Superb 19th C. Indonesian Kris & Wooden Sheath

100% of the Buyer's Premium of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $450** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th century CE. A beautifully-aged example of a kris, a traditional Indonesian sword. This example has wooden sheath with a broad upper portion that mirrors the form of

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th century CE. A beautifully-aged example of a kris, a traditional Indonesian sword. This example has wooden sheath with a broad upper portion that mirrors the form of

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A kris (keris) with a curving serpentine blade in two tones of metal and an intricate wooden handle. The curved handle, carved from a

**Originally Listed At $250** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A forged-iron kris of relatively straight profile with a wooden handle and a spacer disc inlaid with faceted

**Originally Listed At $450** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early to mid 19th century CE. A striking example of a kris (keris) with a gorgeous carved dark wood handle. The handle is rounded at the to

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A forged-steel kris with a straight profile and a projecting hand guard. The abstract phytomorphic handle is hand-carved from dugong ivory, and

Originally listed at $400 Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful ceremonial sword known as a kris (keris). The handle is hand-carved from coffee-hued hard wood and displays a

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 19th century CE. A kris (keris), with a narrow, banded blade and a smoothly carved handle and sheath. The grip is carved wood in an abstract zoomorphic form that l

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A personal ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris) with a hand-carved dugong ivory handle bearing an abstract phytomorphic form; ben

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A fine example of a traditional Indonesian ceremonial kris (keris) featuring a sandalwood sheath enveloped in elaborate silver repousse decorati

**First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A forged-steel kris blade of slight serpentine profile bearing a pair of slender fullers down the spine. Above t

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th century CE. A dramatic example of a kris (keris) with a gorgeous cow horn handle. An artist has painstakingly carved the horn into an openwork, lace-like form, with

**First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An incredibly ornate and quite opulent kris and sheath adorned with inlaid high-quality (99%) repousse silv

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful kris (also keris), a personal ceremonial sword used throughout Indonesia. The figural wooden handle depicts a crouching d

21" blade with remnants of the hilt or 'hulu', all in traditional form, including the painted wooden sheath, 26" long overall. Rusted, worn, losses.

Java, Indonesia, ca. 19th century. Exceptional kris (keres) with a long, serpentine blade with Damascus steel blade, wooden handle in the form of a Jawa Demam, a deity depicted as half-bird, half-huma

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, Madura, & Sumatra, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine collection of 5 hand-carved wooden handles, meant to be affixed onto the tang of a personal sword known as

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, ca. 19th century CE. Hard not to smile when you look upon this happy fellow! Wooden kris (keris) handle featuring a smiling figure that appears very much like a monk s

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine collection of three hand-carved wooden handles, meant to be affixed onto the tang of a personal sword known as a kris (also ke

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th century CE. A fine example of a kris (or keris), a traditional Indonesian sword. The sheath has a wide upper portion which complements the form of the blade and is

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A finely aged kris (also keris) with a forged-steel blade bearing a pointed guard and ribbons of lighter nickel material. The wooden handle

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to mid 20th century CE. A collection of five hand-carved wooden handles for a ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris). Each has a slightly curved profile

**Originally Listed At $300** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th century. A gorgeous ensemble of three finely-carved, wooden kris handles, all with figural forms. Presenting in a hue of caramel