(KETHUBAH).

Estimate: $4,000–$6,000
Hammer price: $4,000

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

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11th Nisan

Place

Split (Croatia)

Publication

1856

Description

Marriage Contract. Uniting Shlumiel Aviad Hai (Pacifico), son of Moses Jacob Pisa, with Bianca, daughter of Isaac Monteglia. Written in square Hebrew script on vellum. In two panels, surmounted by arches and bounded by pillars, containing celebratory wedding related verses, the text at right contains the marriage formula, financial and related obligations appear at left, each followed by the signatures of the parties and witnesses. Accomplished in ink and gouache.

summary

Of Croatian origin. An attractive Kethubah from an unusual locale. Text with distinct variants to traditional formula.

Unexamined out of frame. 15 x 21 inches.

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