Auction 49b
Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
By Kedem
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Jan 20, 2016
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 712:
Ketubah – Yazd, 1822
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Sold for: $800
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
984
Start price:
$
300
Buyer's Premium: 23%
VAT: 18%
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Ketubah – Yazd, 1822
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Aharon son of Moshe Cohen with the bride Dinah daughter of Moshe Cohen. Yazd, Adar 1822. Early ketubah, written on thick high-quality paper. Framed with floral ornamentation. At the top is a cypress tree flanked by peacocks. These are surrounded by professionally drawn flowers – poppies and anemone flowers, with leaves and stems. At the bottom is a Tosefet Ketubah in Judeo-Persian with many signatures. Among them is the signature of “Shmuel son of R’ Or” [descendant of the Or Shraga and a Yazd sage]. 48X60 cm. Fair-good condition. Several open tears, with damage to text. Folding marks. Stains. Tears, some restored (on the verso of the leaf).
