Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

Ketubah – Isfahan, 1874

Opening: $250
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Yissachar son of Asher with the bride Esther daughter of Eliyahu. Isfahan, Tishrei 1874. Colored ornaments of arches, flowers, a cypress tree and a pair of birds. 48.5X69 cm. Fair condition. Creases, many tears to folding lines, with damage to text and to illustrations. Stains. Wear and tears to margins. Restored with glued paper on verso.
Ketubot and marriage documents
Ketubot and marriage documents