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.

Ketubah recording the marriage of Yitzchak son of Ya’akov Shonshul with the bride Mazal Tov daughter of Ya’akov Danon. Izmir, Shevat 1885. Large format ketubah. The text of the ketubah is written on the bottom inside an arch. Half of the ketubah leaf is adorned with green, red, yellow and blue leaves and flowers, with a rosette-like design in the center of the upper part. The frames and the arch are colored gold. The upper margins are cut like waves, and at the top of the ketubah is a stamp of “Kollel Izmir”. 57X80 cm. Fair-good condition. Tears, with damages to text. Reinforcing paper strips on the back. Stains and creases. Light dampstains.

Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Yosef son of Yitzchak with the bride Sarah daughter of Yitzchak. Yazd, Adar 1868. Frame adorned with wavy lines with floral illustrations. At the top are four cypress trees made with Boteh-shaped block-printing. Some letters have curly ornaments. At the bottom is a Tosefet Ketubah in Judeo-Persian. Among the signatures: Rabbis, descendants of the Or Shraga - “Yitzchak son of R’ Moshe, “ Moshe son or R’ Yitzchak grandson of the Ma’or Shraga” and “David son of R’ Or”. 41X49 cm. Fair condition. Mounted on paper. Open tears, with damage to text. Creases and folding marks. Ink smears. Open tears to upper margins. Framed (not examined out of frame). Provenance: The estate of Ralph Erwin Goldman.

Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Yechezkel son of Ezra with the bride Miriam daughter of Yitzchak. Yazd, “Nissan Mevorach” 1883. At the top of the ketubah are purple and green illustrations: a pair of doves with touching beaks, and another pair, one in each corner with charming floral ornamentation between the two. Wavy frame with curly lines. At the bottom is the Tosefet Ketubah in Judeo-Persian. Another tosefet, from Adar Rishon 1911. Among the witnesses and the signatures: Yazd Beit Din members and sages, descendants of the Or Shraga: Rabbi Moshe son of R’ Yitzchak Or Shraga, Rabbi Yosef son of R’ Or, etc. 43X57 cm. Fair condition. Open tears (primarily to the upper part). Folding marks with tears and damage to text. Stains and dampness. Many tape repairs on reverse side.

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.