Auction 20
Objects: Ceremonial Art and Objects
Dec 19, 2011
(Your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 16:
Illustrated Ketuba - Karmashan (Iran), 1857
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Sold for: $800
Start price:
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800
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: On commission only
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Kol Sasson V'Kol Simcha - illustrated ketuba on the marriage of the groom "Baba Gan" with the bride "Zalicha". Karmashan (Iran), 13th of Sivan 1857/1859?.
Ink on paper, colored gouache. Square and rectangle frames, some have floral ornamentation, branches of leaves and fruit, in style characteristic of ketubot from the Iranian region.
40 cm. In frame 56x46 cm. Fair-poor condition, upper part of ketuba has restored tear, stains, folding marks and tears. Not examined outside of frame.
