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Auction 13 · Lot 71
SILVER CIGARETTE BOX. Bialystok, Poland, 1937.
- Estimate
- $400–$600
- Hammer price
- $400
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Rectangular, exterior machine tooled in geometric patterns, with applique gold initials. Closes with pressure latch. Interior gilt with silver loops to hold elastic restraints; engraved Yiddish dedication inscription: "For our dear …son-in-law and brother-in-law, Jacques, a souvenir, Mother, Hannah and Bluma, Bialystok, September 18, 1937." Marked on interior. L: 110mm. Elastic bands worn.
summary
A representative example of the secular Yiddish culture prevalent at the time.