Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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![Parchment manuscript, prayer book for the synagogue. [Central Europe, 19th century]. Calligraphic square script, vocalized. B](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale67-public/4_1.jpg "Parchment Manuscript - Prayers Recited at the Bimah - Europe, 19th Cen")
![Parchment manuscript, prayer book for the synagogue. [Central Europe, 19th century]. Calligraphic square script, vocalized. B](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale67-public/4_2.jpg "Parchment Manuscript - Prayers Recited at the Bimah - Europe, 19th Cen")
![Parchment manuscript, prayer book for the synagogue. [Central Europe, 19th century]. Calligraphic square script, vocalized. B](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale67-public/4_3.jpg "Parchment Manuscript - Prayers Recited at the Bimah - Europe, 19th Cen")
Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $2,500
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Parchment manuscript, prayer book for the synagogue. [Central Europe, 19th century].
Calligraphic square script, vocalized.
Book for the cantor and gabbai, including prayers customarily recited at the bimah (platform in the synagogue where the Torah is read): Yehi Ratzon prayers recited following the Torah reading on Mondays and Thursdays; Birkat HaGomel; Kabbalat Shabbat; Mi Sheberach - prayer for the person called up to the Torah reading, for a mother who just gave birth and for an ill person (including service for changing a sick person's name); blessings for the Haftara; Yekum Purkan and blessing for the monarch; blessing of the new month; Hazkarat Neshamot (memorial service); Haftara for a public fast (not included in the Aftarta book which served for the Shabbat readings year round, see: Minhagim DeKehillat Vermaisa, I, p. 18 - note 4 there); blessings for the Megillah reading on Purim; order of Eruvei Chatzerot; shofar blowing service; Hoshanot; verses of Ata Hareita and of the Hakafot for Simchat Torah; Yetziv Pitgam piyyut for the second day of Shavuot.
The prayers follow the eastern Ashkenazi rite (Polish rite). On the endpaper, dedication from 1897: "Gift from HeChaver R. Tzvi son of R. Avraham Graupe…". The manuscript appears to have been written earlier, presumably ca. early 19th century.
[9] leaves (18 written pages). Approx. 30 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear. Binding torn and detached.
Calligraphic square script, vocalized.
Book for the cantor and gabbai, including prayers customarily recited at the bimah (platform in the synagogue where the Torah is read): Yehi Ratzon prayers recited following the Torah reading on Mondays and Thursdays; Birkat HaGomel; Kabbalat Shabbat; Mi Sheberach - prayer for the person called up to the Torah reading, for a mother who just gave birth and for an ill person (including service for changing a sick person's name); blessings for the Haftara; Yekum Purkan and blessing for the monarch; blessing of the new month; Hazkarat Neshamot (memorial service); Haftara for a public fast (not included in the Aftarta book which served for the Shabbat readings year round, see: Minhagim DeKehillat Vermaisa, I, p. 18 - note 4 there); blessings for the Megillah reading on Purim; order of Eruvei Chatzerot; shofar blowing service; Hoshanot; verses of Ata Hareita and of the Hakafot for Simchat Torah; Yetziv Pitgam piyyut for the second day of Shavuot.
The prayers follow the eastern Ashkenazi rite (Polish rite). On the endpaper, dedication from 1897: "Gift from HeChaver R. Tzvi son of R. Avraham Graupe…". The manuscript appears to have been written earlier, presumably ca. early 19th century.
[9] leaves (18 written pages). Approx. 30 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear. Binding torn and detached.
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Manuscripts - Decorated, Shiviti and Single Leaves
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![Booklet - parchment manuscript, Birkat HaLevana (blessing of the moon). [Central Europe, ca. 19th century]. Neat square scrip](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale67-public/5.jpg "Parchment Manuscript - Birkat HaLevana Service - Central Europe, 19th")
Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,500
Including buyer's premium
Booklet - parchment manuscript, Birkat HaLevana (blessing of the moon). [Central Europe, ca. 19th century].
Neat square script, vocalized. Heading on each page: "Birkot HaLevana".
Inscription on the parchment cover, in Ashkenazic script: "Mordechai son of Michael".
[4] pages. 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Original parchment cover.
Neat square script, vocalized. Heading on each page: "Birkot HaLevana".
Inscription on the parchment cover, in Ashkenazic script: "Mordechai son of Michael".
[4] pages. 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Original parchment cover.
