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Sword maker Johann Georg Klett German
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.
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Title: Hunting Sword
Sword maker:
Johann Georg Klett (German, 1720–1793)
Date: ca. 1750
Geography: Dresden
Culture: German, Dresden
Medium: Steel, silver, gold, bloodstone
Dimensions: L. 29 in. (73.7 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1949
Accession Number: 49.8
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