Crowns on Aceh weapons revisited

[Battara]

Here is a siwar that was sold by Michael Backman. He states that it belonged to a sultan. The gold mounts have gems on them and the hilt is black coral and the scabbard tip is ivory. Silver bands are go down the scabbard and the top piece is also ivory.

I also included the picture Michael Backman provided of Sultan Muhammad Daud Syah Johan Berdaulat with a similar sitar for context.

[Battara]

Not to hog this thread, but here is my sikim and close ups of the crown.

[asomotif]

Originally Posted by Battara

Not to hog this thread, but here is my sikim and close ups of the crown.

Nice, looks a lot like the one in post #10

[Battara]

It does, don't it?

[Sajen]

This one was sold today by 1300 Euro in a german auctionhouse! I think gold, suassa and silver, unsure about the stones.

[Battara]

Great piece Detlef, thank you for posting this. I agree: I see low gold, suassa, and silver. The stones do look like cabochon rubies, but close ups (if available) would help determine what they really are for sure.

Now the crown: on the one hand it looks like it could be old dirty low carat gold, but hard to determine for sure. If gold, then it would be low carat to have patina like this on it.

By the way, what is the name of the German auction house?

[Sajen]

Sorry, this have been the only pictures posted.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Battara

By the way, what is the name of the German auction house?

Wendl!