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Manuscripts - Decorated, Shiviti and Single Leaves
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Handwritten leaf, table of halachic times "for Berlin, Hanover and Amsterdam", written and decorated by Yaakov de Pinto. [Amsterdam?], "Thursday, 19th day of the Omer, 1829".
Neat, calligraphic script, with a decorative border. The leaf contains tables for the (Gregorian) months, featuring the halachic times of day break, sunrise, sunset and nightfall. The writer signed his name at the foot of the leaf: "Yaakov de Pinto".
[1] leaf. 24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, dampstains. Folding marks.
Neat, calligraphic script, with a decorative border. The leaf contains tables for the (Gregorian) months, featuring the halachic times of day break, sunrise, sunset and nightfall. The writer signed his name at the foot of the leaf: "Yaakov de Pinto".
[1] leaf. 24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, dampstains. Folding marks.
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Manuscripts - Decorated, Shiviti and Single Leaves
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $1,800
Unsold
Manuscript, laws of Shechitot and Bedikot (ritual slaughter and inspection), by R. Yitzchak de Valabrègue. Perpignan (southern France), 1770.
The manuscript comprises two main parts, the first part: "Questions and answers, more valuable than gold and Ophir… pertaining to the laws of Shechita and Bedika", the second part: "Yoreh De'ah, Maharik on the laws of Shechita and Bedika" - a summary based on Shulchan Aruch. A poem briefly alluding to all the laws of Shechita is featured at the end of part I.
Beautiful drawings of flowers drawn by the scribe of this manuscript appear at the end of part I and beginning of part II, as well as at the end of the manuscript.
The scribe signed his name in the colophon at the end of the manuscript: "The questions and answers, and the laws of Shechita and Bedika have been completed by the young student Yitzchak son of Yochanan de Valabrègue, Shevat 1770, in the city of Perpignan". His name in French, "Isaac De Valabregue - 1770", is gilt blocked on both sides of the leather binding.
There is another extant manuscript, decorated and copied by this scribe in 1772 - a machzor for Rosh Hashana according to the Carpentras (Avignon) rite, French National Library in Paris, MS 1390.
In the blank leaves at the beginning and end of the manuscript, several ownership inscriptions, some with the name of the scribe. A later inscription, in French and Hebrew: "Jb [=Jacob] Chéri Mendès de Molina - 1875 - Paris, prayer-leader of the Sephardi community".
[54] leaves. 20 cm. Thick paper. Fair-good condition. Stains and traces of past dampness, wear and tears. Several loose or detached leaves. Original binding, with damage and tears.
The manuscript comprises two main parts, the first part: "Questions and answers, more valuable than gold and Ophir… pertaining to the laws of Shechita and Bedika", the second part: "Yoreh De'ah, Maharik on the laws of Shechita and Bedika" - a summary based on Shulchan Aruch. A poem briefly alluding to all the laws of Shechita is featured at the end of part I.
Beautiful drawings of flowers drawn by the scribe of this manuscript appear at the end of part I and beginning of part II, as well as at the end of the manuscript.
The scribe signed his name in the colophon at the end of the manuscript: "The questions and answers, and the laws of Shechita and Bedika have been completed by the young student Yitzchak son of Yochanan de Valabrègue, Shevat 1770, in the city of Perpignan". His name in French, "Isaac De Valabregue - 1770", is gilt blocked on both sides of the leather binding.
There is another extant manuscript, decorated and copied by this scribe in 1772 - a machzor for Rosh Hashana according to the Carpentras (Avignon) rite, French National Library in Paris, MS 1390.
In the blank leaves at the beginning and end of the manuscript, several ownership inscriptions, some with the name of the scribe. A later inscription, in French and Hebrew: "Jb [=Jacob] Chéri Mendès de Molina - 1875 - Paris, prayer-leader of the Sephardi community".
[54] leaves. 20 cm. Thick paper. Fair-good condition. Stains and traces of past dampness, wear and tears. Several loose or detached leaves. Original binding, with damage and tears.
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Manuscripts - Decorated, Shiviti and Single Leaves
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Three handwritten booklets of poetry, by Moses Mathias Levin. Lautenburg (Lidzbark), Inowrocław and Hamburg, 1838.
Neat calligraphic writing, in cursive and square Ashkenazic script. Headings in ornamented square script, some in color. Several fine decorations and illustrations.
The booklets contain a collection of poems and compositions, some from Hebrew sources, and others translated from German poetry and literature (Schiller, Lessing, Kleist, and others).
