MALAY ART GALLERY'S....House of  Keris

Keris Jawa Lurus Jalak Ngore Ron Pakis. 

Keris Jawa Lurus Jalak Ngore Ron Pakis – A very good and rare example of a keris from central Javanese regions of Surakarta. Fittings in the Gayaman Solo forms, with the hilt made of hard trembalo(?) woods, and top sheath made of very well selected pellet woods with natural contrasting grains. Bottom stem is made of wood, and is fully encased with finely repoussed thick brass with pierced through works. A brass mendak or ferrule studded with intans, or low grade diamonds completes fittings.

Long, very sturdy straight blade with thick prominent spine, has well executed perabots with an overall shape or dapor called jalak ngore.

Pamor patterns are rare and are well arranged in the miring technique. Flowing patterns resembling the chicken feathers or called ron pakis is a rare pamor, and is hard to attain with good flowing patterns. The pamor is said to enhance the owner’s status.

Condition: Very good condition.

Age:  Krises are traditionally made without any date stampings or engravings of the makers' name. Although a kris smith or "empu" has his own styles configured together with the dapor and especially the ganjar (cross piece). Obvious age wear and tear, usage, familiarity with forms, motifs and designs, origin and history, mediums and materials used are our guidelines in determining an approximate age. This particular piece, from our experience and knowledge, should go back to the early to mid 19^th century blade, with mid 20^th century fittings.

Length of blade: 14.6".   Overall length: 19.9".

Our terms:

• Buyer will pre-pay, plus shipping and insurance (optional), which will be calculated upon receipt of address.

• We accept American Express credit card mail orders and International checks in Singapore dollars, or bank or wire transfers. Please allow a few days for clearance. Items are dispatched only after payments are cleared.

• We also accept PayPal, Western Union and other forms of payment maybe accepted, but has to be clarified first.

• Shipment by air courier. Shipments by reliably known Federal Express. Depending on destination, please allow a maximum of  5 working days for safe delivery time. Other cheaper forms of delivery are available through Speedpost, an arm of the postal service here. Do not hesitate to e-mail for details.

• To the U.S.A, present rates are at US$32.00 per kilogram by FedEx (3 days) and Speedpost are at US$22.00 per kilogram (10 days). Other destinations please do inquire.

Our Pledge:

We are confident that you will be satisfied with this item and we guarantee it to be materially as presented. However, if the item does meet your expectations, it may be returned within 7 days of receipt for a complete refund of the purchased price, less the shipping cost, provided the item is returned in its original condition.

We advise interested buyers to please feel free without any obligations, to ask for more information or pictures of the items interested. We are also open to any comments on our item's descriptions.

e-mail: keris4u@yahoo.com.sg or a_aljunied@hotmail.com

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No. 31, Bussorah Street, Singapore 199449.
Tel/Fax: +65-62948051.

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