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LOT 84:
Artistic Ketubah on Parchment. Gibraltar, 1918.
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Sold for: $1,700
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Artistic Ketubah on Parchment. Gibraltar, 1918.
Artistic ketubah on parchment. Gibralter, 1918.
Specifications: [1] parchment sheet, 76x61 cm. Impressive artistic work.
Ketubah for the marriage of the bridegroom Yosef Pinto and the bride Donna Kazis. The ketubah's frame is made in the form of a large magnificent flower basket with flowers in a range of colors. The basket handle is large, decorated with ribbons and colorful flowers and surrounds the text of the ketubah. A purple and gold crown is at the top of the parchment, representing the English crown. "בסימנא טבא ובמזלא יאייא ובשעת רצון והצלחה" is inscribed beside the crown. Signed by the artist and illustrator, D. M. Benabu Gibraltar.
See copies of this Ketubah in the following books:
* Encyclopaedia Judaica, 1971, vol. 10, full page color illustration plate 3, following col. 940.
* A Guide to Jewish Art, 1989, full page color plate p. 69.
* The Art of Judaism, 1979, full page color plate, opposite p. 139.
Condition: Fine condition. Creases, some fading and cracks in the painting and the writing.
