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

Illustrated Ketubah – Tskhakaya (Senaki, Georgia), 1950

Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
Kol Sasson V'Kol Simcha – Ketubah recording the marriage of Ben-Zion ben Menashe with his bride Miriam bat Siman. Tskhakaya (Senaki, Georgia), 1950.
Folk illustrations and adornments in colored ink. Flower vases, Star of David symbols, and a pair of doves. the characteristic wording, "Siman Orah, Siman Bracha, Siman Gila…" (in Hebrew: "a symbol of light, a symbol of blessing, a symbol of happiness") is written inside a frame.
41X53 cm. Fair condition, stains and wear, tears, folding marks and creases. Restored with reinforcing paper strips on the back of the ketubah.
Ketubot and marriage documents
Ketubot and marriage documents