Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects

Pamphlet - Illustrated Ketubah - Mashhad, 1888

Opening: $400
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Illustrated Ketubah, in pamphlet form, recording the marriage of a couple of Mashhad Anusim (Marranos): the groom Kudam Cohen Azizi (Ephraim ben Ya'akov Cohen) with the bride Kunam Jan bat Hagi Gorgi (Bat Sheva bat Avraham). Mashhad, [1888]. Persian.
Six-page pamphlet, with margins illustrated with gold, green, red and purple decorations. Signatures and several Hebrew inscriptions on the margins.
[6] pp, 25 cm. Fair-good condition. Creases and stains. Tears and folding marks. Dampstains. Fine tissue-guard separates the pamphlet leaves.
Ketubot and marriage documents
Ketubot and marriage documents