Auction 21

Large lithograph printing ketubah—Sofia, Bulgaria 1938.

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For the wedding of Refael ben HaGaon Nissim Elazar to the bride Esther bat Rav Yitzhak Isaac Sostiel. 26th of Cheshvan, 1938. Golden and colored ink. On both sides are large decorations of pillars, at the top of which are lamps, motifs symbolizing happiness an fruitfulness: grape clusters, apples, olive leaves, and barley. In the center is the official symbol of the Central Council for Bulgarian Jewry. On the right side is the text of the ketubah, and on the left side are the tna’im, also signed by the witnesses. Signatures are signed in Cyrillic. Stamps, signs of folding, tears in the edges of the folds. Reinforcement with tape. 45x62cm. Generally good condition.