(KETHUBAH).

AUCTION 59 |
Thursday, June 20th,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Ceremonial Objects and Works of Art
Lot 171
(KETHUBAH).
Hebron (Eretz Israel), 5th Tishrei, 1870:
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
PRICE REALIZED $19,000
<< THE EARLIEST RECORDED KETHUBAH FROM HEBRON.>>
This Kethubah pre-dates the earliest Hebron Kethubah held in the collections of both the National Library of Israel (1874) as well as the Israel Museum (1875). Indeed even non-illuminated Kethuboth from Hebron of the 19th-century are of exceptional rarity.
Although never numbering more than 1,500 Jews in population, Hebron, one of the Four Holy Cities of the Land of Israel, is the site of the oldest Jewish community in the world - dating back to Biblical times.
<<A Kethubah of the greatest importance.>>