Bidspirit auction | Wooden Chess Box – Cyprus

Wooden Chess Box – Cyprus Detention Camps, 1947/1948 - Chess box made in the detention camps in Cyprus, 5708 (1947/1948). Fine wooden box. The lid doubles as a chess board and is inscribed on the margins ”Souvenir from Cyprus / 5708” (Hebrew); edges with barbed wire pattern. Lined with fabric. A handwritten inscription on the underside reads ”To Shayke, a souvenir from the Movement in Cyprus” (Hebrew). The box contains a set of chess pieces (made of Bakelite). The black king piece is surmounted by a white Star of David (decoration missing on the white king piece). Box: 15.5X15.5 cm. Height: 3 cm. Height of pieces: approx. 1.5 cm. to 3 cm. Good condition. One black pawn missing. Minor blemishes to game pieces. Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.