Hunting Sword
Johann Georg Klett
ca. 1750 · Steel, silver, gold, bloodstone · Arms and Armor
The bloodstone grip is signed by Johann Georg Klett, who was appointed court stone carver to Friedrich August II (reigned 1733–63), prince-elector of Saxony, in 1755. Klett is also known to have made hard-stone snuffboxes.
- Artist
- Johann Georg Klett
- Date
- ca. 1750
- Medium
- Steel, silver, gold, bloodstone
- Culture
- German, Dresden
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1949
