Two keris

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

When I look at a keris I do not appraise its value as a totality, but piece by piece:- the value of the blade is X, the value of the hilt is Y ---and so on. If everything is nice, original and of one piece, it gets a loading, if we know its history it gets another loading, if it does not require any work at all it gets another loading.

With these two keris I appraised them as married, and requiring a lot of work, possibly in need of having blades changed, or a new set of dress made for one blade.

Yes, there are much, much better keris out there, but even the very worst keris has a value, and the value of these two keris is very much higher than the price they realised.


In fact, I bid pretty much the same as I would if it were a live auction.

Hello Alan,

agree with you that the value of both keris is much higher than the final selling price, this have been the reason that I am so angry with myself and it have been my mistake that I don't give a higher bid, maybe 250$.
Just another learning lesson for me.

Best,

Detlef