Old keris New Warangan

A. G. Maisey · 20th October 2022, 07:52 AM

Jaga, things used to be better in Australia. I was able to buy a lot of keris in just the Sydney & suburbs in the 1950's & 1960's, often at auction.

Even as late as 1990 I was able to buy a collection of 17 keris that included two superb pieces, and all the others were old & good.

Last year at auction I bought a pretty decent old Bali keris with silver, ivory, gemstones, and kinatah blade.

You just need to continually look & then be prepared to take out a second mortgage if the occasion calls for it.

jagabuwana · 25th October 2022, 08:09 AM

Yeah the auctions seem to be where it's at now, but I always find out about them after the fact. I should note which ones have sold keris in the near past and sign up to a mailing list or something.
But yes, second mortgage is right. In this economy it might just be an exercise in window shopping.

20th October 2022, 07:52 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,011	Jaga, things used to be better in Australia. I was able to buy a lot of keris in just the Sydney & suburbs in the 1950's & 1960's, often at auction. Even as late as 1990 I was able to buy a collection of 17 keris that included two superb pieces, and all the others were old & good. Last year at auction I bought a pretty decent old Bali keris with silver, ivory, gemstones, and kinatah blade. You just need to continually look & then be prepared to take out a second mortgage if the occasion calls for it.

25th October 2022, 08:09 AM	#2
jagabuwana Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 290	Yeah the auctions seem to be where it's at now, but I always find out about them after the fact. I should note which ones have sold keris in the near past and sign up to a mailing list or something. But yes, second mortgage is right. In this economy it might just be an exercise in window shopping.