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Lot 58Y
Three Madura Kris, And A Javanese KrisAll 19th Century
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30 April 2014, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £812.50 inc. premium
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Three Madura Kris, And A Javanese Kris
All 19th Century
All 19th Century
The first with tapering double-edged pattern-welded blade with characteristic gandja, cup-shaped silver mendak, and ivory Madura hilt carved and pierced in relief with foliage inhabited by a horse on each side, in its wooden scabbard with highly figured sarongan and ovoidal ivory chape; the second with waved pattern-welded blade, and Madura hilt similar to the last and involving a winged horse at the front; the third with tapering double-edged pattern-welded blade (hilt missing), in its hardwood scabbard with white-metal pendoq open along one side, and hardwood sarongan carved and pierced with scrolls and foliage; the last with thin unusually pattern-welded double-edged blade, gilt filigree mendak set with imitation cabochon rubies, and black wood hilt carved as the figure of Raksasa with foliage, in its figured wooden scabbard with carved mount and figured boat-shaped sarongan (4)
The first 36 cm. blade
The first 36 cm. blade
Saleroom notices
This lot contains or is made of ivory and in February 2014 the United States Government announced the intention to ban the import of any ivory into the USA.








