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Hunting sword, ca. 1825
Emanuel Pioté (Austrian, 1781–1865); Jacob H. Köchert (Austrian, 1795–1868)
Steel, gold, enamel, agate, wood, leather; L. 27 in. (68.58 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1948 (48.26)

This richly decorated sword was made for one of the counts Hoyos-Sprinzenstein. His enameled coat of arms surmounts the lion-headed pommel. The scabbard locket is inscribed "Pioté et Köchert," the leading Viennese jewelers of the nineteenth century.

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    Hunting sword, ca. 1825
    Emanuel Pioté (Austrian, 1781–1865); Jacob H. Köchert (Austrian, 1795–1868)
    Steel, gold, enamel, agate, wood, leather; L. 27 in. (68.58 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1948 (48.26)