Two of the booklets contain many compositions in both Hebrew and Yiddish, on facing pages; the third booklet is in Hebrew only. The writer's name in German, Moses Mathias Levin, appears on the title page of each of the three booklets. Levin wrote these books during the course of 1838, in several Prussian cities. On each title page, the writer mentions his birthplace - Warsaw (the word Warschau is enlarged on the title pages); two of them state that he is a rabbinical student and all three indicate the month, year and place of writing.
The three booklets are:
1. "Duda'im or Likutei Shirim". Lautenburg (present day: Lidzbark, Poland), April 1838.
2. "A Guide Book to Religion and Morals in Hebrew and German Devoted to the Israelite Youth". Inowrocław (present day: Poland), July 1838.
3. "Fragments of Poetry - Including Pleasing and Precious Poems and Epigrams… - Partly Translations, and Partly my Own Ideas". Hamburg, August 1838.
At the beginning of the first booklet, a dedication leaf in German to R. Shlomo Hirshel, rabbi of London. The second booklet is an adaptation of Herz Homburg's book - Imrei Shefer, Vienna 1808.
3 booklets. Booklet 1: [15] leaves. Booklet 2: [28] leaves. Booklet 3: [40] leaves (and several additional blank leaves). Condition varies: Good-fair. Stains and wear. Tears to several leaves. Worming in several places. Dedication leaf to R. Shlomo Hirschel detached, with tears and wear. Original bindings, detached and damaged. Booklet 1 missing back cover.
Neat calligraphic writing, in cursive and square Ashkenazic script. Headings in ornamented square script, some in color. Several fine decorations and illustrations.
The booklets contain a collection of poems and compositions, some from Hebrew sources, and others translated from German poetry and literature (Schiller, Lessing, Kleist, and others).
Two of the booklets contain many compositions in both Hebrew and Yiddish, on facing pages; the third booklet is in Hebrew only. The writer's name in German, Moses Mathias Levin, appears on the title page of each of the three booklets. Levin wrote these books during the course of 1838, in several Prussian cities. On each title page, the writer mentions his birthplace - Warsaw (the word Warschau is enlarged on the title pages); two of them state that he is a rabbinical student and all three indicate the month, year and place of writing.
The three booklets are:
1. "Duda'im or Likutei Shirim". Lautenburg (present day: Lidzbark, Poland), April 1838.
2. "A Guide Book to Religion and Morals in Hebrew and German Devoted to the Israelite Youth". Inowrocław (present day: Poland), July 1838.
3. "Fragments of Poetry - Including Pleasing and Precious Poems and Epigrams… - Partly Translations, and Partly my Own Ideas". Hamburg, August 1838.
At the beginning of the first booklet, a dedication leaf in German to R. Shlomo Hirshel, rabbi of London. The second booklet is an adaptation of Herz Homburg's book - Imrei Shefer, Vienna 1808.
3 booklets. Booklet 1: [15] leaves. Booklet 2: [28] leaves. Booklet 3: [40] leaves (and several additional blank leaves). Condition varies: Good-fair. Stains and wear. Tears to several leaves. Worming in several places. Dedication leaf to R. Shlomo Hirschel detached, with tears and wear. Original bindings, detached and damaged. Booklet 1 missing back cover.
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Manuscripts - Decorated, Shiviti and Single Leaves
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $400
Unsold
Large-format manuscript, "Register of memorial prayers in the Erzsébet school of the Mishkoltz community". Mishkoltz (Miskolc, Hungary), 1935.
Calligraphic square script, in black and red ink, with decorative borders, on thick, high-quality paper. The scribe signed his name at the foot of the first page: "Yehuda Leib Rosenberg", with the year: "1935". The first page features the Kel Maleh Rachamim prayer, in memory of two rabbis of Mishkoltz: R. Chaim Meir Rosenfeld (son-in-law of R. Avraham Schag) and R. Shmuel Austerlitz. The following pages contain lists of the local teachers who had passed away, and lists of the names of the fathers and mothers of current teachers.
[7] leaves, written on one side (apart from the final leaf, which is blank). Thick, high-quality paper. 36 cm. Good condition. Stains. Original binding, with large tears and damage. Labels on front and back covers stating: "Register of Memorial Prayers…".
