Junggayan Kris

nechesh · 17th April 2005, 07:07 PM

Well, it looks like at least 3 of our forumites were interested in this kris, with at least 2 willing to go well over $1000 for it. The obvious drawing points are the beautiful ivory jungayan and the nice talismanic blade engravings, but i'm not so sure even at this point that i would be willing to call this "fair" market value for this piece, though, as always, i guess that is determined by the collector. But seeing this piece, even without a scabbard, going for this kind of money breaks the heart of this poor (i refer to $s) collector. Especially given the low quality of the photographs. But Artzi has a good eye and i am sure he saw something that really drew his attention. Hopefully he will post some better pics when he receives the piece.

Ian · 17th April 2005, 07:25 PM

Never underestimate Artzi -- his eye is as good as it gets.

He told me at Timonium this year that he has made mistakes over the years (haven't we all

) but I doubt this is one of them. Somehow I think Artzi's "mistakes" would probably be a good deal for most of us.

For a dealer, the art is in the buying, not the selling.

I hope he will put up some pictures of a few of his recent acquisitions.

Ian.

17th April 2005, 07:07 PM	#1
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Well, it looks like at least 3 of our forumites were interested in this kris, with at least 2 willing to go well over $1000 for it. The obvious drawing points are the beautiful ivory jungayan and the nice talismanic blade engravings, but i'm not so sure even at this point that i would be willing to call this "fair" market value for this piece, though, as always, i guess that is determined by the collector. But seeing this piece, even without a scabbard, going for this kind of money breaks the heart of this poor (i refer to $s) collector. Especially given the low quality of the photographs. But Artzi has a good eye and i am sure he saw something that really drew his attention. Hopefully he will post some better pics when he receives the piece.

17th April 2005, 07:25 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,398	Never underestimate Artzi -- his eye is as good as it gets. He told me at Timonium this year that he has made mistakes over the years (haven't we all ) but I doubt this is one of them. Somehow I think Artzi's "mistakes" would probably be a good deal for most of us. For a dealer, the art is in the buying, not the selling. I hope he will put up some pictures of a few of his recent acquisitions. Ian.