Аукцион Bidspirit | Illustrated Ketuba - Jerusalem, 1858

Illustrated Ketuba - Jerusalem, 1858 - Ketuba on the marriage of the groom Pinchas ben Yitzchak Zafran with the bride ”Mazal Tov” bat R' Chaim Alchadif. Jerusalem, 1858. Ink and paint on paper (Oriental writing). Leaf and floral ornamented frame. On upper part, a vase of flowers and cypress and palm trees, crowned by a large flower. [Characteristic design. The online ketuba collection of the National Library has several ketubot from that time in Jerusalem, with the same style of illustrations]. Signed as witnesses: Rabbi Avraham Bechar Yitchak, Rabbi Yosef Ye'oshua Kario [1807-1883, Head of the Beit Din of the Sefardi community of Jerusalem, author of ”Bnei Yosef”]. The groom's signature is in the middle, between the witnesses' signatures. 32x46 cm in new frame. Fair condition, stains and creases (not examined out of frame).