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

Two Ketubot – Yazd, 1862 / 1897

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
1. Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Tsaddik son of Eliezer with the bride Davelet daughter of Avraham. Yazd, Elul 1862. Floral frame with wavy lines. At the top of the ketubah is a cypress tree flanked by roses and peacocks. Some of the ornamentation is in golden ink. At the bottom is a Tosefet Ketubah in Judeo-Persian. Among the signatures: “Shmuel son of R’ Or” (descendant of the Or Shraga and Yazd sage). 43X51 cm. Fair-poor condition. Open tears, with damage to text. Tears to folding lines. Dampness marks, stains and wear. 2. Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Chaim son of Shimon Katz with the bride Rachel daughter of Yosef Katz. Yazed. Elul 1897. Branch and floral ornamentation, glued paper adornments (cypress tree, etc.). At the bottom is the Tosefet Ketubah in Judeo-Persian. Among the signatures (rabbis, descendants of the Or Shraga): “David son of R’ Or”, “Moshe son of R’ Yitzchak”. 43X68.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Mounted on paper. Creases. Open tears, with damage to text. Stains and wear.
Ketubot and marriage documents
Ketubot and marriage documents