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Auction 7 · Lot 625

(KETHUBAH)

Estimate
$1,000–$1,500
Hammer price
$700

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

Place

Tetuan, Morocco

Publication

1st Sivan, 1910

Description

Marriage Contract on Vellum. Text in brown ink, Moroccan cursive Hebrew script. In the form of a stylized Moorish arch painted in heavy tempera, flanked by multi-colored flowers, upper panel with traditional Hebrew inscription and further floral decorations. The names of the bridal couple and the word “Chai” in large letters. Unusually, the name of the groom has been very deliberately altered

references

cf. Sabar no.240
290x430 mm
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