Marriage Contract on paper. Uniting Meir and Mazal on Tuesday, 9th Adar II, 1836

Estimate

$6,000–$7,000

Hammer price

$6,000

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

author

(KETHUBAH)

printer

9th Adar II

Place

Damascus

Publication

1836

Description

Text in black ink, Sephardic square and cursive Hebrew scripts. Text set within orange arched frame within central border of geometric red and green shapes. Inner Moorish architectural border within an orange frame upper portion with decorative gilt cartouche containing blue, pink and green floral motifs. Wide outer border decorated with gilt-scroll work and blue, pink orange and green delicate watercolor flowers all within an orange border. Upper margin cut in stylised arch with delicate wavy edges

summary

Kethuboth from this region of Syria, and of this age, are uncommon in the extreme

Lightly stained, neat repaiprs to upper and lower margins, slightly affecting decorative program. 450x555mm. Framed

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