Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Decorated Ketubah - Jaffa, 1888

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.
Ketubot and marriage documents
Ketubot and marriage documents