SOAPSTONE DESK SET. Cyprus, c. 1947.
AUCTION 8 |
Tuesday, November 16th,
1999 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art
Lot 128
SOAPSTONE DESK SET.
Cyprus, c. 1947.
Est: $600 - $900
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.