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LOT 86:
Marriage Contract (Ketubah) On Parchment - Ceneda [Italy], 1774
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Estimated price:
$15,000 - $20,000
Auction house commission: 22%
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Marriage Contract (Ketubah) On Parchment - Ceneda [Italy], 1774
Ketubah on parchment with color decorations. Ceneda [now Vittorio Veneto, Italy], 13th of Nissan [1774].
Specifications: [1] Parchment sheet. 63x54 cm. The parchment's upper portion is decoratively cut.
Ketubot from Ceneda are rare. The National Library contains two ketubot from Ceneda, dated from the years 1781 and 1790 (system number 000300648 and 000302560). Before us is the earliest known ketubah from Ceneda.
Ketubah for the wedding of the groom "the educated and intelligent young man" Yosef son of Yehudah Pankerelli, with the bride Rachel daughter of Yitzchak Pankerelli. The ketubah's text is surrounded by colorful decorations of plants and flowers. The upper portion features an illustration of Jonah, being swallowed by a fish.
The ketubah is signed by the groom, as well as the witnesses Yitzchak son of Moshe Luzzatto and Binyamin son of Rabbi Yosef Tarbam (?).
Condition: Moderate. Creases, slight damage with lack around the parchment edges, a few small holes, fading of ink and paint. Residue of adhesive tape on the back of the ketubah.
