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Originally Posted by Battara
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.
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Well, i couldn't say, though Frey does describe it in his description as "heavy gold". It wouldn't matter personally to me if it were in my collection, though i would image the heavy price it went for was at least partially driven by a significant amount of gold weight.
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...