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

Ketubah with an Illustration of a Sailboat – Greece, 1911

Opening: $300
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Avraham Yosef (---) with the bride Charisola daughter of Ya’akov. Larisa, Greece, Nisan 1911. Large format. The text of the ketubah is written in cursive Balkan writing. Above it – text forming a triangular frame, within it are unusual naïve illustrations, in blue and red: three fish, a plant with flowers and a boat with three sails and flags. The triangle is flanked by Greek vases with laurel branches. 55X80 cm. Fair-poor condition. Brittle paper. Glued on cardboard. Open tears to upper part. Stains, folding marks and tears with damage to text.
Ketubot and marriage documents
Ketubot and marriage documents