Calligraphic square script, in black and red ink, with decorative borders, on thick, high-quality paper. The scribe signed his name at the foot of the first page: "Yehuda Leib Rosenberg", with the year: "1935". The first page features the Kel Maleh Rachamim prayer, in memory of two rabbis of Mishkoltz: R. Chaim Meir Rosenfeld (son-in-law of R. Avraham Schag) and R. Shmuel Austerlitz. The following pages contain lists of the local teachers who had passed away, and lists of the names of the fathers and mothers of current teachers.
[7] leaves, written on one side (apart from the final leaf, which is blank). Thick, high-quality paper. 36 cm. Good condition. Stains. Original binding, with large tears and damage. Labels on front and back covers stating: "Register of Memorial Prayers…".
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Manuscripts - Decorated, Shiviti and Single Leaves
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $300
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Masechet Shikorim - humorous composition imitating the style of the Talmud and its commentaries. [Europe, ca. 19th century].
Cursive Ashkenazi script on bluish paper.
The composition Masechet Shikorim or Masechet Purim (sometimes called Masechet Purim of the Shikorim Talmud) is a satiric composition for Purim, written in imitation of the Talmud, with the text of the "Talmud" in the center, flanked by the Rashi and Tosafot commentaries. The tractate contains four chapters related to Purim. This composition was reprinted several times.
Inscription on card cover: "This Gemilla Megara (intentional mispronunciation of Gemara Megilla) belongs to me, Moshe Jastrow", and other inscriptions.
[12] pages. 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears and wear. Bound with the original paper cover, worn and damaged. New binding.
Cursive Ashkenazi script on bluish paper.
The composition Masechet Shikorim or Masechet Purim (sometimes called Masechet Purim of the Shikorim Talmud) is a satiric composition for Purim, written in imitation of the Talmud, with the text of the "Talmud" in the center, flanked by the Rashi and Tosafot commentaries. The tractate contains four chapters related to Purim. This composition was reprinted several times.
Inscription on card cover: "This Gemilla Megara (intentional mispronunciation of Gemara Megilla) belongs to me, Moshe Jastrow", and other inscriptions.
[12] pages. 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears and wear. Bound with the original paper cover, worn and damaged. New binding.
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Manuscripts - Decorated, Shiviti and Single Leaves
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![Small Shiviti parchment plaque with Psalm 67 written in the shape of a menorah. [Germany? 18th century]. Ink on parchment. Ce](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale67-public/11.jpg "Shiviti Plaque on Parchment - Menorah - Germany, 18th Century")
Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $300
Sold for: $400
Including buyer's premium
Small Shiviti parchment plaque with Psalm 67 written in the shape of a menorah. [Germany? 18th century].
Ink on parchment.
Central menorah, artfully executed in grisaille, with foliate base enclosing a crouching lion. Hollow branches, their outer borders decorated with knobs and flowers, containing psalm 67 written in minitaure letters. The inscription DLMAO (initials of "Know before whom you stand") appears at the top of the plaque in handsome scrolling Ashkenazi letters, in grisaille. G-d's name appears in large letters in the center of the plaque encompassed by the words of the verses of Shiviti, "Facing the menorah", "To you, G-d, I call out", and other verses in miniature letters.
Approx. 9X13 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Faded, erased text. Holes and tears.
Ink on parchment.
Central menorah, artfully executed in grisaille, with foliate base enclosing a crouching lion. Hollow branches, their outer borders decorated with knobs and flowers, containing psalm 67 written in minitaure letters. The inscription DLMAO (initials of "Know before whom you stand") appears at the top of the plaque in handsome scrolling Ashkenazi letters, in grisaille. G-d's name appears in large letters in the center of the plaque encompassed by the words of the verses of Shiviti, "Facing the menorah", "To you, G-d, I call out", and other verses in miniature letters.
Approx. 9X13 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Faded, erased text. Holes and tears.
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Manuscripts - Decorated, Shiviti and Single Leaves
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $2,500
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"V'ze maase hamenorah" - Shiviti plaque with a menorah, written on parchment, decorated in color and gilt, placed in a silver-plated frame studded with gemstones. Jerusalem, [first half of 20th century].
Parchment, ink, gouache and gold powder.
Artistic Shiviti plaque. Central menorah with foliate branches, between which appear the verses of Psalm 67. Above the menorah inside a gilt medallion are the words of the verse "I have placed the Lord before me constantly" (Hebrew) and under the menorah, inside another medallion is the Hebrew inscription "V'ze maase hamenorah [this is the way the menorah was made], Jerusalem". Dense foliate and abstract patterns in light blue, blue, ruby and gold, inspired by Oriental and Western art alike, surround the menorah and the inscriptions. In a silver-plated frame studded with turquoise gemstones and red cut glass stones, adorned with foliate and floral patterns and winged putti.
