Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
- book (166) Apply book filter
- letter (140) Apply letter filter
- manuscript (133) Apply manuscript filter
- chassid (63) Apply chassid filter
- jewri (44) Apply jewri filter
- print (44) Apply print filter
- centuri (34) Apply centuri filter
- th (34) Apply th filter
- chatam (33) Apply chatam filter
- famili (33) Apply famili filter
- family; (33) Apply family; filter
- his (33) Apply his filter
- hungarian (33) Apply hungarian filter
- rabbi (33) Apply rabbi filter
- sofer (33) Apply sofer filter
- document (31) Apply document filter
- various (30) Apply various filter
- signatur (29) Apply signatur filter
- object (28) Apply object filter
- synagogu (28) Apply synagogu filter
- gloss (27) Apply gloss filter
- earli (26) Apply earli filter
- hanukkah (23) Apply hanukkah filter
- lamp (23) Apply lamp filter
- lamps, (23) Apply lamps, filter
- sabbath (23) Apply sabbath filter
- 15 (20) Apply 15 filter
- 15th (20) Apply 15th filter
- 17 (20) Apply 17 filter
- 17th (20) Apply 17th filter
- handwritten (20) Apply handwritten filter
- documen (18) Apply documen filter
- poland (18) Apply poland filter
- russia (18) Apply russia filter
- slavita (18) Apply slavita filter
- yemenit (18) Apply yemenit filter
- zhitomir (18) Apply zhitomir filter
- zhitomir, (18) Apply zhitomir, filter
- ketubot (17) Apply ketubot filter
- marriag (17) Apply marriag filter
- bibl (16) Apply bibl filter
- tehilim (16) Apply tehilim filter
- (central (15) Apply (central filter
- ashkenaz (15) Apply ashkenaz filter
- books, (15) Apply books, filter
- central (15) Apply central filter
- europ (15) Apply europ filter
- europe) (15) Apply europe) filter
- 19 (14) Apply 19 filter
- 19th (14) Apply 19th filter
Displaying 457 - 468 of 475
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,625
Including buyer's premium
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom, Matatia ben Abba, and the bride, Zilpa bat Shimshon. Herat, Afghanistan, Heshvan 5644 [1883].
At the top of the ketubah are five gates, three of them with illustrations of vases holding flowers and the other two with blessings and verses. At the bottom are five empty medallions. Witnesses' signatures.
43.5X55 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears, wear and creases. Folding marks. Ink traces (due to the ketubah having been folded). Some of the tears are restored with pasted paper.
At the top of the ketubah are five gates, three of them with illustrations of vases holding flowers and the other two with blessings and verses. At the bottom are five empty medallions. Witnesses' signatures.
43.5X55 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears, wear and creases. Folding marks. Ink traces (due to the ketubah having been folded). Some of the tears are restored with pasted paper.
Category
Ketubot and marriage documents
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom, Avraham ben Ya'akov, and the bride, Malka bat Simcha. Herat, Afghanistan, Tammuz 5637 [1877].
At the top of the ketubah are five empty gates. At the bottom are five empty medallions. The ketubah ends with a blessing customary among the Jews of Afghanistan: "May they have a long and fruitful life, in the name of Moses and Israel". Witnesses' signatures.
37-38X48.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears, wear and creases. Folding marks. Ink traces (due to the ketubah having been folded).
At the top of the ketubah are five empty gates. At the bottom are five empty medallions. The ketubah ends with a blessing customary among the Jews of Afghanistan: "May they have a long and fruitful life, in the name of Moses and Israel". Witnesses' signatures.
37-38X48.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears, wear and creases. Folding marks. Ink traces (due to the ketubah having been folded).
Category
Ketubot and marriage documents
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom, Yosef ben Ephraim, and the bride, Yocheved bat Yitzhak. Herat, Afghanistan, Heshvan 5649 [1888].
Frame decorated with vegetal motifs, lines and dots painted blue, green, yellow and orange.
At the top of the ketubah are five circles and additional decorations in silver ink. The text ends with a blessing customary among the Jews of Afghanistan: "May they have a long and fruitful life, in the name of Moses and Israel". At the bottom are the witnesses' signatures.
35X65.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Folding marks, creases and stains. Tears, with slight damage to text. Mounted on Bristol paper.
Frame decorated with vegetal motifs, lines and dots painted blue, green, yellow and orange.
At the top of the ketubah are five circles and additional decorations in silver ink. The text ends with a blessing customary among the Jews of Afghanistan: "May they have a long and fruitful life, in the name of Moses and Israel". At the bottom are the witnesses' signatures.
35X65.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Folding marks, creases and stains. Tears, with slight damage to text. Mounted on Bristol paper.
