18th C. Indonesian Wood Kris Handle - Bird and Serpent

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, 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, West Coast Sumatra or Jambi area, Bengkulu, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A geometric, stylized rendering of an enigmatic human figure with a blank, featureless visage, carve

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

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

**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

**Originally Listed At $750** Southeast Asia / Oceania, Indonesia, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A gorgeous silver-handled kris (keris) with an iron-nickel blade and hammered tin sheath. The hand

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely personal dagger known as a kris (also keris) meant to be carried on special occasions. The spool-shaped wooden handle has thin twisted th

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

**Originally Listed At $250** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A lovely kris (keris), a personal ceremonial sword. The hand-carved wooden handle features a pair of abstract anthropo

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. Quite dramatic, an expertly carved wooden articulated puppet mask from Barong operated by holding the two handles emerging from the

**Originally Listed At $450** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Northern Java, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A lovely example of a kris (keris), a traditional Indonesian ceremonial sword. The handle is ha

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. 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 $400** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a forged-iron kris (keris), a ceremonial personal sword with a handle and sca

(Hampton, Virginia, 20th/21st century) lidded posset pot in the style of early 18th century English delftware, elaborately decorated with serpents and birds along the handles and crown cover, polychro

INITIALED A.n.H. DEEP RELIEF CARVED FRUIT AND FLOWER BASKET WITH BIRD AND BERRIES. MERMAID HANDLE IN NATURAL WOOD. 23" L. UPDATED 2023 TERMS FOR PURCHASING AND SHIPPING OF AUCTION ITEMS. PLEASE READ C

**Originally Listed At $300** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A personal ceremonial steel, brass, and wood kris (keris) sword with a hand-carved wooden handle that feature

**Originally Listed At $450** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A fine collection of four handles from ceremonial kris (keris) swords; three made of wood, and one made f

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

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

Double handle form with hand-painted exotic birds below a reticulated neck and surrounded by cobalt and gold raised swirls, bolted base, all mounted on a custom wood base. Marked with Chelsea Derby go

**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

Continental, 17th / 18th century. European carved dark wood unique snake form powder horn having geometric motif, and leather strap around seam. Provenance: Acquired from Artemis Gallery on October 25