Kestenbaum & Company
(WORLD WAR).

Auction 61 · Lot 311

(WORLD WAR).

Estimate
$1,000–$1,500
Hammer price
$2,600

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

Place

Tel Aviv, c. 1940

Description

“Garrison Companies - Soldiers of 1915-1918: To the Flag!” Foreground depicts a middle-aged man dressed in military uniform with “Palestine” epaulette, against silhouette of his earlier self as a Jewish Legion soldier and member of the British Royal Garrison Artillery. Designed by Yosef.

summary

Haganah recruitment poster encouraging World War I veterans to join the cause. Formed in 1920, the Haganah was a Jewish military organization in what was then British Palestine and which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces following the country’s independence.
38.25 x 26.5 inches.
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