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

Two Ketubot – London and Holland

Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Two printed ketubot, completed by hand. Adorned frames: · Ketubahh on parchment, printed in Amsterdam [in the printing press of Yochanan Joachimsthal], completed by hand, recording the marriage of the groom Yochanan son of Rabbi Chaim with the bride Yacht daughter of Rabbi Yosef. Sneek, (Holland), 1855. Witnesses’ signatures: “Moshe ben Ya’akov Alexander”, “Avraham ben R’ Mordechai….”. · Official Ketubahh of the Knesset Yisrael Congregation in London. Printed on parchment [or parchment-like paper?], completed by hand, recording the marriage of the groom Yosef son of R’ David with the bride Miriam daughter of R’ Moshe HaCohen. London, Shevat 1901. Witnesses’ signatures: “Yisrael ben R’ Yitzchak Greenberg, Chazan V’Ne’eman of the Knesset Yisrael Congregation” and “Avraham ben Asher”. On the verso is an English version of the Ketubahh. Two ketubot. Varied size. Good-fair condition. Folding marks, wear and creases. File holes on one Ketubah.
Ketubot and marriage documents
Ketubot and marriage documents