AN IVORY JAVANESE MADURA KRIS HILT late 19th... Lot 30

AN IVORY JAVANESE MADURA KRIS HILT late 19th – early 20th century 10 cm high Finely carved with flowers, leaves and stylised animals, wooden stand. Provenance: Acquired before 1975. The stylised horse is probably reminiscent of the Madurese sultan of Sumenep. For similar Donoriko style hilts from Madura in the Lanfranchi collection, see V. Ghirindelli, Kris Hilts. Masterpieces of South-East Asian Art, Milan 2011, pp. 84-87, 102-103.