Wooden hinged box with beveled inner compartment, set with soapstone carved with depiction of a watchtower and barbed wire and Hebrew caption: “Kafrisin” (Cyprus). 4 x 2.75 inches.

AUCTION 61 | Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic Art and Ceremonial Objects

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Lot 454
SOAPSTONE CIGARETTE CASE.
Wooden hinged box with beveled inner compartment, set with soapstone carved with depiction of a watchtower and barbed wire and Hebrew caption: “Kafrisin” (Cyprus). 4 x 2.75 inches.

Cyprus, 1947-48

Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $450
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. This work was produced in one of the workshops that operated in the camp.