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Auction 50 · Lot 423
Wooden lid with inlaid soap-stone inset, carved with depiction of bridge connecting the male and female quarters of this British detention-camp. Hebrew captions. 5 x 7 inches. Cyprus, 1947-48. Includes provenance details
- Estimate
- $300–$500
- Hammer price
- $500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
SOAP-STONE HINGED GIFT-BOX.
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.