Auction 80 Part 1
Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
By Kedem
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Jun 29, 2021
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 314:
Tin Charity Box – The Swiss Committee for Eretz Israel, ca. 1910-1920
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Sold for: $750
Start price:
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300
Buyer's Premium: 25%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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Tin Charity Box – The Swiss Committee for Eretz Israel, ca. 1910-1920
Charity box of The Swiss Committee for Eretz Israel. [Presumably, Basel, Switzerland, ca. 1910-1920].
A tin charity box, painted red; legend on front: legend "Schweiz. [Schweizerisches] Comité für Erez Jsroël" [Swiss Committee for Eretz Israel].
The Swiss Committee for Eretz Israel was founded in Basel in 1909 and was active until at least the 1920s, raising funds for institutions in Palestine. The committee's objective was "to promote humanitarian, cultural and colonial efforts in Palestine" (from an advertisement that was published in Jüdischen Jahrbuch für die Schweiz, 1921/22). The president of the committee was Isaac Dreyfuss-Strauss (1852-1936), a prominent figure in the Jewish community of Basel, who headed several of the Jewish institutions in the town.
Height: 10 cm. Maximum width: 9 cm. Good overall condition. Paint chipped, repairs in a lighter color. Some dents in the tin. Original key. Locking mechanism intact.
