Lot 2441
Gold-plated ladies’ keris b and two bade-bade, Sumatra, 19th century.
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1369 Lots
Description
Keris with short, straight and multiply fullered blade, slightly pitted. Selut and mendak complete, the covering of the kaniut and hilt in gilt copper. Wooden wrangka and scabbard covered with very fine repoussé, decorated and gilt copper. Losses to the plating on the hilt and wrangka. Both bade-bade with mottled, slightly curved back blades. Hilts of carved horn, one hilt with a silver ferrule. Wooden scabbards, one example carved from a single piece with a chip to the spine. The other scabbard with silver bands (loose). Lengths 41 to 35 cm.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?