Auction 53 · Lot 247
Jacob's Bible Cards. Designed by Raban.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $900
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(RABAN, ZE'EV).
printer
Lion Playing Cards Factory
Place
Tel Aviv
Publication
circa 1950
Description
Six unopened twin-packages of boxed playing-cards, housed in the publisher's original box. MINT.
summary
"Jacob's Bible Cards brings the romance and the colour of the Bible into the card-pack by substituting famous Bible characters for the conventional Kings, Queens and jacks. These cards enablke the players to combine education with pleasure.
Cf. Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel no.1372 and color plate 7; and YU Museum Catalogue, Raban nos.139-40.