(Marriage Contract). Manuscript in Hebrew, composed in Persian Hebrew cursive script on paper. Uniting the Bridegroom Yoseph ben Nissan with the Bride Malkah the daughter of Raphael.

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

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author

KETHUBAH.

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5th Mar-Cheshvan

Place

Damavand, (Persia)

Publication

1878

Description

Text within eight oval panels surmounted by colorful rectangular blocs, with the colors orange and green predominating in floral motifs along with silver orbs, plus a long sidebar illuminated in similar colors. Framed.

summary

Damavand is a town situated at the foot of Mount Damavand, east of Teheran, Iran.

Few small tears. 20 x 30 inches.

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