Marriage Contract on paper. Uniting Elijah Abulafia and Astrolah on Friday, 9th Adar II 1872
AUCTION 17 |
Tuesday, November 12th,
2002 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic and Ceremonial Art From Various Owners
Lot 442
(KETHUBAH).
Marriage Contract on paper. Uniting Elijah Abulafia and Astrolah on Friday, 9th Adar II 1872
Izmir: 9th Adar II 1872
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
This kethubah is typical of the decorative program for Izmir Kethuboth of the Late period (1860’s -80’s).
Kethuboth from this period display elements of the Moorish arch design brought to Izmir by Sephardi Jewish migrants. See S. Sabar, Decorated Ketubbot, in Sephardi Jews in The Ottoman Empire, IMC (1990), pp.219-234, pl. 53c