Beschreibung:

Collection of olive wood items, Palestine, [early 20th century]. 1. Desk stand designed as a crouching camel, with two boxes on its saddle; printed on one box is an image of the Tower of David and on the other box - Rachel's Tomb and the word "Jerusalem". 2-3. Two boxes, Dome of the Rock carved on the lid. The word "Jerusalem" printed on the lid. 4. Pouch shaped as a book, for a picture. Binding made of olive wood boards mounted on cloth. The Dome of the Rock is carved on one board and the word "Jerusalem" is printed on the other. 5. Notebook in an olive wood binding. On one side of the binding appears a Mediterranean view with a mosque and palm tree and on the other side of the binding appears a monogram ML. A dedication on the title page in stylized script: "Merry Christmas to Lulu Meyers, 1904". The notebook was used with greetings, reminders and various inscriptions on its pages. 6-7. Two olive wood plates, carved on one is the Tomb of Zachariah the Prophet and the Tomb of Absalom and on the other - The Temple Mount (Dome of the Rock). On the reverse appear the printed words "Jerusalem" in Hebrew and English and a suspension loop. 8-9. Two miniature Psalms books with English translation, in olive wood bindings. On one binding appears a drawing of Jerusalem and on the other - Tower of David. 10. Photo album in olive wood binding. On the front binding appears an illustration of a boy leading kids, a calf and a lion and the title "…in the last days" (Hebrew) and the printed word "Jerusalem" on the binding. Total of ten items. Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.