(KETHUBAH).

AUCTION 63 |
Thursday, November 13th,
2014 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic and Ceremonial Art
Lot 291
(KETHUBAH).
Calcutta: 17th Ellul 1921
Est: $10,000 - $12,000
This Kethubah represents the second marriage for the bride, who was previously married to Eliyahu, son of Ezra Yehezkel Sassoon in Faizabad, 1910 (see Kestenbaum Auction 62, lot 193).
Most uncommon to locate a second Marriage Contract alongside an earlier marriage. Indeed the whole notion of a second marriage in India most especially, is uncommon. Moreover, the marriage was clearly consecrated not in any minimalist way, but given the elaborate style in which the Kethubah was composed and decorated - apparently amidst much celebration.