The Andrew Newall Collection of Weapons and The Vyvyan Myerson Collection of Cut-Steel and Cutlery

Online-Only Auction, 6 - 18 October 2021

Session One
  • Five keris, 18th-20th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000

About this Item

Five keris, 18th-20th century

the first of small proportions, with ivory hilt carved as a stylised bird, the watered blade of wavy form, the wooden scabbard with carved ivory guard and chape, overall length 30cm; the second, with wooden handle carved with two maskettes, with fine wavy and pierced watered blade, with plain wooden scabbard, overall length 49cm; the third, with carved wooden handle and pierced wavy blade, the silver sheaf's decorated to the front engraved in relief with a lion, star, sickle, sheath of wheat, arrows and scales, the scabbard with damaged wood guard, overall length 44cm; the fourth, with a carved wooden stylised bird handle, the straight blade of unusual diamond form, damaged wooden scabbard, overall length 46cm; and another, the long narrow straight blade with twin central grooves, replaced wooden handle, lacking scabbard, the blade 48cm long

*This lot is not suitable for export

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