Silver Keris Coteng with old restoration

Roland_M · 8th October 2015, 11:59 AM

"In most cases, if the owner of this keris had the money, a new sheath would have been commissioned. It this case it would seem they did not. "

David, this makes sense.

But the quality of the silver work is on a high level, I almost think, a new sheath would be cheaper than such a silverwork.

The upper ring was lost, I gave the sheath to a jeweller and he took ~75$ for only one silver ring.

All I can say for sure is that it is a quite old restoration because of the thick black patina, the surface of the silver is full of tiny pitting.

Roland

8th October 2015, 11:59 AM	#22
Roland_M Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 525	"In most cases, if the owner of this keris had the money, a new sheath would have been commissioned. It this case it would seem they did not. " David, this makes sense. But the quality of the silver work is on a high level, I almost think, a new sheath would be cheaper than such a silverwork. The upper ring was lost, I gave the sheath to a jeweller and he took ~75$ for only one silver ring. All I can say for sure is that it is a quite old restoration because of the thick black patina, the surface of the silver is full of tiny pitting. Roland