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Thursday 12 December 2024 e Friday 13 December 2024, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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An extraordinary kris with gold and silver mounts decorated with ruby cabochons, 18th Century

Estimate

€ 12.000 - 15.000

Sold

€ 52.500

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Bali
length 60 cm.
Beautiful, straight blade (18th century or older), made of fine pamor, slightly ribbed in the middle, the base with elegant carved decorations and two deep grooves, jagged ganja. Magnificent, grantim-type ukiran with wooden grip masterfully covered with woven gold thread. In the pommel, also made of gold, it is possible to glimpse the end of a mystical animal or a plant bud, the rim with an inscription in an Indonesian language. Gold selut and mendak decorated with natural cabochon rubies (this is most probably an original ensemble found only rarely). Warangka made of selected wood (kayu pelat). Gandar (a small missing part at the base) of the same high wooden quality. The upper part with a gold plate embossed with lotus flower motifs and embellished with nine semi-precious stones (of the same quality and style as the grip). The upper part of the gandar of finely embossed gold foil with a gordic knot between floral motifs, the rest of the gandar covered with silver foil (gilded at the top).