New pieces from the collection of General Shockley
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New additions from the collection of General M.A.W. Shockley!!
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Providence from his estate
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By visiting the auction house I was able to obtain direct photographic evidence.
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Gosh they are nice. Did you or was there any issues about the ivory? I am sure others would be interested to know.
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What a haul. Congrats.
Where’s the Kris with the Garuda(?) hilt. He must’ve placed those ray skins on the handles. |
Congratulations. I saw that auction, but no money to bid. I love not only the krises but also the Tagalog piece with the carved horn and horn/silver scabbard (I was going to go for that one :().
Also great to have provenance! :) Would you be able to post the weapons pictures individually here? |
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Brilliant additions to any collection. Congratulations!
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Congratulations!!! Great collection, the horn and silver bolo is ::eek: !!!!
Thanks for sharing Carlos |
Congratulations!
I got the one I wanted, you pushed me far with it though... you'll know the one... if your research reveals its actual origins, please do write to me. With thanks Gavin |
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Next time we should talk first!!! I was able to see your Garuda in person and it is magnificent! I believe the back portion of the hilt is solid cast metal. It has the serious potential to be gold!!! There’s no tarnish on the cast portion and it doesn’t appear to have been cleaned. I think you will be very happy!! You also have direct providence on the Kris!! See these pictures. Ron will also be very happy with the axe!!! I should have looked at that piece more closely… it’s seriously special also. |
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Intra-State on pieces this old there aren’t any issues where I live. DO NOT attempt anything like this with international purchases!! I recently had piece go through that process from Italy and it took several months… none where Ivory and it was still a really difficult process and cost significantly more to get the items to the US. Hope that helps!! |
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Am I mad, or am I seeing sharkskin on the hilts of some of those kris?
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I ask about the Ivory as most if not all auction rooms in the UK will not deal with ivory items and I thought that was spreading internationally. Glad you had no problem.
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read what I wrote here http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23029 Within the US 3 states have signed a similar act banning trade across state lines. |
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Stunning! Congrats for your new acquisitions.:)
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Poor quality image, but an example of the Bolo type from the collection. Met Museum.
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Second clean up completed… might need some translation assistance.
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Great clean up! Great twist core! Never seen Jawi on the baka-baka before, nor have I seen hilt bands like that! Silver and swassa - VERY nice. :D
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Oh I've seen and made swassa bands before. But the patterns on the swassa bands and their style - no.
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Another kris fresh from basic clean up!! The Ray skin wrap appears to have been a later addition after the kris was collected. It is solid and feels good in the hand… still very tight. The twist core is visible but not deeply etched. There are marks on one of the baca that may be decorative or talismanic.
Enjoy!! SS |
I'm curious about the length of the large sundang. Also would like your cleaning superpowers.
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The closest I've seen to that motif in swassa is arrangements of 3 half moons to make the triangle shape, not yet the V shape with circle in the center... |
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