MALAY ART GALLERY'S....House of Keris
Keris Pedang Bali Pelet Perak 1217.
Keris Pedang Bali Pelet Perak 1217 �
Another very rare example of
a very long keris from the island of Bali or Lombok called the keris
pedang or sword keris. Handle and sheath or wrangka in the
typical Balinese gayaman form, are made from well selected pelet woods,
with natural contrasting grains that appear due to fungus attack on that
particular part of the tree only. Back of the sheath has a gold plated silver
embedment over the wood with semi precious red and blue sapphire insets.
Bottom stem or gandar, is encased with finely repoussed silver exposing
the woods at the front, but fully encased at the back. A combination of silver (selut)
and brass ferrule or mendak with semi precious, red and blue sapphire
insets, completes the fittings.
Long and sturdy blade, has the base and ganjar or cross piece made without a gandik (blunt part), and with the sharp edge on both sides of the blade only at the top half where it bends downwards. These features are typical of the shape or dapor, called the keris pedang or sword keris. The perabots or base features also has two holes, pierced through between the ganjar or cross piece and the blade. These features are said depicting Shiva's eyes.
Pamor pattern are arranged in the mlumah technique, of the kulit semangko or melon�s skin. The pamor kulit semangko is said to enhance the owner�s popularity.
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 mid to late 19th century blade and wooden fittings, and mid 20th century silver works.
Length of blade: 17". Overall length: 21.5".
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$35.00 per kilogram by FedEx (3 days) and Speedpost are at US$24.00 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.
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