Marriage Contract on paper. Uniting Meir and Mazal on Tuesday, 9th Adar II, 1836

AUCTION 17 | Tuesday, November 12th, 2002 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic and Ceremonial Art From Various Owners

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Lot 436
(KETHUBAH)

Marriage Contract on paper. Uniting Meir and Mazal on Tuesday, 9th Adar II, 1836

Text in black ink, Sephardic square and cursive Hebrew scripts. Text set within orange arched frame within central border of geometric red and green shapes. Inner Moorish architectural border within an orange frame upper portion with decorative gilt cartouche containing blue, pink and green floral motifs. Wide outer border decorated with gilt-scroll work and blue, pink orange and green delicate watercolor flowers all within an orange border. Upper margin cut in stylised arch with delicate wavy edges Lightly stained, neat repaiprs to upper and lower margins, slightly affecting decorative program. 450x555mm. Framed

Damascus: 9th Adar II 1836

Est: $6,000 - $7,000
PRICE REALIZED $6,000
Kethuboth from this region of Syria, and of this age, are uncommon in the extreme