Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects

Illuminated Ketubah with "Shiviti" - Isfahan, 1860

Opening: $700
Unsold
Illuminated Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Ya'akov son of Moshe with the bride Sarah daughter of Shalom. Isfahan, Persia, Nissan 1860.
A large format Ketubah with colorful rich illustrations - lions, birds and peacocks, cypresses, suns, and flowers. A "Shiviti" on the upper part with "LaMenatze'ach" Menorah and texts for protection and safeguard.
Approx. 70X100 cm. Fair condition. Many stains. Creases. Lacking three blue paper strips framing the Ketubah.
Ketubot and marriage documents
Ketubot and marriage documents