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Auction 15 · Lot 472

Marriage Contract

Estimate
$400–$600
Hammer price
$450

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

author

(KETHUBAH)

Place

Isfahan

Publication

3rd Sivan, 1907

Description

Persian cursive Hebrew script in black ink. Within brightly colored decorative border with a distinctive Persian design incorporating peacocks, cypresses and floral motifs richly scattered throughout. Upper portion displays the national emblem of Persia; the lion behind which, the rising sun is depicted with a human visage. All accomplished in red, orange, yellow, black and beige inks. All within textual frame

references

cf. Sabar 220
Colored inks on paper. 25.5 x 24.5 inches (image size). Framed
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