Auction 46 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Illustrated Ketubah – Persia, 1880

Opening: $300
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Yosef ben Meir with the bride Dinah bat Chizkiya. Gulpaigan, Persia. 1880.
Ink and watercolor on paper. Decorative frame with leaves and colorful flowers, characteristic style of Persian Jews. Framed with various verses.
Witnesses' signatures: "Meir ben H.M. Mordechai", "Elazar ben Ya'akov", "Menachem …M. Moshe".
Approximately 44X64 cm. Overall good condition, stains and wear. Placed in a frame, unexamined out of frame.
Ketubot and marriage documents
Ketubot and marriage documents