˜The Property of a Gentleman A FINE MALAYSIAN GOLD-MOUNTED DAGGER (KRIS) OF PRESENTATION QUALITY, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY SUMATRA with wavy pattern-welded double-edged blade, grooved at the hilt and encrusted with gold scrolls on the belalai gajah, chiselled and gold-encrusted ganja decorated with scrolling foliage and flowers on the top edge, finely chased gold mendak and selut decorated with beadwork and filigree on sheet gold, figured ivory grip of jawa demam form (small age cracks) decorated with panels of tightly scrolling foliage and drawn-out to a sharply pointed beak pommel, in its wooden scabbard with plain carved wooden wrangka, the pendok encased over the lower half with twisted gold and silver wire, with pronounced buntut en suite with the selut, the upper portion encased in sheet gold chased with foliage, complete with its plaited gold carrying cord attached by plaited gold wire, and with an elaborate gold flower boss at the front set with small garnets around a matching central paste (small losses), and in fine condition throughout 38.7 cm; 15 3/8 in blade A gold-mounted Kris of similar form was presented to George IV when Prince Regent by Stamford Raffles on 10th May 1817 (RCIN 67536).