Parchment: Approx. 11X15.5 cm. Frame: 17X23 cm. Good-fair condition. Pigment losses and fading to bottom edge. Color bleeding. Wavy parchment. The frame is soldered on the back. The parchment was not examined out of frame.
Parchment, ink, gouache and gold powder.
Artistic Shiviti plaque. Central menorah with foliate branches, between which appear the verses of Psalm 67. Above the menorah inside a gilt medallion are the words of the verse "I have placed the Lord before me constantly" (Hebrew) and under the menorah, inside another medallion is the Hebrew inscription "V'ze maase hamenorah [this is the way the menorah was made], Jerusalem". Dense foliate and abstract patterns in light blue, blue, ruby and gold, inspired by Oriental and Western art alike, surround the menorah and the inscriptions. In a silver-plated frame studded with turquoise gemstones and red cut glass stones, adorned with foliate and floral patterns and winged putti.
Parchment: Approx. 11X15.5 cm. Frame: 17X23 cm. Good-fair condition. Pigment losses and fading to bottom edge. Color bleeding. Wavy parchment. The frame is soldered on the back. The parchment was not examined out of frame.
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Manuscripts - Decorated, Shiviti and Single Leaves
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Parchment ketubah, recording the wedding of the groom Moshe son of Yosef Benzacar, with the bride Chana daughter of Aharon Benedit. Bordeaux (France), 1862.
At the foot of the ketubah, signatures of the groom (in French) and the witnesses, including the rabbi of the city: "David son of R. Yitzchak Marx, rabbi in this community and the vicinity". Followed by other signatures (including: "Avraham Casparo, first cantor").
The upper part of the ketubah is decorated with a small bouquet, painted in red and green, with the customary wish: BeSiman Tov.
24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and folding marks. Framed.
At the foot of the ketubah, signatures of the groom (in French) and the witnesses, including the rabbi of the city: "David son of R. Yitzchak Marx, rabbi in this community and the vicinity". Followed by other signatures (including: "Avraham Casparo, first cantor").
The upper part of the ketubah is decorated with a small bouquet, painted in red and green, with the customary wish: BeSiman Tov.
24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and folding marks. Framed.
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Ketubot and marriage documents
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $4,000
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Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Moshe son of R. Avraham Nehemias, to the bride Orovida daughter of R. Menachem Bubdy. Gibraltar, 1778.
Handwritten on parchment. Sephardic semi-cursive script, within a border formed by an architectural arch, with foliate decorations. The arch is inscribed with the following verses: "He who has found a wife has found good, and has obtained favor from G-d - May G-d make the woman who is entering".
In a medallion at the foot of the columns, the second verse is repeated: "May G-d make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and like Leah".
The text of the ketubah follows the customs of the megorashim (Spanish exiles in Gibraltar), who suffered the persecution of the Spanish Inquisition (see following article). The ketubah concludes: "And everything according to the custom, conditions and regulations which were observed and instituted in the holy communities which were exiled from Castile, may G-d avenge them, have mercy and console their surviving remnants now and forever…".
At the foot of the ketubah, the signatures of the two witnesses - Torah scholars of Gibraltar: "Shmuel Bibas (he may have written the entire ketubah) and "Chasdai Almosnino". The signature of the groom (in Spanish), appears between the signatures of the witnesses. R. Shmuel Bibas (Otzar HaRabbanim 19043), rabbi in Gibraltar, father of R. Yehuda Bibas who served as rabbi of Corfu and later of Hebron. R. Chasdai Almosnino was also a rabbi of Gibraltar. He is presumably the son of R. Yitzchak Almosnino, first chief rabbi of Gibraltar.
[1] parchment leaf. 41 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, creases and folding marks. Framed (53X60 cm).
This is the earliest ketubah from Gibraltar known to us. The NLI catalog features only three ketubot from the end of the 18th century, the earliest of them is dated 1786.
Handwritten on parchment. Sephardic semi-cursive script, within a border formed by an architectural arch, with foliate decorations. The arch is inscribed with the following verses: "He who has found a wife has found good, and has obtained favor from G-d - May G-d make the woman who is entering".
In a medallion at the foot of the columns, the second verse is repeated: "May G-d make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and like Leah".
