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Auction 8 · Lot 131
TWO TIN FOOD CONTAINERS A: Palestine, c. 1940; b: Israel, after 1948.
- Estimate
- $400–$600
- Hammer price
- $300
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
A: Rectangular gold and green can for olive oil, labelled in Hebrew and English,“. . . Made in Palestine, Shemen, Haifa . . .Product of Eretz Yisrael.” With depiction of Rachel’s Tomb. H: 335mm. No lid.
B: Round red and black candy can, produced by Ravel, with Hebrew labels and depictions of immigrants and industry in Israel. H: 235mm. Later labelled “sugar” and used as a canister.