Marriage Contract on Vellum. Uniting Sholom the orphan and the widow Leah, known as Elina daughter of Abraham Aruch on Monday, 14th Nissan 1818 in Pisa on the river Arno

Estimate: $1,500–$2,000
Hammer price: $850

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

author

(KETHUBAH)

printer

14th Nissan

Place

Pisa

Publication

1818

Description

Text in brown ink in Italian square and semi-cursive Hebrew scripts. Two columns of text set within rectangular red, green and yellow pastel border. Upper retancular panel contains the subscription “Be’simna tava...” flanked by stylized pastel floral motifs. Below the text is a vase over-flowing with roses. All within textual frame containing Hebrew verses in praise of the Jewish woman

Rectangular sheet. Institutional stamps at lower and upper left corners. 335x470mm (Image size). Framed

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