The text of the ketubah follows the customs of the megorashim (Spanish exiles in Gibraltar), who suffered the persecution of the Spanish Inquisition (see following article). The ketubah concludes: "And everything according to the custom, conditions and regulations which were observed and instituted in the holy communities which were exiled from Castile, may G-d avenge them, have mercy and console their surviving remnants now and forever…".
At the foot of the ketubah, the signatures of the two witnesses - Torah scholars of Gibraltar: "Shmuel Bibas (he may have written the entire ketubah) and "Chasdai Almosnino". The signature of the groom (in Spanish), appears between the signatures of the witnesses. R. Shmuel Bibas (Otzar HaRabbanim 19043), rabbi in Gibraltar, father of R. Yehuda Bibas who served as rabbi of Corfu and later of Hebron. R. Chasdai Almosnino was also a rabbi of Gibraltar. He is presumably the son of R. Yitzchak Almosnino, first chief rabbi of Gibraltar.
[1] parchment leaf. 41 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, creases and folding marks. Framed (53X60 cm).
This is the earliest ketubah from Gibraltar known to us. The NLI catalog features only three ketubot from the end of the 18th century, the earliest of them is dated 1786.
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Ketubot and marriage documents
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Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
September 18, 2019
Opening: $1,000
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Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Refael Avraham son of R. Yaakov Bendahan, with the bride Esther Evelina daughter of R. David Benabu. Gibraltar, Tishrei 1911.
The ketubah is inscribed on a large parchment leaf, with color decorations (brown, gold, green, red, yellow and blue). The ketubah is topped with an elaborate, bejeweled, gilt crown, surrounded by the customary wishes: "BeSimna Tava…". A large basket filled with flowers forms a frame around the ketubah. The handle of the basket is entwined with intricate flowers and ribbons. The text of the ketubah is inscribed in neat Sephardic, semi-cursive script, the word "Chai" is emphasized and enlarged.
At the foot of the leaf, a monogram with the initials of the names of the groom and bride.
The artist's signature appears in the lower, right-hand corner: D. M. Benabu.
The text of the ketubah follows the custom of the megorashim (Spanish exiles who reached Gibraltar), who suffered the persecution of the Spanish Inquisition (see article). The ketubah concludes: "And everything according to the custom, conditions and regulations which were observed and instituted in the holy communities which were exiled from Castile, may G-d avenge them, have mercy and console their surviving remnants now and forever…".
Beneath the text of the ketubah, the signatures of the groom and two witnesses: "Rachman Naim" (R. Refael Chaim Moshe son of Naim, rabbi of Gibraltar); "Yehoshua Gabbai of the Niftzot Yehuda community".
Parchment leaf. 75X65 cm. Good-fair condition. Many creases, affecting ornaments in several places.
This elegant ketubah follows the traditional style of ornamented ketubot prevalent in the 19th and early 20th century in Gibraltar, while at the same time expressing the emergence of modern art, and it serves as a unique example of the end of this tradition.
The ketubah is inscribed on a large parchment leaf, with color decorations (brown, gold, green, red, yellow and blue). The ketubah is topped with an elaborate, bejeweled, gilt crown, surrounded by the customary wishes: "BeSimna Tava…". A large basket filled with flowers forms a frame around the ketubah. The handle of the basket is entwined with intricate flowers and ribbons. The text of the ketubah is inscribed in neat Sephardic, semi-cursive script, the word "Chai" is emphasized and enlarged.
At the foot of the leaf, a monogram with the initials of the names of the groom and bride.
The artist's signature appears in the lower, right-hand corner: D. M. Benabu.
The text of the ketubah follows the custom of the megorashim (Spanish exiles who reached Gibraltar), who suffered the persecution of the Spanish Inquisition (see article). The ketubah concludes: "And everything according to the custom, conditions and regulations which were observed and instituted in the holy communities which were exiled from Castile, may G-d avenge them, have mercy and console their surviving remnants now and forever…".
Beneath the text of the ketubah, the signatures of the groom and two witnesses: "Rachman Naim" (R. Refael Chaim Moshe son of Naim, rabbi of Gibraltar); "Yehoshua Gabbai of the Niftzot Yehuda community".
Parchment leaf. 75X65 cm. Good-fair condition. Many creases, affecting ornaments in several places.
This elegant ketubah follows the traditional style of ornamented ketubot prevalent in the 19th and early 20th century in Gibraltar, while at the same time expressing the emergence of modern art, and it serves as a unique example of the end of this tradition.
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