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27th March 2017, 06:44 PM | #1 |
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Frey Collection Picit
This beautiful keris picit just recently sold at auction. Don't know if someone in our own community was the fortunate buying (didn't go cheap, i'll tell ya ), but i thought i'd share it here for your viewing and commentary.
You can see this keris on the page from Frey's book in the lower right corner and read his brief description. |
27th March 2017, 08:07 PM | #2 |
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It's a shame that Edward Frey and many others do not show the blades of many published keris.
I'd guess at eastern Sumatra or Riau (coastal Malay) origin. That's quite a bit of pamor/features! Regards, Kai |
27th March 2017, 09:33 PM | #3 | |
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27th March 2017, 11:43 PM | #4 |
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I handled this piece in Baltimore. The patina on the pendok looked like gilded silver to me, but after a long time and if it is lower gold, I suppose it could be like a 14k.
Also the hulu came off in my hand - attached at all. But this is an easy fix. A nice piece. |
28th March 2017, 03:38 AM | #5 | |
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It's not at all surprising that the hulu was not tightly fixed. I believe a lot of collectors tend to keep their ivory hilts loose to avoid cracking them as they expand and contract with the weather. Not necessarily something that needs a fix. A nice piece indeed though... |
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28th March 2017, 05:15 AM | #6 |
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I have doubts on several things about this keris. One of it is the "rainbow" effect on the pendok (circled red in the pic below), I think only seen on gilded silver.
Something does not seem right about this keris. Please correct me if I am wrong. |
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