carved stone plates made by a detainee of the detention camps in Cyprus, 5708 (1947/1948).
The lid of the box and its sides are inlaid with carved plates, the lid depicting a ship and reading "Cyprus 5708" (Hebrew); the side plates decorated with a fine symmetric pattern.
19X13X6 cm. Good condition. Fractures. Small chips to the side plates. Small losses to wooden box.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
The lid of the box and its sides are inlaid with carved plates, the lid depicting a ship and reading "Cyprus 5708" (Hebrew); the side plates decorated with a fine symmetric pattern.
19X13X6 cm. Good condition. Fractures. Small chips to the side plates. Small losses to wooden box.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
The British Mandate of Palestine, Jewish Enlistment, Illegal Immigration,
Cyprus Detention Camps and the Establishment of the State of Israel
The British Mandate of Palestine, Jewish Enlistment, Illegal Immigration,
Cyprus Detention Camps and the Establishment of the State of Israel