Category
Ketubot and marriage documents
Catalogue
![Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom, Manoach ben Mordecai [?], and the bride, Rachel bat Noach Rakda. Amadiya, Iraqi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale54-public/460.jpg "Decorated Ketubah - Amadiya, Iraqi Kurdistan, 1903")
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom, Manoach ben Mordecai [?], and the bride, Rachel bat Noach Rakda. Amadiya, Iraqi Kurdistan, Tevet 5663 [1903].
Frame decorated with vegetal and geometric motifs, some of them colored red and light brown. At the bottom are the witnesses' signatures.
31X44.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Folding marks. Some tears (mostly to margins and folding lines). Stains.
Frame decorated with vegetal and geometric motifs, some of them colored red and light brown. At the bottom are the witnesses' signatures.
31X44.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Folding marks. Some tears (mostly to margins and folding lines). Stains.
Category
Ketubot and marriage documents
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom, Gershom ben Mordecai Mizrahi, and the bride, Malka bat Ya'akov Halevi of Tunes [Tunis, Tunisia]. Jaffa, [1888].
Oriental script. Delicate frame of wavy lines decorated with colorful leaves. Additional decoration on top frame. On the bottom are the signatures of the groom and the witnesses.
27.5X38 cm. Fair condition. Creases, tears and folding marks, some with damage to text. Dark stains.
Oriental script. Delicate frame of wavy lines decorated with colorful leaves. Additional decoration on top frame. On the bottom are the signatures of the groom and the witnesses.
27.5X38 cm. Fair condition. Creases, tears and folding marks, some with damage to text. Dark stains.
Category
Ketubot and marriage documents
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom, Avraham ben Shlomo Halevi, and the bride, Sarah bat HaChacham Menashe Mizrahi. Damascus, Syria, Tammuz 5661 [1901].
Handwritten on paper, in cursive Oriental script. At the bottom are the signatures of the witnesses - "Ezra HaCohen Trav" and "Ya'akov Yosef Harari".
35X49.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks. Some tears (mostly to margins and folding lines). Stains.
Handwritten on paper, in cursive Oriental script. At the bottom are the signatures of the witnesses - "Ezra HaCohen Trav" and "Ya'akov Yosef Harari".
35X49.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks. Some tears (mostly to margins and folding lines). Stains.
Category
Ketubot and marriage documents
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom, Yahuda ben Eliezer HaCohen, and the bride, Miriam bat Yitzhak Cohen. Yazd, Persia, Adar Bet, 5592 [1832].
Handwritten on blue paper. The blessings at the top are arranged in a triangle shape.
At the bottom is an addition written in Judeo-Persian in semi-cursive script, and the witnesses' signatures (including the signature of Rabbi Yitzhak son of Rabbi Moshe Or Shraga, one of the outstanding Torah scholars of Yazd).
On the reverse of the ketubah is a contract detailing the couple's property, from 1872, in the handwriting, signature and stamp of Rabbi Yosef Or Shraga (the rabbi of Yazd, a descendant of Rabbi Mullah Or Shraga), in Judeo-Persian.
29.5X43 cm. Fair-poor condition. Many tears (some restored with paper pastings), with damage to text and missing pieces. Stains (some dark), folding marks and wear.
Handwritten on blue paper. The blessings at the top are arranged in a triangle shape.
At the bottom is an addition written in Judeo-Persian in semi-cursive script, and the witnesses' signatures (including the signature of Rabbi Yitzhak son of Rabbi Moshe Or Shraga, one of the outstanding Torah scholars of Yazd).
On the reverse of the ketubah is a contract detailing the couple's property, from 1872, in the handwriting, signature and stamp of Rabbi Yosef Or Shraga (the rabbi of Yazd, a descendant of Rabbi Mullah Or Shraga), in Judeo-Persian.
29.5X43 cm. Fair-poor condition. Many tears (some restored with paper pastings), with damage to text and missing pieces. Stains (some dark), folding marks and wear.
Category
Ketubot and marriage documents
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $300
Sold for: $425
Including buyer's premium
Remains of illustrated ketubah for the marriage of the groom, David ben Yosef Ezra Yosef, and the bride, Hanna bat Eliyahu Avraham. Basra, [1827].
Handwritten on paper and decorated with colorful decorations. Enclosed is a letter addressed to Lady Ezra [Rachel Ezra (Sassoon), wife of Rabbi David Ezra from India, daughter of Solomon David Sassoon and sister of the collector David Solomon Sassoon] indicating the ketubah belongs to David Cohen.
Approx. 27X42.5 cm. Poor condition. Many tears, with damage to text. Dampstains, with damage to text and illustrations. Enclosed are torn and damaged pieces of the upper ketubah illustrations.
Provenance: Sassoon family collection.
Handwritten on paper and decorated with colorful decorations. Enclosed is a letter addressed to Lady Ezra [Rachel Ezra (Sassoon), wife of Rabbi David Ezra from India, daughter of Solomon David Sassoon and sister of the collector David Solomon Sassoon] indicating the ketubah belongs to David Cohen.
