(Artistic Palestine Playing-Cards). Deck of 50 (of 52) playing cards designed by Raban. Lacks one face-card and the “two” in Menorah suite

Estimate: $500–$700
Hammer price: $800

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

author

zz (RABAN, ZE’EV).

printer

circa

Place

Jerusalem

Publication

1920

summary

Court cards featuring: Ahasuerus (corner chipped), Esther, Haman (oak-leaf suit); Yoav, David and Bath-Sheba (Star-of-David suit); Saul, Judith, Jonathan (Menorah suit); Solomon and Asmodai - lacking Quenn Sheba - (pomegranate suit). See Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel no.1372 and color plate 7; and cf. YU Museum Catalogue, Raban nos.139-40

Browned

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