Nice Peninsula keris

[David]

Originally Posted by asomotif

I don't understand.
First you state that the new owner paid "much money". And than you agree with Alan that it is not an unreasonable price. (although still a lot of money)

I don't see a conflict there. Often "much money" is not the same as "TOO much money". In this case this seems a good price, even if the gemstone eyes of the hilt turn out to be pastes. The stones is not where the value of this keris lies. Obviously some restoration is needed here. But a new buntet is easy enough to do and any other restoration here seems pretty minor. The hilt is a rare and old type carved in horn it would appear and would carry a fair price all on its own, but the real value here is in the blade, which perhaps is not a masterpiece as Alan points out, but is none the less a very nice blade indeed.