Hinged lid set with vignette of steamship approaching the detention camps of Cyprus. Base set with limestone trim on three sides. 60x130x190 mm
AUCTION 5 |
Tuesday, June 23rd,
1998 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art
Lot 354
LIMESTONE AND WOOD CIGAR-BOX.
Hinged lid set with vignette of steamship approaching the detention camps of Cyprus. Base set with limestone trim on three sides. 60x130x190 mm
Cyprus, 1947-8
Est: $300 - $500
PRICE REALIZED $350
Following the end of World War II, the British Mandatory Authority forcibly transferred “illegal” immigrants away from Palestine to detention camps in Cyprus, where they were held until the State of Israel declared independence