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Lot 346Ф,Y
A Ceylonese Kastana, And Three Javanese KrisThe First 17th/18th Century, The Remainder 19th Century
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29 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£400 - £600
A Ceylonese Kastana, And Three Javanese Kris
The First 17th/18th Century, The Remainder 19th Century
The First 17th/18th Century, The Remainder 19th Century
The first with curved single-edge blade (pitted) with narrow central fuller along both sides, forte covered in brass engraved with symmetrical foliage against a punched ground, hilt of characteristic form comprising brass downbent arms, rear quillon and knuckle-guard all with Simha-head terminals, the latter cast and chased with silvered foliage, pointed langets en suite, and grip, possibly of rhinoceros horn, carved with foliage and set with silver panels (some missing), and with Makara-head pommel en suite (one ear missing); the second a Javanese kris with double-edged blade, characteristic gandja, brass mendaq, and carved planar hilt (old splits), in its wooden scabbard with wranka secured by copper rivets, and silver pendok embossed with foliage along the front and with along the back with a trellised design involving an inscription at the top (silver incomplete), another, with waved blade, and hilt of similar form, and another, with similar blade, and figured Garuda hilt (4)
The first 53 cm. blade
The first 53 cm. blade
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