Approx. 27X42.5 cm. Poor condition. Many tears, with damage to text. Dampstains, with damage to text and illustrations. Enclosed are torn and damaged pieces of the upper ketubah illustrations.
Provenance: Sassoon family collection.
Category
Ketubot and marriage documents
Catalogue
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $400
Sold for: $2,125
Including buyer's premium
Persian-Muslim marriage contract. Iran (no city noted), December 1874 / January 1875.
Decorated and colorful marriage contract, in a style characteristic of similar Iranian marriage contracts of the period.
At the top of the document are two signatures in Hebrew: "Chakham Or" [probably a member of the family of Rabbi Or Shraga of Yazd] and "Tza'ir Moshe ben Eliyahu".
42.5X69 cm. Fair condition. Mounted on cardboard. Tears, missing pieces, with slight damage to text. Folding marks, creases, stains and wear.
Decorated and colorful marriage contract, in a style characteristic of similar Iranian marriage contracts of the period.
At the top of the document are two signatures in Hebrew: "Chakham Or" [probably a member of the family of Rabbi Or Shraga of Yazd] and "Tza'ir Moshe ben Eliyahu".
42.5X69 cm. Fair condition. Mounted on cardboard. Tears, missing pieces, with slight damage to text. Folding marks, creases, stains and wear.
Category
Ketubot and marriage documents
Catalogue
![Amulet in case, to be carried on the arm. North Africa (probably Morocco), [early 20th century].
Ink on parchment; cotton th](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale54-public/466.jpg "Arm Amulet in Original Leather Case - North Africa")
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
Amulet in case, to be carried on the arm. North Africa (probably Morocco), [early 20th century].
Ink on parchment; cotton thread embroidery on leather; metal buckle.
Amulet for safekeeping, health and protection from demons and evil spirits, disease, the evil eye and gossip, evil spells, scorpions and more. Inscribed on a parchment sheet that narrows toward the bottom, onto which another narrow strip of parchment is sewn.
The amulet is folded and inserted in original case, made of leather and decorated with colorful cotton thread embroidery, with a leather strip and metal buckle allowing it to be worn on the arm.
Case size: 8X9 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and defects to amulet text. Wear, unraveling and slight tears to case. The sewn threads at the top of the case have been unraveled in order to examine the amulet.
Ink on parchment; cotton thread embroidery on leather; metal buckle.
Amulet for safekeeping, health and protection from demons and evil spirits, disease, the evil eye and gossip, evil spells, scorpions and more. Inscribed on a parchment sheet that narrows toward the bottom, onto which another narrow strip of parchment is sewn.
The amulet is folded and inserted in original case, made of leather and decorated with colorful cotton thread embroidery, with a leather strip and metal buckle allowing it to be worn on the arm.
Case size: 8X9 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and defects to amulet text. Wear, unraveling and slight tears to case. The sewn threads at the top of the case have been unraveled in order to examine the amulet.
Category
Amulets
Catalogue
![Amulet. [North Africa?, early 20th century].
Ink on parchment; cut brass.
Interesting amulet, for the good health of Yichia](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale54-public/467.jpg "Rolled-Up Amulet Enclosed in Case Made of Bullet Cartridge")
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $700
Unsold
Amulet. [North Africa?, early 20th century].
Ink on parchment; cut brass.
Interesting amulet, for the good health of Yichiah Ibn Sa'ida, for protection and various other needs, with a number of sketches and Ktav Malachim. Inscribed partly in Judeo-Arabic.
Rolled up inside a case made from an empty bullet cartridge to which a suspension loop and a lid have been added.
Case approx. 3X6 cm. Good overall condition. Slight defects to amulet.
Ink on parchment; cut brass.
Interesting amulet, for the good health of Yichiah Ibn Sa'ida, for protection and various other needs, with a number of sketches and Ktav Malachim. Inscribed partly in Judeo-Arabic.
Rolled up inside a case made from an empty bullet cartridge to which a suspension loop and a lid have been added.
Case approx. 3X6 cm. Good overall condition. Slight defects to amulet.
Category
Amulets
Catalogue
![Amulet. [First half of the 20th century].
Ink on parchment.
Uncommon formulation, opening with the words (in Hebrew): "](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale54-public/468.jpg "Amulet on Parchment - \"Document of Divorce from Demons and Satan\"")
Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
February 7, 2017
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Amulet. [First half of the 20th century].
Ink on parchment.
Uncommon formulation, opening with the words (in Hebrew): "This is a document of divorce from demons and Satan…"
5X60 cm. Good condition. Small tears and creases. Slight damage to text (faded areas or ink smears).
Ink on parchment.
Uncommon formulation, opening with the words (in Hebrew): "This is a document of divorce from demons and Satan…"
5X60 cm. Good condition. Small tears and creases. Slight damage to text (faded areas or ink smears).
Category
Amulets
Catalogue