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Auction 5 · Lot 354
Hinged lid set with vignette of steamship approaching the detention camps of Cyprus. Base set with limestone trim on three sides. 60x130x190 mm
- Estimate
- $300–$500
- Hammer price
- $350
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
LIMESTONE AND WOOD CIGAR-BOX.
Publication
Cyprus, 1947-8
summary
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