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A. G. Maisey · 18th February 2018, 08:08 PM

Treeslicer, these keris are from the same era, post-WWII, post-1950, in the case of the second keris, post-1980.

The first one might be Sumenep production, but more likely is Jogja production.

The second one is Sumenep production.

In this style of keris, from this era, there can be a lot of variation in quality. These items are handmade, craft productions, we can expect variation in quality and in execution, and this variation is reflected in value.

18th February 2018, 08:08 PM	#16
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,697	Treeslicer, these keris are from the same era, post-WWII, post-1950, in the case of the second keris, post-1980. The first one might be Sumenep production, but more likely is Jogja production. The second one is Sumenep production. In this style of keris, from this era, there can be a lot of variation in quality. These items are handmade, craft productions, we can expect variation in quality and in execution, and this variation is reflected in value.