Auction 169 Part 4
Antiques & Objets d’Art
Mar 24, 2018
(Your local time)
Israel
Kikar de Shalit, Herzeliya Pituah
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LOT 1653:
A 14K GOLD MATCHBOX
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Sold for: $22,000
Start price:
$
1,400
Estimated price:
$3,000 - $4,000
Auction house commission:
18%
VAT: On commission only
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in the form of a Torah Book.
Decorated with gold branches, leaves and flowers.
one side is decorated with a central silver crown form element set with old cut diamonds.
Weight: approx. 93.50 grams.
Provenance: The estate of Miriam Eshkol.
* Inside the box was found the dedication from 25.07.1928 -: ”Given by Lady Mountbatten-Batterseld to the Earl of Balfour on his 80th birthday”.
(Lord Balfour - signed the declaration bearing his name,
Regarding Britain’s support for the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Israel).
